Quick Look: Open, Closed, or R-Controlled?

Liz Quezada:

These are syllables. See there's a part of a word. Okay, so we're going to touch the vowel. Look next door. We're going to ask ourselves, is it r-controlled? Open syllable ends in a vowel and the vowel is ...

together: long.

Liz Quezada: And a closed syllable ends in a consonant and the vowel is ...

together: short.

Liz Quezada: Alright, touch the first one. Touch the vowel. Go next door. Is it r-controlled, open, or closed?

students: R-controlled.

Liz Quezada: The vowel will say?

students: /ar/.

Liz Quezada: Sound?

students: /m/, /ar/.

Liz Quezada: Grab.

students: Mar.

Liz Quezada: Good. Next one, touch the vowel. Go next door. Is it r-controlled, open, or closed?

students: Open.

Liz Quezada: The vowel will say ...?

students: It's name.

Liz Quezada: It's name. It's going to say ...?

students: /ā/.

Liz Quezada: Sound?

together: /s/, /t/, /ā/.

Liz Quezada: Grab.

students: Sta.

Liz Quezada: Very good. Next one. Touch the vowel. Go next door. Is it r-controlled, open, or closed?

students: Closed.

Liz Quezada: The vowel will spell?

students: /ĭ/.

Liz Quezada: Sound?

students: /n/, /ĭ/,, /b/.

Liz Quezada: Grab.

students: Nib.

Liz Quezada: Nib. Very good. Touch the vowel. Look next door. Is it r-controlled, open, or closed?

students: Open.

Liz Quezada: The vowel will spell?

students: /ā/.

Liz Quezada: Sound?

students: /k/, /r/, /ā/.

Liz Quezada: Grab.

students: Cra.

Liz Quezada: Very good.