Knowledge and Skills Statement
Research
1. Powell, D. A., & Aram, R. (2008). Spelling in parts: a strategy for spelling and decoding polysyllabic words. The Reading Teacher, 61(7), 567+. Retrieved from https://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A178084044/PROF?u=tea&sid=PROF&xid=2d1bc52e
Summary: This article introduces the "Spelling in Parts" strategy to help students break big words into smaller chunks, giving students the chance to discover new spelling patterns. Children who learn to spell primarily with sound strategies may be successful with words that fit common spelling patterns. For example, children will be successful spelling consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC or closed syllable) words and consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e (CVCe) words, and consonant-vowel (CV or open-syllable) words (e.g., pro in propel), and closed two-syllable CVC-CVC words (e.g., dentist).
2. 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.
3. Heggie, L., & Wade-Woolley, L. (2107). Reading Longer Words: Insights Into Multisyllabic Word Reading. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. SIG 1 2(2). Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lindsay_Heggie/publication/318848767_Reading_Longer_Words_Insights_Into_Multisyllabic_Word_Reading/links/5985064da6fdcc75624fc329/Reading-Longer-Words-Insights-Into-Multisyllabic-Word-Reading.pdf
Summary: This study considers the value of and approaches to building readers' multisyllabic word skills through explicit instruction in syllables and morphemes.