Of course schwa has its place, but only when pronouncing full words like "pizza" which, of course, would be considered a sight word and not tapped out anyway.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Avoid Schwa!
One of my pet peeves is the introduction of the schwa sound when students are "tapping" out sounds in words to read. Many well-meaning parents and pre-k teachers pronounce the schwa and teach it to thier kids. However, I strongly encourage "clipping" the schwa sound when tapping out the individual sounds in words.
Of course schwa has its place, but only when pronouncing full words like "pizza" which, of course, would be considered a sight word and not tapped out anyway.
Of course schwa has its place, but only when pronouncing full words like "pizza" which, of course, would be considered a sight word and not tapped out anyway.
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