Johanna Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 My ds (rising 2nd grader) is great with reading one syllable words and many and all blends. However, I am not sure, aside from reading, how to get him more proficient at multiple syllable words. Any ideas or curric's you can recommend?? I am a little confused where to go from here? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 When my reader was at this level, I used a pencil to lightly divide multisyllabic words. One of the explode the code books we did went over syllabication rules. I'm sure if you googled on "syllabication rules" you'd find some online help. For example, here's a list from the riggs website: SYLLABICATION RULES: 1. A one-syllable word is never divided. [boat, good, knelt] 2. A compound word is divided between the words that make the compound word. [shot gun, sun set, air plane] 3. Divide between two consonants [hap py, per haps] unless the consonants form a digraph and are sounded together. [ma chine, e le phant] 4. When a word has an affix, it is divided between the root and the affix. [re run, soft ness, cry ing] 5. When a single consonant comes between two vowels, it is usually divided after the consonant if the first vowel is short. [clev er, lem on, rob in] 6. When a single consonant comes between two vowels or vowel sounds, it is usually divided before the consonant if the first vowel is long. [mu sic, po lite, pa per] 7. Divide between two vowels when they are sounded separately. [di et, cru el] 43. Vowels that are sounded alone form their own syllable. [dis o bey, a live, u ni form] 8. When a word ends in l-e preceded by a consonant, divide before the consonant. [tur tle, ca ble, this tle] Megawords goes over these in depth. But Megawords is for 4th grade and up. I suggest just introducing your child to them one at a time. hth K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 My ds (rising 2nd grader) is great with reading one syllable words and many and all blends. However, I am not sure, aside from reading, how to get him more proficient at multiple syllable words.Any ideas or curric's you can recommend?? I am a little confused where to go from here? thanks! Have you finished your phonics curriculum? This is usually covered near the end of most phonics curriculum, so you could repeat those lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Take a look at Explode the Code Book 4 and see if this would help. Most second grade reading programs go over suffixes, prefixes and compound words as well as syllabification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Yes, we are planning on doing ETC #4 when we start back up for school. I guess I need to refresh his phonics! thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 To begin with I have my student chunk the word - I cover up all but the first syllable, and then uncover each syllable in turn (just use my finger as we're going along). We haven't come to this section of our reading program yet - but two and three syllable words are unavoidable in good lit for kids. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat in MI Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 by Dolores Hiskes author of Phonics Pathways. It teaches eye tracking and syllabication throughout this book. I plan to use it with my rising 2nd grader, but I do have it on the shelf from my older ds. I also break the words up into syllables when dd encounters a long word she can't figure out. I know how you are feeling, my dd is really beyond phonics but not yet what I would call an independent reader. She still needs a lot of hand holding. I am floundering a bit on what to do about reading with her next year. HTH Blessings, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Yes, you described my ds to a T! I will go check out the Pyramid book. Thanks. I am hoping that with lots of reading practice, it will come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 BTW< I just went to Dolores Hiskes' website and it says that "Reading PAthways" is the revised edition of Pyramid...just an FYI! I think I may go with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SophiaH Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I have the "Reading Pathways" book, and although we haven't gotten to the multi-syllabic words, reading the pyramids has done wonders for her fluency. I'll have to make sure and pull it out when we're working on syllables in a few months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Yup, I am getting this! SO, hopefully, that with ETC 4 will do it! At least I feel i have a way to attack it now. Thanks so much for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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