Title of Strategy: CLOVER (Syllable Types)
Description: This strategy focuses on teaching the reader the different syllable types found within words. The acronym CLOVER for remembering the six syllable types is:
C Closed (cs) – a syllable having a short vowel sound followed by a consonant or a CVC pattern; cat, black
L Consonant –le (le) – a syllable containing a consonant before le; ta ble
O Open (os) – a syllable ending in a vowel; vowel usually has the long sound; be
V Vowel Team (vt) – a syllable with a vowel pair that makes a long vowel sound;
stay, green, pie, school, true
E Silent e (*e) vowel-consonant-silent e – a syllable with a long vowel sound
followed by a consonant-silent e or CVE pattern; plane, home, huge
R R-Controlled (rc) – a syllable containing a vowel followed by r; car, for, her, bird, hurt
Procedure:
1. Introduce the student to the six major syllable types by explicit teaching, beginning with closed and open syllables.
2. Have him/her learn to read single-syllable words and then apply that knowledge to multi-syllable words made up of combinations of those patterns.
3. Provide extensive practice in multi-syllable words for reading and spelling.
4. To apply this strategy to content materials, have the student:
· identify the unknown or new vocabulary words.
· analyze and mark the words for syllable types.
· rewrite the words according to the combination of syllable types.
See attached:
· vowel-syllable pattern chart
· jingles
Description: This strategy focuses on teaching the reader the different syllable types found within words. The acronym CLOVER for remembering the six syllable types is:
C Closed (cs) – a syllable having a short vowel sound followed by a consonant or a CVC pattern; cat, black
L Consonant –le (le) – a syllable containing a consonant before le; ta ble
O Open (os) – a syllable ending in a vowel; vowel usually has the long sound; be
V Vowel Team (vt) – a syllable with a vowel pair that makes a long vowel sound;
stay, green, pie, school, true
E Silent e (*e) vowel-consonant-silent e – a syllable with a long vowel sound
followed by a consonant-silent e or CVE pattern; plane, home, huge
R R-Controlled (rc) – a syllable containing a vowel followed by r; car, for, her, bird, hurt
Procedure:
1. Introduce the student to the six major syllable types by explicit teaching, beginning with closed and open syllables.
2. Have him/her learn to read single-syllable words and then apply that knowledge to multi-syllable words made up of combinations of those patterns.
3. Provide extensive practice in multi-syllable words for reading and spelling.
4. To apply this strategy to content materials, have the student:
· identify the unknown or new vocabulary words.
· analyze and mark the words for syllable types.
· rewrite the words according to the combination of syllable types.
See attached:
· vowel-syllable pattern chart
· jingles