Closed Syllables and 8 Strategies to Teach Them: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 10

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05/22/24 • 9 min

Closed syllables are the first syllable type you should teach your students. But, what exactly is a closed syllable, why should you teach closed syllables first, and how can you help your students understand them?
A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.
Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.
You can find the How the Heck to Teach 'Em supplementary resource to go along with this series here: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/shop/phonics-rules-resources/

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A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.
Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.
You can find the How the Heck to Teach 'Em supplementary resource to go along with this series here: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/shop/phonics-rules-resources/
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A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.
Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.
You can find the How the Heck to Teach 'Em supplementary resource to go along with this series here: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/shop/phonics-rules-resources/

Primary (Paradise) Teaching - Closed Syllables and 8 Strategies to Teach Them: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 10

Transcript

Welcome back to Episode 10 of Phonics Rules for Teachers and How the Heck to Teach Them. I'm Martha, and today we are going to take an in-depth look at my favorite all-time syllable type, which is the closed syllable. If you've been following along, we've already talked about what syllables are and why it's important to teach them. I've also briefly talked about the different syllable types and I've shared how to teach syllables generally. Today we're going to look really closely at the closed