111. Reluctant Reader Rescue: 3 FUN Partner Reading Activities!

Is your child struggling as a reader? It's time to learn the 6 syllable types for 1st grade reading:

Open Syllables

A syllable that ends in a consonant and has a short vowel sound (examples: cat, dog, sit).

Word with 2 closed syllables, each having a short vowel: rab-bit, sun-set, in-sect

Closed Syllables

A syllable that ends with a single vowel and makes a long vowel sound (examples: he, go, me).

Words can be made of open and closed syllables: ba-con, mi-nus

‘Silent E’ Syllable

A vowel followed by a consonant and a silent “e” makes the first vowel long (examples: bike, cake, note)

Pan-cake (closed syllable + ‘silent e’ syllable)

Be-side: open syllable plus ‘silent-e’ syllable

Vowel Team Syllable