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Closed Syllable Exceptions

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Long Vowel Chunks
Long Vowel Chunks

Reading sounds and common sound combinations automatically is critical for reading fluency and comprehension.

Closed Syllable exceptions are included in the Big Sounds Pack Use the Big Sounds Pack as you go through the steps. Practice known sounds and then add new sounds as they are introduced. The Big Sounds Pack includes the 26 letters plus 73 more letter combinations that need to be learned like ch, igh, aw, ang and many, many more! 

Directions: Practice for just a couple minutes, many times each day. Print sounds back to back so the correct sound along with a target word will be printed on the back.  Keep reviewing the sounds already known, and as new ones are introduced add them to the pack! Being automatic with the sounds for 99 letters and letter combinations is crucial for reading. Use the strategy in Learning New Words or Sounds With Flashcards in order to bring the sounds to automaticity.

The Big Sounds Pack Checklist can be used to check off which sounds are already known and which need to be learned. These do not need to be learned in order.

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sound of -ng including cheater chunk -ang

sound of -nk including cheater chunk -ank

/a/ Using backslashes means the sound the letter makes, not the name of the letter.  The sound for the letter t will be written /t/.   The sounds for the word cat will be written /c/, /a/, /t/.

Directions for materials:

Directions for specific games and books included in Packs.
Find more on the Directions Page

 

Morphology – building words with meaningful chunks. While learners start to become more comfortable with longer words and word parts, it is a good time to practice noticing that words are be built by adding prefixes and suffixes to a base word. This is the beginning of the study of morphology. Morphemes are the smallest units that have meaning (ie. incoming has 3 morphemes: in, come, ing).

 

-igh worksheet pictured is included in the -igh and the Closed Syllable Exceptions packs.

Practice

Teach Closed Syllable Exceptions!

Engaging, ready to go materials to teach and practice Closed Syllable Exceptions -ind, -old, -ost, -olt, -eigh,-ang,-igh, oll, -ild, -ank.   You will love the ease of the print and go materials.  Students will love the success they experience!  Click to check it out!

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Long Vowel Chunks

*Highlight target chunk and then read word!
igh eigh ang ank old ind ild oll olt ost

Long Vowel Chunks

Morphology – building words with meaningful chunks. 

-igh words with added morphemes worksheet.


While learners start to become more comfortable with longer words and word parts, it is a good time to practice noticing that words are be built by adding prefixes and suffixes to a base word. This is the beginning of the study of morphology. Morphemes are the smallest units that have meaning (ie. incoming has 3 morphemes: in, come, ing).

Finding Morphemes and Making Words With Long Vowel Cheater Chunk -igh:
Click here for the -igh says the long /i/ sound worksheet.
Directions: Highlight the -igh chunk in each title word. For the words below the title word, underline the title word and highlight the additional morphemes. (The title words on this page are each a single morpheme.) See Picture.

Game Directions

8 page Assembly Directions, 4 page Folding Directions, OR use horizontal format for reading on screen in distance learning.

See Highlighting Word Lists