The next installment of CADERS readers moves on to the silent e -- words like "same" and "like" and "hope." The e at the end of the word usually forces the vowel in front to say its name. Until now, children think vowels are always short (a sounds like "cat," e sounds like "hen," etc).
Refer back to November 14th posting for an explanation of CADERS readers.
A Whale Can Bike
A whale can bike.
Didn't you know?
Of course it can,
when it wants to.
A whale can slide.
Didn't you know?
Of course it can,
when it wants to.
A whale can shake.
Didn't you know?
Of course it can,
when it wants to.
A whale can clap
and glide
And stare
and hike
and yelp and hop
and smile and pace
and blush and wave,
when it wants to...
Just like you.
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