Does it teach the student to practice the short vowels in connection with a variety of consonants?
Reading is best taught when the short vowels are taught in connection with many consonants. This enables the student to recognize the letters in different combinations so he will be able to read words he has never seen before. Only a few essential non-phonics words should be introduced at the start, such as: the, a, to, with, from, he, her, see, go.