If you’ve been teaching syllable types, you already know about open and closed syllables. Now we’re going to borrow those same ideas to talk about prefixes. A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of another word. It changes the meaning of the base word. Think about these: Once students begin recognizing prefixes,…
Syllable division is a way of breaking down multi-syllabic words into more digestible parts for easier reading and spelling. We teach syllable types first, then move into syllable division. Orton Gillingham is a phonics, rule-based approach to teaching and learning the English language. Using a scope and sequence makes it a cumulative approach to teaching English,
Most students learn that -ed is a past tense ending… but then quickly get confused. Why does jumped sound different from loved?And why does painted suddenly have two syllables? The answer is simple—but it has to be taught clearly. The suffix -ed actually has three different sounds: /t/, /d/, and /ed/ (or /?d/). Once students…
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,…
As a kid, when I learned suffixes, I don’t recall getting a lot of reasoning behind the topic. But, knowing what I know now, I can’t imagine teaching them any other way than how we teach in structured literacy. Today, I want to answer: How do suffixes fit into a cumulative Orton-Gillingham lesson? Because in…
Hearing letter sounds is a major key to learning to write and understand English. It can be confusing because many letters or letter combinations have more than one sound. Today, let’s dive into one of those combinations to unlock a lot of words in reading and spelling – the 3 sounds of ed. The 3 Sounds of…
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