Syllabication Dividing Words into Syllables VCCV VC V

Syllabication Dividing Words into Syllables VC/CV VC/ V V/V 1

Benefits of Syllabication n Students show improvement in: n Spelling n Decoding n Pronunciation n Fluency n Vocabulary Development n Visual Memory n Auditory Memory 2

What is a Syllable? A syllable is a word or part of a word with a vowel sound. (a e i o u) n Vowel sound may be spelled with more than one vowel 3

Syllables may be… n. Open /no/ /toe/ n Open syllables usually have a long sound n. Closed /rat/ /cot/ n Closed syllables usually have a short sound 4

1. Underline the vowels and mark the with a [ v ] to find the number of syllables. 1 “v”) 2 attic V V Count and number of vowels sounds 5

2. Swoop between the vowels sounds. Pull down the consonants between the vowels to find the pattern. 1 “v” ) 2 attic VC C V 6

3 n Divide using the cut pattern. n n 1 2 “v” )a t t i c vc cv n 7

4 1 2 n Check the position of the vowels and mark them. ( ˘ ˉ n Use the diacritical markings Ə) n Is the syllable open or closed? n Ask yourself: Is the vowel followed by a consonant? If yes, we have a closed syllable. Mark the vowel with a brev ( ). 1 2 “v” ) ăt t ĭ c VC CV 8

5 n Blend the sounds and syllables together to unlock the word. Adjust if necessary. n n ( Schwa = Ə ) (V |C|V) 9

CUT PATTERNS FOR DIVIDING WORDS 10

VC/CV V/C/V VC/CCV V/V VC/CCCV VCC/CCV (compound words) 11

Try on your own! n fabric border n pilot exit n include instruct n flighty neon n article background 12

n. VCCV n. VC/CV nfab/ric bor/der 13

n. VCV n. V/CV OR VC/V npi/lot nfligh/ty ex/it ar/ti/cle 14

n. VCCCV n. VC/CCV nin/clude (consonant blend) 15

n. VCCCCV n VC/CCCV n. VCC/CCV nin/struct back/ground n (consonant cluster) (compound word) 16

n. VV n. V/V nne/on 17