Goal
Improves decoding with five-step syllable segmentation strategy
Materials
Board
Word cards- four sets of 25 multi-syllabic words written on index cards
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Intervention Steps
Explain to students that you are going to teach them a reading strategy that involves dividing words into syllables.
Demonstrate the five-step syllable analysis on the board. The five-step syllable analysis involves:
Step 1: Read the Word Aloud
Write a multi-syllabic word on the board and pronounce it to students
Step 2: Explain the Word's Meaning
Ask students to define the word and provide corrective feedback if necessary
Step 3: Orally Divide the Word into Syllables
Pronounce each syllable of the word while also lifting a finger simultaneously to count the syllables
Explain the one-vowel, one-syllable rule (i.e. every syllable contains a vowel)
Explain how to identify incorrect from correct syllables (i.e. letters can only go in one syllable)
Tell students that sounds in the syllables must match the sounds in the whole word
Step 4: Match the Pronounced Form of Each Syllable to Its Spelling
Pronounce each syllable aloud while using your finger to show each corresponding syllable while covering up the other letters in the word
Step 5: Blend the Syllables to Say the Whole Word
Point to the word from left to right while blending the syllables to read the whole word aloud
Present another multi-syllabic word to students that is slightly more complex. Walk students through the same previous steps and apply the strategies to the second word.
Pair students with similar reading levels. Give pairs the first set of words and ask them to practice applying the five steps to read each word.
Ask students to repeat these steps 3-4 times for each set.
Give pairs the next set of words and repeat.