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  • Closed Syllables Skill Explainer

Quick Look: What Is a Syllable?

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Produced by Reading Universe, a partnership of WETA, Barksdale Reading Institute, and First Book
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Liz Quezada: I want you guys to tell me what is a syllable? Ready? A syllable is a ...

Liz Quezada and students: ... a word or a part of a word with one vowel sound.

Liz Quezada: Very good.

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