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Grade 2 Phonics, Decoding & Spelling Patterns: Long a Family
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Teaching Long a Family
What it is
Long a can be spelled several ways: a_e (cake), ai (rain), ay (play), and less often eigh (eight) or ei (vein).
When a child is ready
Teach the family after magic e a_e is secure and the child knows the long a sound.
If they struggle
Sorting words by spelling helps: ay usually ends a word, ai sits in the middle. Read one spelling until it is automatic before adding the next.
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