DECODE MULTISYLLABIC WORDS USING MORPHEMES SCIENCE OF READING SOR HOW-TO KIT

Explicitly teach your 3rd, 4th, 5th grade upper elementary & middle school readers how to decode multisyllabic words with confidence using this highly effective and engaging reading intervention strategy.

Science of Reading research (Ehri, Kilpatrick) shows that orthographically mapping word parts (morpheme chunks) helps consolidate the parts of words into memory so they can be read by sight, with automaticity. Readers are then able to segment and decode multisyllabic words easily. This is the most advanced stage of decoding - the grapho-morphemic stage.

This grapho-morphemic strategy teaches readers to spot & say the morphemes: prefixes, suffixes, roots and small base words in multisyllabic words, making reading gigantic words accessible to all! When readers are able to spot affixes, roots, and small words they automatically know, they don’t have to rely on sounding out long words letter-by-letter. This can be especially helpful for dyslexic readers.

Many older readers still struggle to decode multisyllabic words - hindering fluency and comprehension. Your struggling upper-grade readers wil build CONFIDENCE and INDEPENDENCE, EXCITEMENT and PRIDE as they experience success with gigantic words. Close the success gap quickly! 

READ THE BIG WORDS

READ THE BIG WORDS is a COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM designed to help you teach advanced decoding strategies, guide and assess your readers’ decoding progress and celebrate their success.     

Select the COMPONENTS of the program that best fit your needs: 

• HOW TO DECODE MULTISYLLABIC WORDS - TEACH THE STRATEGY KIT
• COMPLETE WORD PARTS AUTOMATICITY STUDY KIT
• EXPLORE-A-WORD DECODING MULTISYLLABIC WORDS - GUIDED PRACTICE BUNDLE 

• DECODING MULTISYLLABIC WORDS THE ESSENTIALS KIT (recommended) is a BUNDLE OF THE ABOVE 3 RESOURCES - everything you need.

• THE DECODING MULTISYLLABIC WORDS MEGA BUNDLE includes all of the above, plus ALL ADDITIONAL decoding multisyllabic words resources, including GUIDED PRACTICE INTERVENTION BINDER BUNDLE, MAP-A-WORD PRACTICE BUNDLE and other practice activities.

Q. WHERE DOES THIS RESOURCE FIT INTO THE PROGRAM???

A. THIS RESOURCE IS THE TEACH HOW TO DECODE MULTISYLLABIC WORDS KIT COMPONENT.

These best-selling GUIDED LESSONS take you and your students step-by-step through this proven strategy for decoding multisyllabic words.

Students use dry erase markers to visualize and highlight parts of large words using circling, underlining, and colors.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

GUIDED LESSONS

•43-page STUDENT BOOKLET with guided practice pages

•TEACHER NOTES and SCRIPT to accompany the student booklet

•POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW or PDF:

•260 SLIDES 

•10 MINI-LESSONS

•plus 22-PAGE TEACHER GUIDE 

•COLLECTING WORDS ACTIVITIES

•BIG WORD BANK: REFERENCE LISTS of 1000+ multisyllabic words, organized by syllable length and by word part.

•LIST OF 472 WORD PARTS (affixes, roots and small words) you can teach your readers as they learn to recognize and pronounce the parts they’ll need to know to decode gigantic words.

READ BIG WORDS INTERVENTION BINDER - print & digital.

For a more in-depth study of word parts see:

Decoding Multisyllabic Words - WORD PARTS STUDY KIT BUNDLE

HOW TO USE:

Walk your students though these QUICKSTART mini-lesson presentations. Stop to discuss as you model on your white board. Readers practice using their own white boards – and the STUDENT WORKBOOK.

Optional: After the QUICKSTART lessons, play the slideshow mini-lessons

• using the accompanying audio or
• mute the audio to teach the information in your own voice and at your own pace.

☛PLEASE NOTE:

This is a DECODING activity, with emphasis on readers’ ability to decode longer, multisyllabic words encountered as their reading levels progress. Study of Word Part MEANINGS is a separate vocabulary skill and is NOT covered by this activity.

☛PLEASE NOTE:

Words are NOT DIVIDED USING TRADITIONAL SYLLABICATION RULES!

This program DOES NOT use SYLLABICATION RULES to decode multisyllabic words. Rather, because multisyllabic words are made from morphemes (prefixes, suffixes, roots and base words) it employs a STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS approach, using morphemes to decoding multisyllabic words.

★Greatly enhances readers’ ability to tackle more advanced reading levels – particularly RL 4.0 and above.

★Especially helpful for dyslexic and other readers who struggle to process multiple segments in words.

★Finding success with gigantic words even adults might find challenging is highly motivating for readers who have previously struggled.

★USE FOR★

•SMALL GROUPS

•INDIVIDUALS/TUTORING

•RTI INTERVENTION

•WHOLE GROUP

•SUMMER SCHOOL

•AT-HOME LEARNING

•VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON

★DESIGNED FOR READERS WHO★

• struggle to sequence the multiple letters in long words
• strugge to recognize or pronounce word parts in long words (prefixes, suffixes)
• are not sure where to begin to tackle a gigantic word
• struggle to successfully read content-area text that is at their decoding frustration level
• struggle to successfully read fiction they would otherwise enjoy - because of the decoding challenges
• are struggling to master rule-based decoding
• may be losing confidence
• will benefit from additional decoding support.

★RECOMMENDED FOR★

READING LEVEL: 2.0+

•This program is most useful for readers of any age who have achieved approximately second grade reading level or above.

•These readers have mastered many high frequency words, but may not have completely mastered beginning phonics.

•The lower the reading level, the more scaffolding and support will be required.

INTERVENTION:

GRADE LEVEL: GRADES 3-12+

Designed for struggling decoders in grades 3, 4, 5. The strategy is effective for grades 6-12 and adults, though the clipart level may vary.

WHOLE-CLASS INSTRUCTION: 3rd and 4th GRADE

This program is valuable for many on-grade-level readers in 3rd and 4th grade, as they begin to encounter many multisyllabic words in their reading.

Multisyllabic word study is

•helpful for many third grade readers,

•crucial for fourth grade through middle school readers,

•beneficial for struggling secondary decoders and

•may be adapted for selected second or

•advanced first grade readers.

★COMMON CORE STANDARDS★

♦DECODE MULTISYLLABIC WORDS♦ CCSS 3.3b, 3.3c, 4.3a, 5.3a

★TEKS STANDARDS★

Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by DECODING WORDS using knowledge of PREFIXES and SUFFIXES: 3.b.2.A (v) (vi), 4.b.2.A (iv) (v), 5.b.2.A (iv)

© Laura Hurley Reading by Heart

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