{"id":752,"date":"2018-03-02T14:25:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T14:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.focusontap.com\/?p=752"},"modified":"2019-05-13T11:24:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T11:24:45","slug":"what-is-an-open-syllable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.focusontap.com\/what-is-an-open-syllable\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Open Syllable and Why are they Important for Emergent Readers?"},"content":{"rendered":"
My previous post considered the importance of teaching closed syllables to emergent readers<\/a>. In this one, I will introduce the open syllable and, in particular, will focus on the importance of teaching single syllable, open syllable words as early in the reading instruction process as possible. Before we can answer the question “What is an open syllable?”, let\u2019s quickly review what a\u00a0long vowel<\/strong> is.<\/p>\n In a long vowel (sometimes also referred to as a strong vowel) the vowels usually make the following sounds:<\/p>\n It is vitally important to pre-teach these sounds, along with consolidating existing knowledge of short vowel sounds before introducing a new level of decodable readers<\/a>. When these different vowel sounds are known and automaticity gained, much more capacity is freed up in working memory for sound blending and reading comprehension.<\/p>\n We discovered in my last post that in a closed syllable<\/a> the vowel is \u2018closed in\u2019 by one or more consonant sounds causing it to make its short sound. In an open syllable there are no consonants after a single vowel, resulting in it making a long vowel sound.<\/p>\nWhat are the Long Sounds of the Vowels?<\/h2>\n
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What is an open syllable: single syllable, open syllable words<\/h2>\n