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Multisyllable words with a, i, o and u closed syllables

Application of closed syllables - reading and spelling

Dictate several of these words to the student. Most students will be doing this more easily and quickly, so dictating 7-8 words instead of 3-4 will only take 4-5 minutes. The student should have a chart looking something like this (but with more rows)

The student should repeat the word, then say the first syllable and spell it as s/he writes it, say the second syllable and spell it as s/he writes it, then write the whole word -- but still spelling it one syllable at a time. Then the student should read back the word, making sure no letters were dropped.

The next day, the student can read the words dictated the day before. At any time, the student can read words from these charts, which go into the notebook. After a bunch of them are in there, the student can 'weed' out all but one -- but by that time these words will be very easy.

Some of these are HARD -- lots of sounds to hear and sort.  It might be a good idea to start with the ones with fewer consonants. Also, look at the earlier lists and mix those words in, too.

***only if the ck/k and tch/ch rules have been learned.