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7 Steps for Teaching C+LE Syllable Division

7 Steps for Teaching C+LE Syllable Division

This post about C+LE syllable division is the next in our series on syllable division. The easiest and most common type of syllable division is the division between consonants. The next most common are V/CV syllable division and VC/V, also discussed previously. Check out the previous posts in this series: Teaching syllable division rules is…

7 Steps for Teaching V/CV Syllable Division
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7 Steps for Teaching V/CV Syllable Division

There are many reasons to teach syllable division rules. Your students need a procedure to help them tackle long multisyllabic words. Mastering syllable division helps your students to access a much wider variety of printed material. The easiest and most common type of syllable division is division between consonants. In this post, we’ll look at…

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Syllable Division Between Consonants

Just as learning syllable types is an ongoing process that continues and builds over time, so too is learning about syllable division. Learning to divide multisyllabic words opens many doors for students and expands the number of words that they can successfully decode. Your Orton-Gillingham students may feel overwhelmed and panic when presented with a…

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Tips for Multisyllabic Decodable Passage Practice

There are numerous benefits of using decodable text in our Orton Gillingham lessons. Perhaps the most important is to build a habit of using decoding skills and discourage habitual guessing. Decodable text limits the number of words where their decoding skills aren’t yet adequate. When students can use their emerging skills to successfully read the…

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Tips for Teaching the Y Rule

The suffixing rules represent a challenging but important set of spelling generalizations. They allowed students to write a wide variety of sentences using the full range of verb tenses. Learning these suffixing rules, like the Y Rule, puts students on the path to avoiding many spelling pitfalls and being able to successfully navigate the writing…