What is schwa?

What is schwa?

I will cover the basic facts about schwa, making it easy for you to help your students! Did you learn anything about schwa you didn't already know?

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Filed in: explicit instruction, OG training, Orton Gillingham, schwa, science of reading, stressed syllables, syllable accents

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Kelly - March 5, 2023
THANK YOU
Thank you so much for taking time to make this video and sharing it with everyone. I am new to teaching OG and love it when I stumble upon a great resource like this.

REBECCA A KING

pam - March 5, 2023
GREAT OVERVIEW!
This is a nice, concise overview of schwa and stress timing. It will provide a good jumping off point in working with my trainees.

Karen Sonday

pam - March 5, 2023
Clear, Concise explanation of schwa
I loved the inclusion of the function words. The examples in multisyllable words with the three types of schwa were great. Syllable accents is sometimes chal…

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