Consonants are the rest of the letters in the alphabet: b, c ... NARRATOR: Vowels are the letters you can sound out without closing your mouth. The red monster sounds out the vowels 'a', 'e ...

Have your kids come home singing their ABCs to a familiar tune - but one that somehow sounds just a bit off? You're not ...

Bat. Using the short sounds rather than the letters in the alphabet,B-A-T, really helps with their reading.b-a-t. Keep sounding out words this way, to help your child's reading and communication ...