Segmenting fluency is the best indicator of reading success! The first step is working on segmenting words, or braking the word into syllables. Doing this phonological awareness skill in kindergarten will help children read and write multisyllabic words in the upper grades.
1st-Syllables of Names
Started the syllable study by making a chart of the students names, clapping the syllables, and placing dots to represent the claps. Be sure to practice each day!
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2nd-Clap Vocabulary
Practice clapping the syllables with all kinds of words all through out the day!
- Talk about Recess–clap |re| |cess|
- Read Alouds- Chrysanthemum-clap |chry| |san| |the| |mum|
- Vocabulary- Digit-clap |dig| |it|
3rd-Play Games
Games develop so many attention and listening skills so using a game to develop learning the syllables makes perfect sense!
Feed the Animals Game
- The 3 or 4 animal cue cards have dots to help the learners remember the number of syllables! (It also helps with math and counting so I like to show it with dots!)
- The students choose a card and all learners clap the number of syllables.
- The student then has to place it under the correct animal.
- The other learners need to give a thumbs up or down to show support.
It’s so much fun to hear, “You can clap syllables” or “You clapped the right amount, Yeah.” They are so happy when friends do the right thing!!!
4th-Practice
Give time for independent practice. (Remember also clap all kinds of words from book read in Read Aloud…vocabulary works work well!) Work on a cut & paste activity! It really shows what the students have learned while developing fine motor skills. Be sure to ask what they think before deciding on correctness. Sometimes they supply another word even when we review the words (that tells you a lot about working memory).
Move to segmenting phonemes later because that is a more difficult skill.
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Cute game ideas! I can’t wait to try them!
Games make learning fun!
I try to make learning a game and fun! Keeps me interested!
My students and I love learning games! Thanks for much for sharing.
You are very welcome!
This is great for learning and reinforcing syllables! Such a great read!
Thanks Dawn!
Wonderful ideas! I use some of these, like clapping, when teaching online ESL. Thanks for the post!
These are such great ideas! I can see my son falling in love quickly with his new “games”
These are all great ideas for teaching segmenting words! The games sound like lots of fun!
Thanks! It makes a big difference when teaching them how to read and write.