What is a syllable juncture pattern?
Syllable juncture is a term used to identify the point at which two syllables join. The patterns that exist between vowels and consonants at this point sends cues to the reader/speller about the likely point of division that might be useful for decoding or encoding a new word.
What are the six syllable patterns?
There are six syllable types that make this possible: closed, open, silent e, vowel pair, r-controlled, and final stable syllable. Every word has at least one vowel.
What is a syllable pattern word?
A syllable is a unit of pronunciation uttered without interruption, loosely, a single sound. All words are made from at least one syllable. Patterns of syllables can be shown with C and V (C for ‘consonant’, V for ‘vowel’). Closed syllables are often shown as CVC (such as got), and open syllables as CV (such as go).
When to use feature m in syllable juncture?
Students learn that when first vowel is short and closed in by a consonant, the consonant doubles to keep the vowel sound short. When the first vowel is long and ends with a vowel, it is an open syllable, so the consonant at the juncture is not doubled. Stressed syllables come up with Feature M.
What’s the best way to teach syllable juncture?
Sort by vowel sound or number of vowels in middle. Short vowel words that end in a single consonant versus a consonant pair (ex: pad / cast, sit / wish, fit / find). Sort their inflected forms fitting and finding. Root words that end in E and Y with inflected forms (make/making, cry/crying/cried). Compare with other vowel forms (look, mail).
When is the consonant at the juncture not doubled?
When the first vowel is long and ends with a vowel, it is an open syllable, so the consonant at the juncture is not doubled. Stressed syllables come up with Feature M.
What makes the syllables and affixes stage special?
Let’s take a look at what makes the Syllables and Affixes stage special first! Elementary students who fall into the Syllables and Affixes stage of word study are typically able to spell most single-syllable, short and long vowel words, and high-frequency words correctly.