Ed's Red Bed - Wise Learn to Read

In Ed's Red Bed, 4th reader, the child continues to analyze words. The most important ability is for the child to recognize consonants and vowels.  Words form a definite pattern the reader must look for. It is important for the child to know which sound is attached to the consonants and which sound is attached to the vowels. A hyphen is used to force the reader to focus on the first letter, which is always changing, between a consonant and a vowel.  This series only uses the short “e” sound and the hyphen helps the child to hear this sound.