2 Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author university professor and former classroom teacher She's currently the Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resource Center at San Diego State University She loves science-fiction stories She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Break It Down Test It Out 5 Mucus Earwax and Saliva 6 Put It Together 22 Glossary Index 23 23 3
4 BREAK IT DOWN 1 DECODE IT Look at each letter Look at letter patterns Blend sounds Try other possible sounds 2 BUILD VOCABULARY Listen to the word Match the sounds to a word you know Look for context clues for words you don't know Look up the meaning in a glossary or dictionary 3 MAKE CONNECTIONS Name other examples Draw the idea Compare ideas Ask questions
TEST IT OUT WORDS YOU'LL LEARN Look over the list of vocabulary words Are there any you already know canal germs glands secrete sinuses substances GET STARTED Many unaccented syllables are pronounced with a schwa Schwa is a soft uh sound Any vowel can say uh in longer words Look at the letters Chunk long words to read them Try using uh for some vowel sounds The word secrete has 2 syllables The 1st syllable is unaccented It is pronounced suh-kreet The 1st vowel sound say uh suh The 2nd vowel is a long e kreet 5
