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THIS video is the perfect place to start when learning about syllable types. It explains the first two most common syllable types, closed and open, and also gives practice words.

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Click HERE to print out a copy of the "Open and Closed Syllable Hunt" to practice skills taught in the Part 1: Open and Closed Syllables video.

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Click HERE to print a copy of the "Open and Closed Syllable Sort to practice skills taught in the Part 1: Open and Closed Syllable video.

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Read a sentence or paragraph to your child with proper expression and pace, while they echo the same text immediately after.

Benefit: Students learn proper pacing and expression by mimicking a fluent reader.

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Create individual fluency phones using PVC pipes or paper towel rolls. Students read quietly into their phones, allowing them to hear themselves clearly. This helps them monitor their own reading pace and expression.

Materials needed:
- PVC pipes or paper towel rolls
- Connectors (if using PVC)
- Decorative materials

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Research has shown that practicing with sentence pyramids will support reading fluency. HERE is a link to this resource. Choose age-appropriate concepts to reinforce.

Extension Activities:

-Write each word in the sentence on small sticky notes and have your child unscramble them.

-To practice handwriting, spacing between words, punctuation, and spelling, have your child rewrite the sentence after unscrambling it.

-To support comprehension, ask who? what? where? when? why? questions.

-For comprehension, have your child illustrate the sentence.

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Students read words that progressively result in sentences.

1. Place sentence sailboats face down in a stack.

2. Taking turns, student one selects the top card and reads line by line until completing the entire sentence. Student two sits beside student one and reads along silently.

3. Reread the sentence on the last line of the sailboat together.

4. Reverse roles and continue until all the sentences have been read.

5. Peer evaluation

HERE is a link to the activity

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Students record themselves reading the same passage three times. After each reading, they listen to their recording and note improvements in speed, accuracy, and expression.

You can also time them reading for one minute and record the number of words read in one minute and their accuracy (words correct/total words read). The goal is to improve both rate and accuracy.

Materials needed:
- Recording device or app
- Timer

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Students practice reading aloud to their favorite stuffed animals or pets. This low-pressure activity helps build confidence and encourages expressive reading.

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Part 2: Syllabicate 2-Syllable Words with the VC/CV Pattern

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Part 2: Syllabicate 2-Syllable Words with the VC/CV Pattern

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THIS video is an introduction to the syllabication process. It covers the most common syllabication pattern, VC/CV.

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This is a collection of words that follow the VC/CV pattern to provide more practice. Don't forget to use the "Syllabication Checklist" to support proper syllabication steps.

Words: combat, rustic, wombat, tennis, possum, Jello, hello, gumbo, jumbo, lasso, limbo, alto, mascot, confess, banjo, gossip, motto, candid, napkin, picnic, tablet, witness, cactus, tempo, hippo, cambo, ditto, goddess, expel, submit, gusto, admit, muffin, fossil, rabbit, fabric, goblin

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Part 3: Syllabicate 3-Syllable Words with the VC/CV Pattern

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Part 3: Syllabicate 3-Syllable Words with the VC/CV Pattern

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HERE is the third video in this series that models how to syllabicate words with 3 or more syllables with the VC/CV pattern.

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Part 3: Practice Syllabicating 3-Syllable words with the VC/CV Pattern

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Part 3: Practice Syllabicating 3-Syllable words with the VC/CV Pattern

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This is a collection of 3-syllable words that follow the VC/CV pattern.

Words: Atlantic, fantastic, hobgoblin, insistent, intellect, commitment, bombastic, lemniscus, encompass, prognostic

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HERE is a video that introduces the 2nd and 3rd most common syllable patterns.

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This is a collection of words that follow the V/CV and VC/V patterns to provide more practice. Don't forget to use the "Syllabication Checklist" to support proper syllabication steps.

V/CV Words: lotus, unit, zero, ego, latex, polo, topaz, veto, token, bonus, halo, bogo, basic, focus, humid, open, hotel, omit, Roman, even, Irish, raven

VC/V Words: cabin, comic, credit, critic, vivid, denim, panic, radish, relic, polish, ravish, colic, seven, lavish, rapid, livid, static, timid, Spanish, trivet, tepid

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Print a copy of THIS checklist to support your student's syllabication process.

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You will need:

-template

-dice

-playdoh

Directions:

1. Print out THIS template.

2. Select 6 words that your child will focus on. These and be 3-letter short vowel words, words with digraphs or blends, and even sight words.

3. Write one word in each box, but scramble them up in each row.

4. Have your student roll out six small balls of playdoh and place them on the splat marks.

5. The student will roll their dice and read the words in the designated row.

6. When they finish a row, they smash the playdoh ball at the end.

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This activity supports building phonemic awareness (hearing individual sounds in words) and spelling. Watch the video above for a tutorial. One piece of advice is to stick with short vowel real and nonsense words and add 2-3 letter blends at the beginning and 2-letter blends at the end.

Beginning blends:

-br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr

-bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl

-sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st

-dw, sw, tw

-scr, shr, spl, spr, squ, str, thr

Final Blends:

-ct, ft, lt, nt, pt, st, xt

-ld, lf, lk, lp

-mp, nch, nd, sk, sp

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Draw 3-6 boxes on paper. As you say a word slowly, students place a counter or write the corresponding letter in each box, matching the sounds they hear.

