Guest Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Hanging my head in shame because my 5 year old asked me a question today that I didn't know the answer to. So.... What age/stage/subject are rules on syllables typically covered? Or are they? Will it be covered in a grammar program (we're planning on using R&S)? My son asked me today where a word was supposed to be divided and I told him mommy was going to have to look that up. Ugh. Our phonics program has touched on it, but not as in depth as I want. (um, need.) Whether or not that's coming later, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowfall Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I wondered the same thing a while back, as we were using SWR and it didn't explicitly teach it, as far as I could tell. Then we switched and got Phonics Road, and I was told it doesn't explicitly teach it by someone and it does by someone else, so I'm not exactly sure if it does or not (lol). BUT, through all that I did learn that grammar programs don't usually teach it, but spelling programs do, and that Megawords covers it, which starts at (I think) 4th grade level or so. I know AAS covers it in depth starting in level 1. I guess some people do it right away and some don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Megawords teaches all about the syllables and the rules that go with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Phonics museum does it in the first grade program. [Not sure if I care for their explanations] AAS does a fabulous job in my very humble and in no way compensated opinion. I would imagine that Webster's Blue Back Speller would cover it somehow as well. My $0.02: It is very important to teach early on b/c then sounding out words syllabically [hmmm, don't know how to spell that] will help an emerging reader. Caveat: I am not trained or have not seriously studied how to teach reading. I have however, now taught 5 children to read and based on that experience and my own in grade school, learning about syllables early is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dreaming Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 A Beka's phonics program(2nd grade, MAYBE some in 1st, I don't remember) and ETC 4. Maybe other places but this is where dd is learning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Yeah, AAS covers it in level 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 It is covered in R&S phonics (grade 1 & 2), but not in R&S English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khall Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 These are the programs we've used, but I'm sure there are others. ETC teaches it in book 4 (I think?) MCP Plaid Phonics teaches it in Level C (3rd grade) Megawords teaches it in book 1 (intended for 4th grade) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 A Beka's phonics program(2nd grade, MAYBE some in 1st, I don't remember) and ETC 4. Maybe other places but this is where dd is learning it. Oh, good. I have all the teacher's manuals so I'll just look ahead then. Thank you all; I will definitely look into some of these other things if I get stumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschooling6 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Saxon Phonics 1 and Saxon Phonics Intervention. I'm learning a lot about syllables and where to put the accent mark :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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