You may have already taught closed syllables — the idea that when a vowel is “closed in” by consonants, it usually makes a short sound. And most of the time, that works. But then you run into words like old, find, or wild… and suddenly the rule doesn’t seem to apply anymore. These are often…
I’ve written about schwa before, but it’s a topic that still comes up often with teachers, tutors, and parents. Schwa vowels can feel tricky at first. It’s not complicated, but because it shows up slowly and quietly in words, and schwa vowels don’t always sound the way we expect, even teachers and tutors sometimes get…
In the English language, there is a sound that shows up constantly, but often goes unnoticed. That sound is called schwa. Any vowel — a, e, i, o, u, or y — can make the schwa sound, which is why it can feel confusing in both reading and spelling. Understanding schwa helps explain why words…
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