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Greif, Ivo P. – 1981
To determine the usefulness of two commonly taught phonics rules concerning the pronounciation of two-syllable words, a study analyzed more than 138,000 words in the "New Grolier Webster International Dictionary of the English Language." The rules state that (1) a vowel is short when the only vowel in a syllable is not the last letter in…
Descriptors: Language Research, Phonics, Primary Education, Pronunciation Instruction
