On the other hand, the long “a” sound is the same as the name of the letter “a”. It is often found in words where the letter “a” is followed by a silent “e” or in certain vowel combinations like “ai” ...

2. Have your 2nd grade child use the five-finger test to see if the book is too easy, just right, or too hard. Ask the child to read a page out loud and for each word they don’t know, hold up a ...