How to teach Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategy

We are always asked to show how multisyllabic words reading lessons are to be taught, so here you go! We will show you using a fourth grade text from a student anthology.  We take you through the steps of the flexible multisyllabic word reading strategy and provide you with some of the thinking and prompts along the way.

Sound-Spelling FREE Chart
Sound-Spelling Resource
Sound-Spelling Videos (YouTube Playlist)
Phonics Videos (YouTube Playlist) - Find our other Multisyllabic videos!
Multisyllabic Word Reading Resource

What and Why of Multisyllabic Word Reading Instruction

Hey upper grade teachers, are you teaching phonics?! Yes, even upper grade teachers need to teach Phonics!!!  It is called Multisyllabic Word Reading Instruction.

All the words we read are made up of sound-spelling patterns, and these become increasingly difficult as text becomes more complex.  Upper grade teachers need to be proficient in teaching multisyllabic word reading strategies so students can be successful readers of complex text.  So students can basically read REALLY BIG WORDS!

In this video we go through the basics of this instruction and why it is important and help you all understand the what and why of teaching kids to read big words.

Sound-Spelling FREE Chart
Sound-Spelling Resource
Sound-Spelling Videos (YouTube Playlist)
Phonics Videos (YouTube Playlist)
Multisyllabic Word Reading Resource

How to Teach Phonics to K, 1, 2

We are always asked to model phonics lessons, so here you go!  In this video we teach a mixed vowel CVC phonics lesson using one of our explicit lessons (see links below).  We take you through the steps of the lesson and provide you with some of the thinking and prompts along the way.  Enjoy this teaching demonstration by Angie and Whitney!

Download our Phonics Resources:
FREE Mixed Vowel CVC Text and Lesson
FREE Phonics Lesson Card
Sound-Spelling Patterns
Digital Phonics with Decodable Text and Lessons! 
Decodable Texts and Lessons


If you missed our How to Plan a Week of Phonics, check out this video and previous post here...

3 Ways to Get Kids Quiet

As the school year gets started, we thought a quick reminder of 3 ways to get kids quiet might be helpful, especially to new teachers.  Enjoy and have a great start to your school year!

How to Teach Silent and Double Consonants!

Watch our YouTube video to see our tips and trick of teaching silent and double consonants! You'll want to watch clear to the end... Angie shares her favorite way to teach students how to read words. You don't want to miss the blending strategy!

If you missed our video about WHAT are the Sound-Spelling patterns and WHY we teach them, check out the video.

Breaking the English language into the most common spelling patterns is an effective way to teach the connection of the sounds and the spellings to children while learning to read.  This relationship between the sounds and the spellings of language is also called decoding.  Decoding our language is critical to being an adept reader.  Breaking the English language into the most common spelling patterns and teaching them explicitly in a clear scope and sequence is recommended.  You can follow our pattern or break this up to follow your Core Reading Program's scope and sequence.

In our Sound-Spelling Posters and Reference Sheets, we include the spelling patterns:

short vowels in cvc  consonants and blends  soft c and g  silent and double consonants  schwa  digraphs and trigraph  r-controlled vowels  long vowels: final silent e (vce)  long vowels: vowel teams  other long vowels  closed syllables  open syllables  variant vowels consonant-le

Sound-Spelling Patterns 

Sound-Spelling Posters and Reference Sheets
Reading A to Z Phonics Lessons Bundle

10 Phrases that Encourage Growth Mindset In Your Classroom

Watch the video to see what 10 phrases we suggest for encouraging growth mindset in your classroom!

Two New Back-to-School Comprehension Lessons

Try these new comprehension lesson plans during your first days of school. 

Two great texts: First Day Jitters by Julie Danneburg using Question and Miss Nelson is Missing by James Marshall using Summarize.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Day-Jitters-Question-Comprehension-Lesson-Plan-4785710

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Miss-Nelson-is-Missing-Summarize-Comprehension-Lesson-Plan-4785715

You can get a head start teaching these two important strategies or review them with your class using texts that also help you set up class expectations about behavior (Miss Nelson is Missing) or help build a classroom environment of understanding that we all feel nervous sometimes (First Day Jitters).

We hope you have a great first week back to school!

5 Tips for New Teachers!

As our new school year approaches for many teachers, we thought we'd share a video of some tips that we feel are important for all teachers, but especially new teachers.

5 Tips for New Teachers

#1 HP Instant Ink Printer (Get a FREE month with this code: try.hpinstantink.com/jQ9GQ)

#2 Ask for things before you buy them

#3 Plan for your week - not day by day (FREE Planning Guide HERE!) 

#4 Procedures - plan and teach them well

#5 Love your students

How to Teach Soft C and G!

We have some awesome BLENDING TIPS for you in our Soft C and G video today!

If you missed our video about WHAT are the Sound-Spelling patterns and WHY we teach them, check out the video.

Breaking the English language into the most common spelling patterns is an effective way to teach the connection of the sounds and the spellings to children while learning to read.  This relationship between the sounds and the spellings of language is also called decoding.  Decoding our language is critical to being an adept reader.  Breaking the English language into the most common spelling patterns and teaching them explicitly in a clear scope and sequence is recommended.  You can follow our pattern or break this up to follow your Core Reading Program's scope and sequence.

In our Sound-Spelling Posters and Reference Sheets, we include the spelling patterns:

short vowels in cvc  consonants and blends  soft c and g  silent and double consonants  schwa  digraphs and trigraph  r-controlled vowels  long vowels: final silent e (vce)  long vowels: vowel teams  other long vowels  closed syllables  open syllables  variant vowels consonant-le

Sound-Spelling Patterns 

Sound-Spelling Posters and Reference Sheets
Reading A to Z Phonics Lessons Bundle

How to Plan a Week of Phonics Instruction

In today's video we walk you through how we plan a week of phonics instruction.  We discuss how to work with your program to follow the spelling patterns so you align to the assessments while providing effective, research-based phonics instruction.

Some Phonics FREEBIES for you!

Weekly Planning Template

Binder Labels for Phonics Lessons

Mixed Vowel CVC Lesson

Phonics Lesson Card

Sample of our Digital Phonics Lessons