Intervention: Multi-Syllable Word Unit for Older Students VC/CV - Fluency Plus

Multisyllabic Word Reading Research

To progress in reading, students must have strategies for decoding big words.  From fifth grade on, the average student encounters about 10,000 new words each year. Most of these words are multisyllabic. (Nagy and Anderson 1984).

It is helpful for students to be familiar with the common rules for syllable division. Knowing these rules and being able to apply them flexibly will help students decode longer multisyllabic words. (Carreker 2005; Henry 2010b) 

According to Shefelbine and Calhoun 1991, “Low decoders, correctly pronounced fewer affixes and vowel sounds, disregarded large portions of letter information and were two to four times more likely to omit syllables.”

Several studies have shown that teaching students strategies for decoding longer words improves their decoding ability. (Archer et al. 2006; Archer 2018.)


Recognizing a Decoding Problem Symptoms:

  • Guesses at words from context
  • Avoids sounding out new words

  • Confuses similar sounds, symbols, and/or words
  • Inaccurate reading of nonsense words or words out of context
  • Inadequate sight word vocabulary
  • Tires easily, looks away, is easily frustrated, hates to read 

These strategies build word recognition and build strong readers:

  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Vocabulary/Morphology
  • Fluency

Teaching Syllabication

  • Syllabication instruction teaches a struggling reader strategies to decode multi-syllable words quickly. 
  • Students learn to systematically break a multisyllable work into small manageable syllables, identify the vowel sounds within each syllable and “sound out” the word syllable by syllable. 
  • As students progress through the lessons, they will internalize the process and apply it easily and effortlessly.
  • They will become faster, more efficient and fluent readers who comprehend at a higher level.

Intervention: Multi-Syllable Word Unit for Older Students VC/CV - Fluency Plus

This is a No Prep - Reading Intervention Program for older struggling readers. This program helps students learn multi-syllable words through phonics practice. This unit concentrates on VCCV words. It contains fluency, comprehension, word work, teaching Powerpoints, detailed lesson plans, interactive workbook pages, assessments and more. Research-based.

This programs works for resource, whole class, RTI, summer school, and more. If you are


using this program with more than one students – partner up. Partnering students is engaging and lets everyone participate. This program helps students build confidence while reinforcing learning; additionally, by reading, tracking and reading again, student exposure to each passage is maximized. 

Table of Contents

Fluency Research page 3

Fluency Instructions and Optional Instructional Script page 4

Multisyllabic Word Reading Research page 5

Pre-Assignment Assessment Teacher Page page 6

Pre-Assignment Assessment Student Page page 7

VCCV Interactive Notebook page 1 page 8

Sister – Window – Garden Poster or Notebook Page page 9

Sister – Window – Garden: Word Work page 10

Sister – Window – Garden: Sentence Fluency page 11

Sister – Window – Garden Fluency Passage page 12

Fluency Passage Comprehension Page page 13

Sister – Window – Garden Interactive Notebook Page page 14

Matter, Winter, Problem: Poster or Notebook Page page 15

Matter, Winter, Problem: Word Work page 16

Matter, Winter, Problem: Sentence Fluency page 17

Matter, Winter, Problem: Fluency Passage page 18

Fluency Passage Comprehension Page page 19

Matter, Winter, Problem Interactive Notebook Page page 20

The Legend of Tiger Woods High Interest Reading page 21

The Legend of Tiger Woods Sequence Paragraph page 22

Garlic, Dinner, Setting: Poster or Notebook Page page 23

Garlic, Dinner, Setting: Word Work page 24

Garlic, Dinner, Setting: Sentence Fluency page 25

Garlic, Dinner, Setting: Fluency Passage page 26

Fluency Passage Comprehension Page page 27

Garlic, Dinner, Setting: Interactive Notebook Page page 28

Contest, Suntan, Napkin, Plastic: Poster or Notebook Page page 29

Contest, Suntan, Napkin, Plastic: Word Work page 30

Contest, Suntan, Napkin, Plastic: Sentence Fluency page 31

Contest, Suntan, Napkin, Plastic: Fluency Passage page 32

Fluency Passage Comprehension Page page 33

Contest, Suntan, Napkin, Plastic: Interactive Notebook Page page 34

Mascot, Hidden, Kitten, Mustang: Poster or Notebook Page page 35

Mascot, Hidden, Kitten, Mustang: Word Work page 36

Mascot, Hidden, Kitten, Mustang: Sentence Fluency page 37

Mascot, Hidden, Kitten, Mustang: Fluency Passage page 38

Fluency Passage Comprehension Page page 39

Mascot, Hidden, Kitten, Mustang: Interactive Notebook Page page 40

Marvel’s Black Panther High Interest Reading page 41

Marvel’s Black Panther Sequence Paragraph page 42




Phonics Freebie: FREEBIE: Phonics End Blends -nk/-nd Task Cards for Older Students

FREEBIE. Included are 12 interactive task cards that cover the end blends –nd and –nk. 

These tasks cards are specifically designed for older students. Six of them require students to highlight the given end blend words in a short passage and then write a sentence using the highlighted words. The second six task cards require students to drag and drop ”scrabble”-like work tiles into crossword boxes.

Highly engaging and interactive –these digital cards are perfect for older reluctant readers.

This FREEBIE corresponds with my SET 5: Fluency Practice for Older Students: Phonics: END BLENDS - Grades 5-12. Use them together to for a full intervention program for your struggling older readers.

 Happy Teaching,

T



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