For learning the syllable concept, it is great to find fun & interactive visuals to help students understand phonemic awareness. I use this clapping monkey (which I bought from a dollar store) to help them differentiate how many syllables are in a word. For example, I will start with saying my name - Dora - monkey claps two times. My student's name - Courtenay - monkey claps 2 times. Then move on to a 3 syllable word and then a word with more syllables. This will help them understand the meaning of syllables and the beginning of teaching the 6 main syllables in OG lessons- open syllable, closed syllable, v-e syllable, vowel team syllable, 'c'le syllable, r controlled syllable. For further extension on learning this concept, you give them a pile of pennies, tin can and some words on cue cards. Say the word aloud on the cue-card and ask them to put a penny in the tin can when they hear a syllable. For example: government - throw 3 pennies inside the can. Then ask them to look into the can - how many pennies did you throw in the tin? each penny will represent a syllable. The sound of clinging when they drop their pennies into the tin reinforces the syllable concept.
AuthorDora Cheung - Certified OG Tutor, Masters of Educ. Admin., Early Childhood Education, +20 yrs of teaching experience. Married with 3 boys - 13 yrs, 11 yrs and 8 yrs old. Archives
December 2019
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