- English Language Arts and Reading
- Grade 4
- Developing and sustaining foundational language skills
decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllable;
Have students work in pairs and take turns reading aloud sentences that include multisyllabic words with specific orthographic patterns and rules such as closed syllables, open syllables, VCe syllables, vowel teams including digraphs and diphthongs, r-controlled syllables, and final stable syllables. As one partner reads the words aloud, the other partner should listen for accuracy and share feedback. Students should switch roles to read additional sentences. The teacher will observe and note student accuracy and instances where students may have misread words.
The syllable types include the following:
This assessment requires students to apply phonetic knowledge in order to correctly decode and read aloud a variety of multisyllabic words. As multisyllabic words can be long and difficult to decode, students must learn how to break down words into smaller parts. This knowledge is acquired through practice and experience with decoding and is built upon as students become proficient with single syllable words with simpler, sound-spelling patterns. Word work can occur in all modalities to support all learning styles.
Gates, L., & Yale, I. (2011). A logical letter-sound system in five phonic generalizations: this article introduces a strategy for teaching systematic phonics with a logical system of grapheme-phoneme relationships. The Reading Teacher, 64(5), 330+. Retrieved from https://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A249869571/PROF?u=tea&sid=PROF&xid=02914556
Summary: Researchers look at phonetic knowledge and show teachers an approach to basic vowel words, providing examples of one-syllable CVC words, one-syllable VCe words, and one-syllable CVVC words. The article provides guidance on individualizing phonetic instruction and connecting it with daily reading to build students' phonetic knowledge.