The fact that English words do not end in U is one of the most common reasons for adding a silent final E to English words.

When incomplete phonics is taught, students are left believing they have all the possible tools, only to find that the tools do not work.

every language presents unique challenges to students; English is not alone.

At the level of the written word, English is one of the most complex languages in the world.

Rule 12.2 English words do not end in V or U.

Letters may represent a sound, change the sound of another phonogram, or both at the same time. A diacritic is a phonogram that affects the sound of another phonogram by its proximity.

recent research using functional MRI has shown that good readers are actually processing the sounds one at time, even though they perceive it as a whole word.1 It is just that the brain is so fast,

G may soften to /j/ only when followed by E, I, or Y. Otherwise, G says /g/.

What if we could see the complexity of English as a powerful tool rather than a hindrance?