Closed syllable is the first syllable pattern you teach in Orton Gillingham in the REVLOC syllable patterns. Initial Terms A student must know what a vowel and a consonant are to be able to grasp the concept of syllables. They do not need to know the concept of what a syllable is in full to…
From Orton Gillingham Coaching Syllable types are a big part of Orton Gillingham teaching. Syllable types lead to syllable division, and syllable division leads to reading fluency. This video explains the REVLOC system of syllable types, the teaching order of syllable types, how to introduce the concept of syllables, and strategies for teaching closed syllables….
If you want to do something with a student that feels like a game, sorting syllables is a fun way to get going. There aren’t many rules. I have attached a cutout to this post for download. You can print it, cut it out, and get started. You can also make more syllables and keep…
Today, I received a great question from a reader. After my last post on syllable division, she asked me, “What do you say about the letter i in the following examples: div i sion in ci sion de li cious am bi tion ig ni tion???” I can understand the confusion, based on my previous…
We have covered all of the components of REVLOC and the different syllable division rules. Today, I would like to condense that down to an overview, so, hopefully, a bigger picture can be formed. First, REVLOC, stands for types of syllables. These syllables are then classified by the corresponding letter from the REVLOC system. Once…
We’ve now gone through all of the syllable types except one in the REVLOC system of syllable division. We have covered C, E, O, R, and L. The final type of syllable is Vowel Teams – the V. These vowel teams are vowel sounds (it’s the sound, not just the letters) formed by two or…
Why Is Bossy R So “Bossy”? Once students move beyond short vowels and Magic-E words, R-controlled vowels can feel confusing fast. With Bossy R patterns, the vowel no longer makes its usual short or long sound. The R changes the sound completely. For example: Students often recognize these patterns in simple words first before learning…
In Orton Gillingham, words are broken into syllable types using REVLOC. This is taken further when we use these syllable types in syllable division to break down words for easier reading and spelling. We’ve gone through the closed syllable and silent (or magic) E syllable types. Next in REVLOC is the open syllable. An open…
Having covered closed syllables in REVLOC, we now move on to “Magic E” syllables. The magic of the Magic E is that by adding the silent e to the end of a syllable, it “makes the vowel say its name.” What is a Magic E Syllable? Our pattern for a closed syllable is: consonant-vowel-consonant (cvc),…
Teaching kids to read and spell is a progression. We first teach letters and letter sounds and move to CVC words, then to closed syllables. Closed syllables are a type of syllable pattern where a vowel is “closed in” by a consonant or two consonants on either side. This “closing in” makes the vowel short….
What makes OG (Orton Gillingham) so special is the way it teaches the English language in broken down parts and then re-assembles them into a whole; meaning that by the time a student is older (or for an adult), it’s easy to the English language from a broad perspective. A major component to help gain…
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