Syllables (age 6+)

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English›Phonics & Word Reading|Ages 6—9|ID: mt_kVzAFMuFc4

Decode words of two or more syllables by breaking them into syllable chunks, applying knowledge that every syllable must contain a vowel sound, and blending the parts together

Mastery Evidence

Read 'rabbit', 'thunder', 'fantastic' by breaking into syllable chunks and blending
Clap or tap syllables in a multi-syllable word, then read each chunk before blending
Identify that every syllable must contain a vowel sound

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] encounters a long word like 'fantastic' or 'umbrella', can they break it into syllables and blend the parts together to read the whole word?”

Curriculum Standards5 alignments

RF.1.3.dCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

RF.1.3.d

Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.

English Language Arts

RF.1.3.eCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

RF.1.3.e

Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.

English Language Arts

RF.2.3.cCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

RF.2.3.c

Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels.

English Language Arts

RF.3.3.cCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

RF.3.3.c

Decode multisyllable words.

English Language Arts

Eng/KS1/Y2/WR/3The national curriculum in England

Read multi-syllable words

read accurately words of two or more syllables that contain the same graphemes as above

English · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites3

Blending Sounds to Read Words
hardAges 4—7
Alternative Spellings for Known Sounds
softAges 6—8
Syllables
hardAges 5—6

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Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
Must be able to blend sounds within each syllable
- Single Letter Sounds hard
  Need GPC knowledge to blend
  - Knowing all letters hard
    Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
    - Understanding print hard
      Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Onsets & Rimes hard
  Phoneme awareness needed for blending
  - Rhyming words soft
    Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
  - Syllables soft
    Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
Alternative Spellings for Known Sounds soft
Helpful to know alternative GPCs when decoding longer words
- Consonant Digraphs hard
  Must know consonant digraphs before learning alternative consonant GPCs
  - Single Letter Sounds hard
    Must know single letters before digraphs
    - Knowing all letters hard
      Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
      - Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Vowel Digraphs hard
  Must know common vowel digraphs before learning alternative representations
  - Single Letter Sounds hard
    Must know single letter sounds before vowel digraphs
    - Knowing all letters hard
      Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
      - Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Single Letter Sounds hard
  Must know single letter sounds before learning alternatives
  - Knowing all letters hard
    Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
    - Understanding print hard
      Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
  Alternative GPCs build on basic blending ability
  - Single Letter Sounds hard
    Need GPC knowledge to blend
    - Knowing all letters hard
      Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
      - Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
  - Onsets & Rimes hard
    Phoneme awareness needed for blending
    - Rhyming words soft
      Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
    - Syllables soft
      Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
Syllables hard
Multi-syllable decoding requires syllable awareness

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