Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

One Letter Makes a Difference

Give me an a. 
Add an N and a G.

Put on a B
Take off the G

Tack on a D.
Toss off the B.

Now you can add whatever letter
you want to the engine.
Sand, stand, gland, rand

Wonder why reading is so complicated?
But why are we not teaching phonics?
I am lying in my veins today looking at this
with concern…

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Rhona Mcferran October 23, 2019 at 7:08 PM I'm a also firm believer in phonics... even though it presents special challenges to people like me (from the South) who tend to add extra sounds and syllables to certain words! ;D hahahaa! Caren Krutsinger October 25, 2019 at 5:31 AM I have many issues with syllable sites which usually get the count wrong.

Quoth Theraven October 18, 2019 at 9:21 AM Caren, I like this poem and it's message. I'm glad I was taught to read using phonemic awareness. -Richard Caren Krutsinger October 21, 2019 at 12:58 AM The day they took phonics out of the classrooms, they stopped teaching children how to read.