Mia sees the word 'said' in her book and starts sounding out s-a-i-d very slowly. What should she do instead?
Some words look tricky. They are spelled in a surprising way. We call these sight words. You know them by sight, not by sounding out.
Leo sees the word 'said' in his book. He doesn't sound it out. He just says 'said' right away.
Practice tricky words often. Look at the whole word, not just letters. Soon you will know it by heart.
Know sight words by looking, since they don't sound as spelled.