Level 1: Focus on words with blends at the beginning, ending, or both (spin, ramp, stamp) with short vowel sounds.

Level 2: Use words with vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, igh, ie, oa, oe, ow, ew, ue, oo, oi, oy, ou, au, aw). I would focus on practicing only a few patterns at a time.

Level 3: Add more boxes so that you can start to work on 2-syllable words with the concepts from above.

Elkonin Box Free Templates and Directions

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Give each student a small dry-erase board. Show a picture of an item that uses blends and/or vowel team and have students write the word independently. Then, reveal the correct spelling for self-checking.

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Part 5: Syllabicate Words with the Silent-e Syllable Type

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Part 5: Syllabicate Words with the Silent-e Syllable Type

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Now that you have learned how to use the 3 most common syllable patterns to syllabicate longer words, let's explore how to syllabicate with different syllable patterns. You should have already learned about open and closed syllables before moving on to this next video. HERE you will learn about silent-e syllables.

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Part 5: Practice Syllabicating Words with Silent-e

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Part 5: Practice Syllabicating Words with Silent-e

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This is a collection of words that follow the VC/CV, V/CV, or VC/V patterns that incorporate the silent-e pattern.

Words: contrive, combine, reptile, debate, vacate, dispute, obese, conclude, shipshape, ignite, inhale, tadpole, mandate, invite, escape, dictate, extreme, elope

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Part 6: Syllabicate Words with the Vowel Team Syllable Type

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Part 6: Syllabicate Words with the Vowel Team Syllable Type

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THIS video will teach how to look for vowel teams to support syllabication.

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Part 6: Practice Syllabicating Words with Vowel Teams

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Part 6: Practice Syllabicating Words with Vowel Teams

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This is a collection of words that will follow the VC/CV, V/CV, or VC/V patterns that incorporate vowel teams.

Words: mealtime, cocoa, detail, fifteen, mayhem, toenail, inseam, reload, abstain, esteem, dismay, oboe, reveal, caseload, reclaim, discreey, ashtray, roscoe

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Support your students in practicing to read and write across multisyllabic words. HERE is a resource of multisyllabic words based on phonics concepts and syllable patterns.

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HERE is a resource that describes the 6 syllable types and the 4 syllable division patterns.

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HERE is an activity to help students read with proper phrases, intonation, and expression within connected text.

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HERE is a master of the UFLI roll and reads by phonics concept to work on automaticity with word recognition.

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Part 7: Syllabicate Words with R-Controlled Vowels

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Part 7: Syllabicate Words with R-Controlled Vowels

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THIS video will teach you how to look for

r-controlled syllables.

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Part 7: Practice Syllabicating Words with R-Controlled Vowels

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Part 7: Practice Syllabicating Words with R-Controlled Vowels

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This is a collection of words that will follow the VC/CV, V/CV, or VC/V patterns that incorporate r-controlled vowels.

Words: blister, infirm, curate, garnet, tractor, canister, squirmish, perturb, torpedo, carpenter, perplex, stirrup, burlap, ardent, porcupine

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Part 8: Syllabicate Words with Consonant-le

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Part 8: Syllabicate Words with Consonant-le

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THIS video will teach you how to look for consonant-le syllables.

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Part 8: Practice Syllabicating Words with Consonant-le Syllables

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Part 8: Practice Syllabicating Words with Consonant-le Syllables

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This is a collection of words that will follow the VC/CV, V/CV, or VC/V patterns that incorporate consonant-le syllables.

Words: toddle, ladle, maple, nozzle, gable, dimple, wiggle, gamble, rumble, scruple, title, humble, finagle, temple, assemble, bamboozle

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Being able to retell a story is a foundational comprehension skill. THIS drawing activity helps a child to determine the 3 most important events to support a clear retell.

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Students will answer questions about the narrative story elements. HERE you will find the questions to discuss with your child.

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Student names the main character in the story and writes the name on the head on the character map. Then, they describe the character by answering questions in each section. HERE is link to graphic organizer.

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HERE is a link to reader's theater scripts from the Iowa Center for Reading Research

You will find scripts for K-2 and 3-5.

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This graphic organizer supports students with identifying the key components of a story plot. See this VIDEO for more information about story mountains. Students can also create their own to have more space/flexibility with plotting the key events.

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A main idea/details reading comprehension activity involves identifying the central point of a text and the supporting details that clarify or expand on that point. Students can practice this by reading short passages and then circling or underlining the main idea and details, or by completing a graphic organizer to organize their thoughts.

HERE is a link to a sample graphic organizer

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"Reading Rockets" is a national initiative that provides resources and information on how young children learn to read, why some struggle, and how caring adults can help.

HERE you will find many ideas about how to make summer a great time for reading, writing, exploring, thinking, creating, and learning with your kids.

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Audiobooks offer numerous benefits for children. They can improve listening skills, expand vocabulary, boost comprehension, and even encourage visualization and emotional engagement with stories. Audio books can take away the effort of decoding so your child can mentally focus on the meaning of what they are reading; this is often called ear reading.

HERE is a link to Libby, which is a free app through the public library system.