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Pavek reminded Hazel that a vowel sound in the middle of a word changes when you put an e at the end. Hazel tried again. “Con-fuse,” she said. “Beautiful!” Pavek beamed.

“It is not uncommon for us to hear, ‘We are doing the science of reading because the schools have adopted a phonics or phonemic awareness curriculum,’” said Katie Sojewicz, a professional ...