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Be aware of sounds in English that do not exist in the student’s native language.  They may be more difficult to hear, say, and need to be explicitly taught.

There are many letters and combinations that are pronounced differently or that do not exist in Spanish.

English Sounds That Do Not Exist In Spanish:

Initial Consonants of: g, h, j, r, v, z

Diagraphs of: ch, dg, sh, th, wh

Letter Combinations: -ck, -ght, -nd, -ng, -nt, sc-, sch-, sk-, sl-, sm-, sn-, sp-, spl-, spr-, sq-, st-, str-, sw-, -tch, thr-, tw-

Short Vowels Sounds: /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/

Long Vowel Sounds: 

/a/ represented as a-e, ai, ay, ei

/e/ represented as ea, ee, ie, y

/i/ represented as I, i-e, ight, -ind, y

/o/ represented by o-e, oe, ow, oa, o

/u/ represented by u-e, u

Diphthongs: au, aw, ew, oi, ou, ow, oy, ue

R-controlled vowels: /ar/, /er/, /ir/, /or/, /ur/

Silent Letters: -gn, kn-, -mb, wr-

Others:

Schwa a as in again

A as in second a in camera and around

E as in stolen

E as in the second e in obedience

O as in dragon

U as in circus

U as in suspect

Source:  Esparza-Brown, J.  Utilizing Response to Intervention to Improve the Academic Performance of your ELLs.  December 16, 2009, Cincinnati, OH.  Resource materials.  Institute for Educational Development, Medina, WA

Syntax helps us to make clear sentences that “sound right,” where words, phrases, and clauses each serve their function and are correctly ordered to form and communicate a complete sentence with meaning. Includes tips on using syntax in the classroom.

https://linguisticsforteachersofells.weebly.com/syntax-in-the-classroom.html

https://linguisticsforteachersofells.weebly.com/morphology-in-the-classroom.html

All words are made up of small units called morphemes, some of which can be used independently (i.e. and, dog, fun), and some of which are not independently words but hold meaning (i.e. prefixes: un-, re-; suffixes: -ing, -ly). This site share tips for educators on using morphology in the classroom.