Grade 3 ELAR TEKS 3.2A (ii):Syllable Types in Multisyllabic Words

Learning Target: I can read and spell multisyllabic words by identifying and decoding open and closed syllables.

Focuses On:

• Identifying open and closed syllables in words
• Encoding words with open and closed syllables through spelling practice

Builds On:

2.2Biii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

Next Level:

4.2Aii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

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This lesson is designed to support student understanding to decode multisyllabic words with open and closed syllables. It starts with a quick warm up on common consonant digraphs.

The two instructional blocks in this lesson focus on decoding open and closed syllables. The first instructional block gives students the opportunity to practice saying a variety of words and understanding why a syllable is open or closed. They will also learn to decode common words with this spelling pattern using context from a paragraph of text.

The second instructional block focuses on identifying and correctly spelling words with open and closed syllables. Students focus on understanding the difference and determining the correct spelling of words with this spelling pattern.

Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and put their learning into context. 

Learning Target: I can read and spell multisyllabic words by identifying and decoding vowel team syllables.

Focuses On:

• Vowel teams in multisyllabic words
• Encoding words with various vowel teams through spelling practice

Builds On:

2.2Biii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

Next Level:

4.2Aii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

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This lesson is designed to support student understanding to decode and spell multisyllabic words with vowel teams. It starts with a warm up to help students practice the long "o" sound.

The first instructional block allows students to practice reading and saying multisyllabic words with vowel teams such as "ai", "oa", "ee", "ea""oi", "ow", and "ou".

The second instructional block focuses on encoding words with the practiced vowel teams through explicit spelling instruction.

Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and put their learning into context. 

Learning Target: I can read and spell multisyllabic words by identifying and decoding VCe (vowel-consonant-e) syllable.​

Focuses On:

• Understanding the impact of the magic e
• Explicit instruction on the VCe syllable and the sounds that are made
• Decoding multisyllabic words with the VCe syllable

Builds On:

2.2Biii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

Next Level:

4.2Aii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

Read More:

This lesson is designed to support student understanding to decode and spell multisyllabic words with the VCe syllable. It starts with a warm up to help students practice sorting syllables with long vowels and short vowels.

The two instructional blocks in this lesson focus on understanding the VCe rule and decoding multisyllabic words that follow the pattern. The first instructional block allows students to practice reading and saying multisyllabic words and identifying the VCe syllable.

The second instructional block focuses on determining which words follow the VCe pattern and learning to spell them correctly.

Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and put their learning into context. 

Learning Target: I can read and spell words by identifying and decoding r-controlled syllables.​

Focuses On:

• Decoding R-controlled syllables with "ar", "or", "er", "ir", and "ur"
• Encoding R-controlled syllables with "ar", "or", "er", "ir", and "ur" through spelling practice

Builds On:

2.2Biii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

Next Level:

4.2Aii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

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This lesson is designed to support student understanding to decode, spell, and understand r-controlled syllables. Students begin with a warmup to sort compound words, followed by explicit instruction on the r-controlled syllables and sounds they make.

In the first instructional block, students focus on syllables with the "ar", "or", "er", "ir", and "ur" pattern. Students learn to identify, pronounce, and decode words that follwo this pattern within the context of passages of text.

The second instructional block works on encoding words following these vowel patterns, allowing students plenty of opportunity to practice spelling these words.

Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and put their learning into context. 

Learning Target: I can read and spell words by identifying and decoding final stable syllables.​

Focuses On:

• Identify and use final stable syllables in multisyllabic words
• Encoding words with final stable syllables through spelling practice

Builds On:

2.2Biii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

Next Level:

4.2Aii:

Decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

Read More:

This lesson is designed to support student understanding to decode, spell, and understand multisyllabic words with a final stable syllable. Students start with a quick warm up activity to sort words based on the number of syllables.

This lesson gives explicit instruction on decoding and encoding words with final stable syllables. The first instructional block teaches students to identify and practice reading multisyllabic words with a final stable syllable in sentences and passages.

The second instructional block gives students deliberate practice encoding words that follow this pattern through spelling practice.

Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and put their learning into context.