Understanding Vowel Team Syllables: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 20

08/14/24 • 8 min

The vowel team syllable can seem complex. There are many vowel teams in the English language, so how can we teach vowel teams to our students? Let's look at what a vowel team is generally and how to introduce this syllable type in your classroom.
With 10 years of classroom experience, former teacher 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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Y Spelling Vowels I and E and How to Teach It: Phonics Rules for Teachers Ep 19

Y as a vowel in English is more common than you might think. In fact, y spells vowel sounds more than it spells a consonant sound. Y often spells the long i and long e sounds, and it can spell the short i sound as well. In fact, y spells a vowel sound in 2041 words while it spells the consonant sound in yes in only 57 words. How can you know where we find y spelling i and e and how to use it? Let's take a look when we see y representing these vowels at the end of words in English and how to teach it to your students.
With 10 years of classroom experience, former teacher 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 - Understanding Vowel Team Syllables: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 20

Transcript

Teaching vowel teams can seem a little bit complex and maybe a lot overwhelming. Today, we're going to take the mystery out of it and take a look at the vowel team syllable in general and how you can teach it to your students.
Welcome to episode 20 of *Phonics Rules for Teachers and How the Heck to Teach Them*. I'm Martha, and today we're going to take a look at the vowel team syllable and how you can teach this concept to your students.
First, let's start off with what is a vowel team.