Kindergarden Unit 2 Assessment and Remediation Guide

Kindergarten | Unit 2 Assessment and Remediation Guide 17

Focus:

Syllables Teaching Materials

Independent

Practice

Objective: Allow students to practice syllable skills with high levels of

independence as they strive for mastery.

Practicing and Extending Skills with Syllables: Revisit previously taught activities

allowing students to practice syllable skills with classmates. Completing

some of these activities with independence may be challenging. For example,

segmenting syllables as they call out objects for a classmate using the Position

Worksheets, requires a high level of mastery with syllable skills. However, other

activities, such as singing and clapping along with familiar songs, are well

suited for students to complete with minimal support. Activities for Independent

Practice should be selected with these differences in mind.

Same as

previous

*If students have difficulty recognizing the number of syllables in a word, have them put their elbows on the table
and their chin in their hands. Have them say the word and notice how many times their heads bob. Sometimes
the word needs to be pronounced with a little exaggeration for the head bobs to be clearly noticeable, so
encourage strong (does not need to be loud) pronunciations. The head bobs for each syllable because syllables
are controlled by vowel sounds. The mouth opens wider for vowel sounds than for consonant sounds, and the jaw
opening causes the head to bob.