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Step 8: -cle

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consonant l e
-cle story visual

Consonant le:
*Always at the end of a word
*Always 3 letters (unless a suffix is added to the word)
*Always ends in the letters L, E

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consonant l e
Consonant le poster

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Definitions

-cle definition:
-cle stands for Consonant, the letter L, and the letter E. This is the Consonant L E Syllable, usually shortened to -cle. The dash indicates that there are letters in front of these letters. No word can begin with this syllable, it always comes at the end of words. (Though there can always be an ending after the -cle like in tables.)

Teaching Videos and Written Stories

Written Story

  • The story for -cle: The e sees its vowel friend being closed in by a consonant but is too late, and there are two consonants. So the e decides to try to jump over the l to get closer to its vowel friend so it can help it say it’s name. Unfortunately the e did not consider how top heavy it is, and when it made the leap, it went heavy head first and landed as a schwa. Thus the -cle syllable is a schwa sound. (-cle says /kŭl/, -zle says /zŭl/)

Google Slides and PowerPoints PowerPoints for teaching short vowel words CVC

For the formatting of PowerPoints to be correct, click FILE, then DOWNLOAD, and download in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Can use anytime after Step 8: PowerPoint Game: Syllable Jeopardy! 

Teach Along the Way with -cle Teach along the way with short vowels

TEACH ALONG THE WAY ●●●

Breaking up words – keep the cle together! This is a great syllable because you always know where the syllable break is! However, this syllable does not work for our “Spot and Dot” method for breaking up syllables. Watch for -cle syllables at the end of words when breaking up words!

Go to Step 10: Huge Words and use PowerPoint to play Jeopardy!

Tips Tips

-cle is it is clear where to break a -cle word into syllables, since the break always comes before the consonant. For example ta/ble (open syllable, -cle), ap/ple (closed syllable, -cle) and spar/kle (bossy r, -cle) . This is a good time to practice breaking words up and noticing what kind of syllable came before the -cle.

Map Sounds to Letters

Map the sounds in the word to the letter(s) representing the sounds, even if it is not a letter combination that has been taught yet. Only an unusual sound/letter combination needs to be remembered “by heart.” Mapping the sounds to the letters is how we remember what words look like. See example below:

Map Sounds To Letters examples

Be sure to reinforce what you know and are learning about words, for example:
Schwa Sound: Any vowel might say /ŭ/. Point out that this happens in many common words like: the, of, was, some, from…

Key and Directions for Materials Key


KEY:
Blue Heart: Beginning, grades K-1K-1 Beginning
Green Star: Growing, Grades 1-21-2 Growing
Pink Plus: intervention, challengeIntervention/Challenge

Bundle: Multiple types of materials (games, activities, stories…) bundled together.
Pack: Multiple pieces of the same type of material, for example a pack of books.

Directions for everything else:

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Sample Bundle


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-cle (Consonant l e) BUNDLES and PACKS! Bundle

-cle (Consonant l e) Bundles

Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle CVC Bundle closed syllable -cle with words, phrases, pyramids, games, books
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle CV Bundle open syllable -cle with words, phrases, pyramids, games, book
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle VV, VR Bundle regular vowel teams and bossy r -cle with words, phrases, pyramids, games, book

-cle (Consonant l e) Packs

Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle CV, CVC, VR Pack pyramids including index
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle Pack Stories with Lists

Word and Phrase Lists Lists icon

See Highlighting Word Lists.

Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle word parts -cle Foldable activity
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle Read and Split -cle Words activity
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle beg word lists by cle chunk BALLOONS
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle word list MAPLE LEAF
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle phrases list HORSE IN THE STABLE cv – cle words
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle phrases lists SNUGGLE THE BABY
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challengeReview: Look Alike Words all syllable types so far
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challengeReview: What’s New? all syllable types so far

Fluency Pyramids Fluency Pyramid

Pyramids are great for automaticity with words, feeling successful and fluency.

Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle CV, CVC, VR Pack pyramid’s only including index (also above)
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle fluency pyramid Turtle Made Me Giggle turtle giggle wiggle tickle
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle fluency pyramid Purple People purple people middle jungle
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle fluency pyramid Stable Time stable bridle saddle

Spelling Lists icon

Practice with words from the lists, games etc., or use the lists below.
* Having learners spell with word chains where the coach says “change one sound in (chop) to spell (chip), now change one sound in (chip) to spell (sip)” is a powerful way to draw student’s attention to individual sounds in the words!

Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle Spelling -cle Read and Split Words
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challengecle Spelling -cle Foldables (Fold so so the -cle endings match up with the first column, and then the second column.)
*Use both these sheets to help understand deeply how the syllables are working together, then take any of the words and use them for a spelling practice.

Small Books Small Books icon

Small Book: 8 page assembly directions, 4 page folding directions, OR use horizontal format for reading on screen in distance learning.

Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle small book Double Trouble foldable format
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle small book Hey Mable What’s on the table? horizontal and foldable formats

Full Page Stories with Lists Full Page Stories with Lists

See Highlighting Word Lists

Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle Pack Story with List ALL (also above)

Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle list and story Poodle Puppies
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle list and story Lunch in Nature
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle list and story The Party (Lots of crazy open syllable+cle names, parenthesis)
Green Star, Pink Plus: Grades 1,2 and/or intervention, challenge-cle list and story Battle in the Castle

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