For example, if we are working on simple word families (-at), we start with magnetic letters and work our way up through whiteboards. I go through many of these 5 activities for each applicable skill. We talk about how readers mentally draw lines in the words that they read! Last but not least, I have students practice this skill by writing a word on a whiteboard and then dividing it up with a line or line(s). These cards come from my level G guided reading pack.
The photo below shows word cards that I give students to help them practice with compound words. Word CardsĪfter students have practiced the skill by physically manipulating things, I encourage them to practice by simply drawing a line to divide up a word. (The only disadvantage here is that it’s hard to put them back together once they’re cut!) 4. After cutting their own words apart, they trade with a partner and put the “word puzzle” back together! If you’re working with a small group, you can give each student a different word to cut apart. Cutting apart sentence strips or cardsĪnother fun way to practice is by having students physically cut apart index cards or sentence strips with the words written on them. Word Wizard also has a keyboard option that has pre-set word parts, like “ew” as shown in the photo: Kids can make words and then physically move the letters apart. An app like Word WizardĪfter students have used magnetic letters or tiles to practice the skill, I like to provide more practice with the Word Wizard app (I use it on the iPad). They’re just plain fun to work with, too! 2.
They can easily be manipulated, and kids can physically “break” words apart. When I first teach students to break apart words, I always start with magnetic letters or tiles. I’m sure I’ve forgotten some things from this list – but you get the picture! Our students need to practice breaking apart words and putting them back together for purposes of decoding and gaining meaning.īecause this is an essential skill that is relevant to many different reading concepts, kids need lots and lots of practice with breaking apart words! In this post, I’ll share 5 ways I have my students practice this strategy. Derive meaning from root words, prefixes, and suffixes.Read “smaller” words inside compound words.Read the onset and rime of a word (i.e.Segment the sounds in a CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) word.Teaching students to break apart words is essential! Readers break apart words to…
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