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Always, Then, Last: REVLOC order
I’m Seeing Double – 1-1-1 Doubling Rule Explained
Continuing with Suffix Rules, the first one I will go in depth on is the 1-1-1 Doubling Rule. The grade level this rule corresponds with is 2nd through 12th.
Before teaching this rule, one should know:
What a suffix is
That some suffixes begin with vowels and some with consonants
The difference between one and two syllable words.
The...
Illustrations of Suffix Rules, An Overview
Continuing with Suffixes, today I will create an overview of suffix rules. The three suffix rules are: 1-1-1 Doubling Rule, E Drop Rule and the Y-Changing Rule. I will do an overview today, but go in depth in my next posts.
1-1-1 Doubling rule is: 1 syllable words ending in 1 consonant after 1 vowel,...
The Ending Gives It Meaning – Suffixes
Phonemic Awareness: Speaking of Individuality
What’s the importance of phonemic awareness and what exactly does that mean? First, phonics and phonemic awareness is not the same thing. Phonics is the understanding of the relationship of letters and sounds in WRITTEN language. Phonemic awareness is understanding the sounds of language working together in SPOKEN language to make words.
According to the...
Go to the End and Count Back Three, if You See Consonant + LE
The syllable pattern in REVLOC is is a departure from the Vowel-Consontant-Vowel patterns. This one is Consonant+LE. It is the L in REVLOC.
If you have not read the post on REVLOC, please read it and come back.
When you have a word with a Consonant+LE at the end, count back three letters, then divide the...
Breaking the Rules: Wild Old Words
Spelling Is Easier with Generalization Rules: OI/OY, OU/OW, AU/AW
In keeping with the past two posts on spelling consonant sounds and spelling vowel sounds, I am going to cover oi/oy, ou/ow, au/aw generalizations; when to use each to make their sounds. I mentioned these generalizations in my last post in a “Miscellaneous” category. Here I am going more in depth on when to...