the Schwa
Oct 27, 2022•39 min•Season 5Ep. 4
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Episode description
Shannon and Mary chat with Mindful Teacher Rachel about the Schwa vowel sound and how to teach it to students. She shares great stories from her classroom about teaching reading and all about her newly published book that can be used to introduce the Schwa to readers. You'll want to listen in on this chat between reading teachers to get strategies and resources for working on the Schwa with your own reading students.
Episode Resources:
- Rachel's book Schwa in 1st Grade on Amazon
- Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide *Amazon affiliate link*
- Tools4Teachers Schwa information
- Phonics Hero The Schwa Explained and How to teach it
- Literacy Nest: How to Teach Schwa Part 1
- Literacy Nest: How to Teach Schwa Part 2
- Keys to Literacy: Teaching Schwa in Unaccented Syllables
- Five from Five: The Schwa
- Lists of Multi-Syllable Words with Schwa from Reading Rockets
- Schwa Words and Activities
- Rachel on Instagram @mindfulteacherrachel
- Rachel on Tiktok @teacherrachelsorsel
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