RF.1.3.D: Use Knowledge that Every Syllable Must Have a Vowel Sound to Determine the Number of Syllables in a Printed Word
Skill
RF.1.3.D: Use Knowledge that Every Syllable Must Have a Vowel Sound to Determine the Number of Syllables in a Printed Word
Standard
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.D: Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.
Description
Mastery: Student can state the number of syllables in a multisyllabic word by looking at the printed word (knows syllabication rules that each syllable must have a vowel sound).
Acquiring: Student relies on strategies such as placing hand under the chin while reading the word, in order to determine the number of syllables in a multisyllabic word.
Probes
How many syllables are there in the following word? Rabbit (2), donkey (2), open (2), butterfly (3), hamburger (3), caterpillar (4), science (2), following (3), went (1), chair (1)
Activities and Resources
Small Group Instruction – Direct Instruction
- P.030 Syllable Patterns Syllable Scoop
- P.032 Syllable Patterns Syllable Cut-Ups
- P.033 Syllable Patterns Map and Swoop
- P.034 Six-Way Syllable Sort
- P.035 Syllable Trivia
- P.055 Syllable Patterns Syllable Closed Sort
- AP.010 Syllable Sort
- AP.011 Syllable Swap
- AP.012 Syllable Map-It
- Syllable Games
- Comprehensive Resource- p6 Activities
During Transitions
- Syllable Lesson Video
- Learn Syllables | Syllable Song or Clap, Stomp and Chomp
- Children’s Syllable
- Syllables Song
Reinforce Skills/Independent Work Time – Independent/Small Group Center Activity
- P.056 Syllable Patterns Word Syllable Game
- P.031 Syllable Patterns Syllable Snake
- AP.008 Syllable Game
- AP.009 Syllable Score
- Syllable Worksheet
Display (e.g. Anchor Chart):
Source: Make, Take & Teach
Source: Common Core Classrooms
Source: Smedley LearnersConsiderations & Reminders
- Students should have a solid foundation of the vowel teams (aka variant vowels) and diphthongs. For example, they might see 2 vowels together in the word “cloud” and assume there are 2 syllables. This could be an issue if students are focused on simply counting vowels rather than using vowel sounds to divide up syllables.
- Syllabication is important when decoding multisyllabic words – students decode “chunks,” or word parts, which helps them decode the entire word. Knowing the rules of syllabication can help students read more fluently and accurately (Reading Rockets).