What are vowel marks?
A vowel mark is a small sign above or below a letter. It shows the short sound that follows that letter. Missing it leads you to read the word another way.
At the start, a text with vowel marks is safer to read. A text without them needs experience, because the reader supplies the sound. Vowel-marked short words first, then unmarked text, reduces the mix-up.
- See the letter and the mark above it as two things.
- Read the same letter with a different vowel mark.
- Start with a short word that has marks.
- Check the marked reading before you move to unmarked text.