3.1 Prepare for Consonant '-le' Syllable Instruction

Before you teach, you'll need to do a few things to get ready:

Review the overview of consonant '-le' syllables so you feel comfortable talking about the syllable type and its sounds with your students.

Word selection is key! As you prepare for instruction, it's important to be intentional about the words you choose to teach. Our free Reading Universe consonant '-le' word list is a good place to start:

Here are two important tips for selecting consonant '-le' words for your lesson:

• Using the phonics continuum (opens in new window) as a guide, select words with syllable types that you've taught prior to consonant '-le' syllables, to reinforce what students have already learned.
• To deepen students' understanding of language and build vocabulary, select words with the consonant '-le' syllable type that may be unfamiliar to students, like stumble or bugle … or words that have multiple meanings, like stable, to deepen students' understanding of language and build vocabulary.

A flash card warm-up helps students connect letters and sounds, builds fluency, and prepares them to read. You'll want to run through syllable types you have previously taught with your class, so here are flashcards for printing:

• Closed Syllable Flash Cards (opens in new window)
• Open Syllable Flash Cards (opens in new window)
• R-Controlled Vowel Flash Cards (opens in new window)

For your direct and explicit instruction about consonant '-le' print out these two flash card sets:

• Consonant '-le' Flash Cards with Pictures
• Consonant '-le' Flash Cards without Pictures

Daily dictation can help students with listening skills, auditory memory, reading and spelling skills, language, and handwriting. As students become more comfortable with spelling words that have consonant '-le' syllables, use the words in phrases and sentences in your dictation to add rigor to your lesson.

Go to the Resource Hub for a complete collection of word lists, read sheets, and decodables for practicing reading words with consonant '-le' syllables.