Confused by similar-sounding English words? Learn to distinguish tricky vowel sounds like 'bed' vs 'bad' with clear ...

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Kids will fall in love with these fabulous characters as they learn the vowels. In "Conoce las Vocales" the characters based on the award-winning video, Conoce las Letras, stand out. The Preschool ...

Fluent English speakers often add sounds between words to link them together. When one word ends with a vowel sound, and the following word begins with a vowel sound, you might hear a subtle /j/ or /w ...

During the formative years of reading skills in schools, kids should be introduced to vowel sounds. These are not the easiest lessons, but vowels help them with reading and spelling accuracy. Learning ...

Abstract: Many studies emphasize the importance of infant-directed speech: stronger articulated, higher-quality speech helps infants to better distinguish different speech sounds. This effect has been ...

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The way Danes speak makes it much harder for Danish children to learn the language. Fabio Trecca, CC BY-ND A visual depiction of the words for ‘smoked trout’ spoken out loud in Danish (top) and ...