Types of syllables

It’s always so much fun listening and watching our young readers figure out those “longer” words. Many of our little ones are pretty solid decoding one-syllabe words and are now ready to learn strategies for decoding multisyllabic words. So, really, what is a syllable? Simply put, a syllable is a unit of pronunciation containing a […]

Syllable division is important for decoding. Teach students to divide words into syllables and how to decode each of the syllable types.

This article is to provide an overview of syllable division rules. A birds-eye view into why we are learning REVLOC and how to utilize syllable labeling. What is syllable division? Most of my videos so far have been going over syllable types REVLOC, but I want to give an overview of why we are teaching...

What is Syllable? Count the number of sounds in hear in a word (do not count letters). Syllable is single unit of sound. A word may have one syllable , two or more. Cat is single sound unit word, tiger has two units of sound /ti/ /ger/. Every syllable has a vowel in it. Syllable […]

Good spellers count syllables! Syllabication activities and center ideas. The image shows a list of words included in the syllable game, "Oh My Stars!" Students withdraw word cards and collect stars. If the word has 3 syllables, they take 3 stars. If the word has 2 syllable, they take 2 stars. Winner is the first one to cover their game board with stars.

It’s always so much fun listening and watching our young readers figure out those “longer” words. Many of our little ones are pretty solid decoding one-syllabe words and are now ready to learn strategies for decoding multisyllabic words. So, really, what is a syllable? Simply put, a syllable is a unit of pronunciation containing a […]

Syllable division is important for decoding. Teach students to divide words into syllables and how to decode each of the syllable types.

It is helpful to know that there are six main syllable patterns. Utilize the useful VELCRO acronym--Vowel Team Syllable, Vowel Consonant E syllable, Consonant +Le syllable, Closed, R controlled syllable, and open syllable! Come get some free reources for teaching reading with these syllable types.

Literacy | Teaching | Science of Reading on Instagram: "CLOSED & OPEN syllables account for 74% of syllable types in English. A CLOSED syllable has a short vowel because it’s “closed in” by a consonant or consonant team, regardless of whether there are consonants or no consonants before the vowel. In an OPEN syllable, the vowel is not protected by any consonants, it’s left wide open therefore the vowel sound is the vowel name sound…think OPEN MIC NIGHT 🎤 “Hi! I’m Bo!” CLOSED syllables are

Is your child ready to read 2-syllable words? Great! Here are teaching tips for the most common early reading problems and fun activity ideas to keep your child engaged!