⭐️Before kids can do this, they need a grasp on the difference between open and closed syllables. An open syllable ends in a vowel, and that means the vowel will be long. A closed syllable, ends in a consonant and the vowel will be short. (There are other syllable types, but we aren’t worried about those now.) 1️⃣First kids mark the vowels with the letter V and the consonants between with the letter C. 2️⃣ I first teach my students that when there is only one continent between two vowels we firs