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To train Grade 1 students in understanding silent "e," use multisensory activities such as highlighting words with a silent "e" in texts, playing games that involve sorting words with and without silent "e," and engaging in interactive reading sessions where students can practice pronouncing words with silent "e" and without, noticing the difference in pronunciation.
To test a Grade 1 student's understanding of silent "e" skills, provide a mix of words with and without silent "e" and ask the student to read them out loud.
The "Understanding silent 'e'" skill in Grade 1 Silent Vowels learning refers to teaching students how the presence of a silent "e" at the end of some words changes the pronunciation of the preceding vowel from short to long. This foundational phonics skill helps improve reading and spelling abilities by recognizing the silent "e" rule.