he uses these skills EVERY day! A new reader will see a word that they’ve literally never seen before in their life each time they read. This is just the reality for someone just learning the language. Do they have the tools to decode & read that new word? Because they’re going to need it! Because VCCV is the most common pattern in the language, we teach that one first! Here’s some 2 syllable words to start with if you’re ready to teach this to your child for the first time: rabbit muffin sunset