“…The English Spelling-Sound Code: Identifying the Challenges English Rhythm and the Spelling-Sound Code Many researchers consider that the rhythm of English is the key to spoken English (Fournier, 2010;Howe & Moore, 2021;Huart, 2010;Moore Mauroux, 2010;Schottman, 2012) and spelling-sound issues can only be addressed once this is understood. Indeed, rules for spelling-sound correspondences only apply to stressed syllables; unstressed syllables, as well as grammatical words, frequently undergo vowel reduction, thus erasing any spelling-sound connection.…”