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Improve reading skills with this phoneme and grapheme guide

Phoneme and Grapheme

An effective way to improve students’ spelling and reading skills is to give them phoneme and grapheme practice. This involves making them aware of sounds made in words and the letters that are used to represent these sounds. An example is the /k/ sound being represented by a ‘c’ in …

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Spell words easier with lists of 4 grapheme types

Grapheme

Learning to spell red, head and said can be made easy when you know what is a phoneme and a grapheme. Phoneme is the smallest sound you hear in a word and grapheme is the letter or letters used to represent the phoneme in writing. The graphemes e, ea and …

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10 Simple things to know about a phoneme or each sound in a word

Phoneme

Listen carefully to each sound made in the word bat. Each sound that you hear is called a phoneme. A phoneme is the smallest sound in a word. Phonemes are separate from spelling so the focus is on speaking and listening. A phoneme is different in many languages. When you …

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Accruals: How to record owed expenses and revenues in the Accounting Cycle

Accruals in Accounting

Accruals are monies owed either by the business or to the business. This happens when the business does not pay cash for expenses incurred within the accounting period or when cash is not received for income earned within the accounting period. The accrual/matching concept is the principle that states expenses …

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Balance Sheet: 10 key parts of the statement of financial position

Balance Sheet

The Balance Sheet is the next step in the Accounting Cycle after the Income Statement is completed. It is one of 3 financial statements that is prepared by an accountant. The other 2 are Income Statement and Cash Flow Statement. It reports the assets, liabilities, and capital of a business. The …

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