EnglishPhonics & Word ReadingAges 5–6
Syllables
Count, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words; divide written words into syllables as an aid to reading and spelling
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Syllables are the beats in a word. We can clap them, split them, and put them back together. Pencil has two: pen-cil. Butterfly has three: but-ter-fly.
Spend about 10 minutes clapping and blending syllable beats.
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- Clap out syllables in spoken words (e.g. 'butterfly' = 3 claps)
- Blend syllables to form words (e.g. 'rain' + 'bow' → 'rainbow')
- Segment a word into its syllable parts orally
“Can your child clap out the syllables in words — two claps for 'pen-cil' or three for 'com-pu-ter' — and split a spoken word into its parts?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Phonics & Word Reading
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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ccss-ela:RF.K.2.buk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_09