Routine · Longer words
Split between two consonants
Find the two vowels, split between the consonants in the middle, read each part, then the word.
- Time
- 4 to 6 minutes
- Skill
- Longer words
- In a session plan
- Word reading
When to use it
When two-syllable words with closed syllables appear, such as napkin or rabbit.
Materials
- The word list
- A pencil for marking
Steps
Shown with example words: word napkin; words napkin, rabbit, basket.
Get ready
Write napkin with space around it.
I do
Put a dot over each vowel. Look between the two vowels: there are two consonants. Draw a line between them. Read each part, then the whole word.
Say: Two vowels, two consonants between them. I split in the middle. Nap. Kin. Napkin.
We do
Do the next word together: dots, look between, split, read the parts, read the word.
You do
The student marks and reads each word in napkin, rabbit, basket.
Student: Dots the vowels, splits between the consonants, reads each part, then the word.
Read the list again without marking.
Check
Give one new word to split in pencil and read.
If the student...
Splits a digraph such as ck or sh across the line.
Point to the two letters and say they make one sound, so they stay together. Move the line, then read both parts and the word again.
Say: These two letters are one sound. They stay in the same part.
Reads the parts but cannot put the word together.
Read the parts with the student, then say them closer together until they join. Have the student read the word whole.
Tips
- Double letters, as in rabbit, are a good first case: the split is easy to see.
- In a group, have each student split the word on their own board, then compare lines before reading.
Example words
- Word
- napkin
- Words
- napkin, rabbit, basket
Original routines written by Literacy Trail. In the app, every routine is filled with your student's lesson.
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Have this routine filled in for every lesson
In Literacy Trail, the session plan picks a routine for each block and fills it with the words, sounds and sentence from your student's lesson. Every plan starts with a 15-day free trial.