MSLEMultisensory Structured Language EducationMethods and Strategies for the classroom

Syllable Types• 1. Closed Syllable• 2. Open Syllable• 3. Vowel Team• 4. Vowel Consonant e• 5. Final, stable syllable• 6. R controlled syllable

Syllable types for reading

Chart Verbiage• 1. Closed syllable- A vowel in a closed syllable is short, code it with a

breve.• 2. Open syllable- A vowel in an open, unaccented syllable is long, code it

with a macron.• Open unaccented syllable-

a in an open, unaccented syllable says (u) code it with a tittle.i says (i) code it with a brevee, o, and u are half long, code them with a modified macron.

Verbiage continued• 3. Vowel team- underline digraphs and arc diphthongs• 4. Vowel consonant e- The vowel will be long, code it with a

macron, the e will be silent, cross it out.• 5. Final, Stable Syllable- Bracket the final, stable syllable.

Accent the syllable before it.• 6. R controlled syllable- Arc the vowel r combination.

Digraphs, Trigraphs, and Quadrigraphs• Digraphs (underline)th, sh, ch, ck, ay, oo, ng, au, ow, eu, ew, ei, oe, ee, ai, ie, oa, ou, aw, ea, ue, ph, ey

• Trigraphs- dge, igh, tch

• Quadrigraph- eigh

Combinations and Diphthongs• Combinations (arc)qu, wh, ar, ir, ur, er, or,

• Diphthongs (arc)oi, oy, ou, ow

Final Stable Syllables• Cle• tion, sion• tial, tian, tient, tious• cial, cian, cient, cious• ture

VC-Closed syllables

VV-Digraph

V-e

Vr-Combinations

VV-Diphthongs

FSS

Derivatives- bw +

Syllable Division Steps1. Check for affixes and final stable syllables2. Check for compound words3. Check for “obvious coding” such as digraphs, combinations, or silent letters.4. Draw a line from vowel to vowel.5. Pattern6. Divide7. Accent8. Code9. Read

Spelling Base words with Dots• Procedures• Look and Listen• Echo• Unblend and make dots on paper• Touch the dots and spell• Name and Write• Code and Read

Spelling Procedures

Syllable types for spelling

Spelling• bat• pinch• star• five• box• coin• candle

Teaching reading is rocket science.Louisa Moats