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This book is written like a letter and includes awesome illustration. There are bolded letters to know what letters are noe silent, and why we need silent letters. ( )

This book is wonderful for students learning how to phonemically learn words correctly and how to learn how to say them and their meaning. It is a fun way to learn different vocabulary.

I think that this is a great book to use to teach children about silent letters. Unlike other informational books, this book tells a story about silent letters feeling unwanted and striking because of it. It is funny for children because the letters play a trick on the class by removing themselves from a letter that they write about why they do not think silent letters are necessary. The illustrator and author exemplify this by showing the letter with the use of silent letters and then without the silent letters, showing kids that silent letters truly do matter. The language in the book is easy for children to understand, and it puts a rather difficult concept into simple terms. For example, the author writes, “Silent letters are seen, not heard. They follow no rules when they appear in words.” Each page has certain examples of how silent letters fit into words, including everything from a silent final ‘e’ to the ‘k’ in knee. The author also highlighted every silent letter used in the text throughout the book, so children can see just how prominent they are. I particularly like the fact that the author wrote, “Remember, a mistake or two doesn’t mean you’re a bad speller. It means you’ve almost spelled the word right!” This gives children encouragement rather than discouraging them every time they miss this rather difficult rule. The book really comes full circle, giving students a purpose for learning and using silent letters in writing. The big idea of this book is to teach children about silent letters. ( )

This book is educational.It would have to be read to a couple of students and not a whole class because u must look at the words themself to get anything out of it. ( )