Syllables
Open syllables
An open syllable ends in a vowel, and that vowel says its long sound: “me”, “go”, “ti-ger”, “ba-by”. It is the counterpart to the closed syllable, and the pair together explain why “tiger” and “tigger” would be read differently.
Teaching open and closed side by side is what makes syllable division useful. On its own, either one is a label; together they predict the vowel sound in a word the reader has never seen.
Patterns and example words
Every word below is from the word list Cody generates from, not a hand-picked sample. The count is how many words in that list carry the pattern.
1 syllable open
241 wordsbe to he we i me my do she by go so who no try why fly dry cry sky hi ski pro fry
2 syllable open
1,329 wordsago data baby fully photo lady duty tiny via truly crazy jury lazy ego hoppy icy lacy redo schema shiny silo spicy trio whiny
2 syllable open and closed
7,629 wordsbeing beings doing going timing uses also into only wanna any even many changes places placing longing writing writings trying become becomes interest interests
Curricula that teach this
Cody generates material against the scope and sequence you already teach. This skill appears in Custom Pattern Selection, Reading Simplified: 1st Grade Pathway, Reading Simplified: 2nd Grade & Up Pathway, Reading Simplified: Kindergarten Pathway, Slant System, UFLI Inspired.
Make a decodable story for this skill
Cody generates stories, word lists and worksheets constrained to the patterns a student has already been taught, so practice on open syllables does not smuggle in something they have not met yet.