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Articulation

Wet vs. Went: Louisa Moats Describes Her Early Teaching Mistake

Dr. Louisa Moats, author of the LETRS professional development program for teachers, discusses what she wishes she had known as a young teacher when helping students differentiate the sounds in words like wet and went. If she'd learned about the nasal sounds in her teacher training, she could have error-corrected more effectively.

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