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The next two two-page spreads are titled Letters and Sounds.

This section features a systematic approach to presenting phonics and developing phonemic awareness.

In this Chapter, the vowels "short u" and "short e" are presented and practiced.

Illustrations are critical because English language learners at this level may not know the meaning of these words.

Distinguishing this sound can be difficult for speakers of some languages. Detailed teaching instructions are found in the Teacher's Edition.

A Decoding section follows.

Students listen and sound out the letters in the word. They then blend the letter sounds together to read the word.