Syllables

The third component of structured literacy is syllables.  A syllable is one small part of a word that contains a vowel sound as is pronounced as a unit.  Words have at least one syllable and can have as many as six or more syllables.  An example of a one-syllable word is cat. An example of a two-syllable work is today.  It can be broken into the syllables of to-day.

There are six syllable types students must learn to decode words successfully.

The chart below defines the six syllable types.

Syllable Types graphic
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