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In one lesson, teach that vowels say their name at the beginning of a syllable (as in a-pron).
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In another lesson, teach that magic e makes vowels say their name (as in lake).
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Teach the vowel pairs ai and ay, and the rule that ai is used within a word and ay is generally used at the end of a word.
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After these spelling patterns are firm in the student’s mind, move on to teach the other spellings for long a, one at a time.
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