DT>Try this phonetically "hear."  You don't need the vowels.
You "need" the vowels... The word has the sound of 'e',
which suggests that the letter 'e' is present with either
an adjacent vowel, or an 'e' at the end of the word, no?
This might lead to a child thinking the word was spelled
"here", but without the vowels, the word would not sound
the same.
DT>I learned that "when two vowels go walking, the first one does the 
DT>talking."  But this rule has several exceptions.
Absolutely; english is an extremely difficult/maddening
language to learn; so many exceptions......
DT>These same teachers probably use lots of work sheets in 
DT>their classroom.  Work sheets (IMO) do not teach any skills.
I'm not sure that the function of worksheets IS to teach;
they are more along the line of practicing something already
taught...
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