- Syllables
Teaching Strategy Demo: Quiet Yell
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Quiet yell is a strategy we can use to hear each syllable in a word the students can hear and feel each push of air with each syllable. Let's see if we can break the word napkin into syllables using the quiet yell.
Nap-, -kin
How many syllables did we hear when we quiet yelled napkin? Two
Nap-, -kin. Nap-, -kin.
Napkin.
What did you notice?
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Segmenting Words Into Syllables Lesson Plan
Use this sample Reading Universe lesson plan for teaching syllables awareness with a gradual release approach, or I Do, We Do, You Do. In this lesson you'll use the Quiet Yell and Stomp and Say teaching strategies to teach students how to segment syllables in a spoken word. It includes all of the support resources needed to put it into action in your classroom.
