The Vowel Tree , by D. Passmore The short vowels use teamwork to make more vowel sounds. The Vowel Tree is a playful phonics story that teaches young readers how vowels work together to create long, short, and diphthong sounds. Through teamwork, friendship, and fun, children build strong spelling and reading skills while learning that vowels are better together. The vowel adventure starts with the short vowel sounds and moves through long sounds with magic E, Vowel teams for long and short sounds, and includes the other helpful consonant letters like tricky Y, W, and gh. What is a vowel tree? Designed to support early literacy development, this engaging phonics story introduces vowel teams in a memorable and meaningful way. By combining spelling patterns with lessons about friendship and cooperation, The Vowel Tree helps children build confidence in reading and spelling. When to use ue or ui? Pages that explain the reason for spelling patterns. See the letter U peek...