11. Evaluating some pronunciation rules for vowel graphemes

In this chapter I assess the reliability or otherwise of just five rules which purport to help children and others taking their first steps in reading to generate accurate pronunciations of vowel graphemes. For some rules covering the VC(C) part of CVC(C) monosyllables which could well be useful at a slightly later stage, see section A. 7 in Appendix A. 11.1 Some history There is a long tradition of teachers looking for rules for pronouncing vowel graphemes, and almost as long a tradition of ..