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Many children have reading problems because the vowel sounds are very difficult to learn. The following hand signals are taught to help children remember the short vowel sounds.
Hand Signals for Teaching Sounds
short a - down a slide (at) 
short e - corners of mouth pulled back (edge) 
short i - under chin (in) 
short o - circle with finger around mouth (on) 
short u - thumb up (under) 
The 7 Syllable Types
1. Closed - The vowel is followed by a consonant. The
consonant closes the door on the vowel. The vowel is short. (ie.
man, pet) 
2.
Open - The vowel is alone at the end of the syllable. The door is
open. The vowel is home alone and scared. She calls out her
name. The open syllable is most often found in an elephant word or word of
more than one syllable. (ie. mo tel, hu man) 
3. Magic e - The magic e makes the vowel before the consonant say
its name. (ie. rake, cone) 
4. Vowel Team - When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. The first vowel is long. (ie. boat, nail)
5. R-Control (also called bossy r) - Bossy, but nice! The vowel is followed by an r. The r changes the sound of the vowel. [shake finger] (ie. car, her, bird, corn, hurt)
6. Diphthong - A sound which is neither long nor short. It has its own sound.
ou, ow - pinch me sound (ouch, cow)
oi, oy - /oi/ (coin, Roy)
oo, oo - (school book)
ew - /oo/, /u/ (grew, few)
au, aw - (August, saw)
7. Consonant-le - It is the final syllable in an elephant word. The -le
acts as a magnet and pulls over one consonant. The e is silent. It
is the only syllable type which lacks a sounded vowel. (ie. ap ple) 
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