Every Rise and Shine assembly, the Word Detective visits us and the kids love it! As part of our phonics program, the kindergartners are expected to learn three phonics rules:
A vowel at the front has a short vowel sound
A vowel in the middle has a short sound
The magic "e" makes the vowel in the middle have a long sound
When the students are able to recognize these 3 rules and apply them, they become Word Detective gumshoes. Congratulations to all students that became gumshoes!