Teaching syllable types: Two syllable words with a VC/CV pattern - wombat words

Overview

Literacy specialist Elaine Stanley presents this explanation of how to teach spelling generalisations related to two-syllable words that have a VC/CV pattern (known as wombat words).

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Resources mentioned in the video

Phonics lesson slides: Two-syllable words with vc/cv pattern [1:05]

Phonics lesson student worksheet: Two-syllable words with vc/cv pattern [1:07]

Explicit instruction for phonics – an instructional model [1:59]

Daily review example slide set [7:50]

 Who is this video for?

Foundation to Year 2 teachers; school leaders

What will you learn?

How to teach students to break words into syllables to help with reading and spelling

How to teach students the generalisations about reading and spelling two-syllable words with a VC/CV pattern (known as wombat words)

How to implement a ‘wombat word’ lesson using an instructional model for reading and spelling

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