✓3 sounds — exactly right! sh is a digraph: two letters, one sound.
Digraph rule: When two letters work together to make one new sound, they are a digraph. The sh in ship says /sh/ — you do not hear /s/ and /h/ separately.
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Good work. Now let's mark the digraph. Sh gets tapped with two fingers together — one tap for two letters. Try it on the word shell.
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Session Progress
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Warm-up Drill
2
Digraph Sounds
3
Welded Sounds
4
Blend Sounds
5
Review
Today's Score
87
/ 100
Accuracy91%
Speed78%
Streak5 ✦
Skills Focus
sh, ch, th, wh, ph digraphs
Short vowel discrimination
Welded sounds (next)
📖 Reading Correction
Decoding Practice
Target Word
drink
Student Read
drin
Domain
2 — Closed Syllable
Error Type
Welded sound omitted
AI Tutor Correction
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Good — you got the dr blend at the start. Now look at the end of the word. Is there a welded sound?
ink
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Yes — ink is a welded sound. The i, n, and k all work together as one unit. What does ink say?
/ink/
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Right. Tap the whole word: /dr/ — /ink/. Now try it.
drink
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Drink — exactly. Dr blend at the start, ink welded sound at the end. Good work.
✓Correct on retry — welded sound identified successfully.
Next Word — Try Reading This
think
Read the word aloud, then type what you said
Welded Sounds Tracker
-angMastered ✓
-inkMastered ✓
-ankPracticing
-ongNot yet
-allNot yet
Session Stats
8
Correct
2
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✏️ Spelling Practice
Encoding Words
Spell This Word
Listen carefully…
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t
a
f
blend
blend
vowel
bonus?
bonus?
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You got the st blend and the short a. Let's check the ending. Staff ends in /f/ right after a short vowel. What does the bonus letter rule say about f?
double it?
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Exactly — f, l, s, and z double after a short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word. So staff needs two f's. Try again.
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Bonus Letter Rules
Double after short vowel
f → ff · l → ll · s → ss · z → zz
Examples: staff, hill, dress, buzz Not when: preceded by a consonant or long vowel
Words Spelled Today
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🔬 Word Elements
Latin Bases & Prefixes
Analyze This Word
compress
Break it into its word elements
com
Prefix
"with / together"
press
Latin Base
"to push"
Word meaning:compress = to push together. The prefix com (with/together) plus the base press (to push).
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Good reading. Let's sort out the word elements. Com is the prefix — it means with or together. The Latin base is press — it means to push. Can you say the prefix and base?
com — press
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Exactly. Com is the prefix, press is the Latin base. So compress means to push together. Good analysis.
✓Prefix and base correctly identified.
Now You Try — Identify the Elements
extend
Prefix
Latin Base
Prefix Library
com / conwith, together
ex / eout of
in / iminto, not
reback, again
subunder, away
dedown, away from
Latin Base Library
pressto push
jectto throw
tendto stretch
portto carry
dictto say
✂️ Syllable Division
Breaking Long Words
Divide This Word Into Syllables
Atlantic
Click between letters to place a division mark
At
Closed
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lan
Closed
·
tic
Closed
✓Three closed syllables — At · lan · tic. Short vowel in each.
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Good reading. Let's check the first syllable. The a is followed by two consonants — t and l. When a vowel is followed by two consonants, it is closed in and stays short. What does short a say?
/a/ — like apple
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Right. All three syllables are closed — At · lan · tic. Each vowel is closed in and stays short. Good work.
Next — Click to Divide
mistake
Where does the syllable break go?
mis
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take
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Syllable Types
Closed Syllable
Ends in a consonant — vowel stays short
at · lan · tic
VCe Syllable
Silent e makes vowel long
mis · take
Open Syllable
Ends in a vowel — vowel goes long
ro · bot
Division Rules
VCCV: Divide between the two consonants bat · ten, pil · grim
VCV: Try long vowel first (open) ro · bot, ta · ble
Prefix boundary: Prefix always stays together trans · port, con · duct