Closed syllable anchor chart

Everything you need to teach a mini unit on two syllable closed syllable words. This resource includes an anchor chart, no prep printables, an assessment, and easy to set up literacy centers! Students receive plenty of practice to have a good understanding of multisyllabic words that include closed syllables. #ClosedSyllables #Phonics #Spelling #Decoding #LiteracyStations #WordWork

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 […]

If you teach struggling or beginning readers, you'll love the explicit, step-by-step techniques to help you teach closed syllables.

This post explains the closed syllable exceptions, including examples. We also cover when to teach them and how to teach them!

I used to have the hardest time teaching students the difference between open and closed syllables. Finally I came up with a lesson that clicked for them and for me. First make sure your students know what a syllable is, have a strong foundation for vowels and consonants, and letter names. I start with a word like cat. I write it big on my white board. Then I say look at this word. How many vowels are in this word? one. If there is one vowel then how many syllables is this word? one Now we…

*This post contains affiliate links. If you’ve read my blog for very long, you know I’m a huge fan of making literacy as hands-on as possible. To teach my oldest reader (2nd grade), we mainly use the Words Their Way word sorts and the letter tiles from All About Reading/All About Spelling. But every once ... Read More about Open and Closed Syllable Games

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 […]