The Downtown Parade – Māhuri
This Māhuri text focuses on the spelling pattern for ow (cow)
About this resource
Series: Ready to Read Phonics Plus
Phase: Māhuri
Scope: Suffixes, Vowel teams, -r control, Alternative spellings, Diphthongs
The Downtown Parade
Words by Christine Braid
Illustrations by Stevie Mahardhika
Focus sound: ow
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