Of all the syllable types to teach, Vowels Teams can be the most challenging for students to master. And the main reason is that there are so many variations of this syllable type relative to the other five syllable types. There are approximately 32 vowel teams. So for this reason alone this is why moreRead More
Teaching Reading Step 3 – r-Controlled
Once students master reading Closed Syllable and Vowel-Consonant-e Syllable type words, I teach -r-Controlled Syllables. The reason I teach this syllable type immediately after the first two syllable types is because -r-Controlled only has 4 sounds for students to quickly pocket. So many programs that teach syllable type words, teach Vowel Teams after Closed and Vowel-Consonant-e,Read More
Teaching Reading Step 2 – Vowel Consonant e
At Reading Step 2, the student is ready to learn Vowel-Consonant-e words. This means that students have now mastered reading Closed Syllables, and now it is time to teach the long sound of the vowels which is the actual vowel names. When a student goes from Reading Step 1 words to Reading Step 2 words, theRead More
Emergent Reader Level 1
There are a couple of statements that I have heard down through the years. One common statement is particularly from others outside the education field, and that is it must be difficult to teach a child to read. I’ve taught reading for many years, but I’ve never thought about it being easy or hard. TheRead More
Teaching Reading Step 1 – Closed Syllables
When student(s) arrive at Teaching Reading Step 2, they have mastered identifying 80% (21/26) of the letters and their corresponding sounds. Also, they are able to independently write 80% (21/26) of the letters of the alphabet. If you need resources to help you with these skills, read my blog post Emergent Reader Level 1 . Now they are readyRead More
Reading Vowel-Consonant-e Syllables – Unit 2
This reading unit provides 85 word lists of the Vowel-Consonant-e syllable type words. Also, a master list of all the words is included to be used as a quick reference. Vowel-Consonant-e syllable is one of the six types of syllables in reading. The lists in this unit include words spelled using each vowel in conjunctionRead More
