Over the past 5 years [2014–2019], I have administered a sight word reading assessment 100 times to a total of 42 students. Once this project was complete, I analyzed the data and found these 50 words to be the most missed sights words that students incorrectly read. The way I figured the data was if aRead More
When is it time to teach r-Controlled Syllable Type Words?
When is it time to teach –r-Controlled words? I know as a teacher, I always wondered when it was time to teach -r-Controlled Syllables. After many years of teaching, I believe I have figured it out. And the answer is: when students have mastered simultaneously reading the Closed Syllable (also known as short vowel words)Read More
Moving from Teaching Short Vowel Words to Teaching Long Vowel Words – A Critical Reading Step!
Reading is based on how we introduce vowel sounds. There are approximately 20 vowel sounds (outside of Final Stable Syllable sounds and suffixes) for students to learn that are constant in their sounds. Therefore, if these sounds are introduced in progression, student can make sense of reading. The student learns to look at the letters aroundRead More
When is it time to teach long vowel words? A Critical Step!
Trying to figure out when to move from teaching short vowel words to teaching long vowel words can be a bit tricky. So when is the best time? I have found that when students have mastered reading mostClosed Syllable (short vowel family patterns), whether it is the regular or irregular patterns, then they are readyRead More
Teaching Reading Step 6 – Final Stable
The Final Stable syllable combination is found only at the end of words, and the here are some examples of Final Stable ending: -tion in nation, -sion in mission, -ture, creature, -tian in mountain, -cious in delicious. The most common Final Stable endings are –ble, -cle, -dle, -fle, -gle, -kle, -ple, -sle, -tle, -zle. Final StableRead More
Teaching Reading Step 5 – Open Syllables
There are 6 syllable types in reading. The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts. These strategies teach students to look at a word and identify the number of syllables that word has based upon theRead More
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