Teaching syllable types: Two syllable words - emu words, galah words and turtle words

Overview

Literacy specialist Elaine Stanley presents this explanation of how to teach generalisations related to a range of two-syllable word types to support students’ reading and spelling.

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Resources mentioned in the video

Literacy Hub phonics progression [1:35]

Decodable words and sentences [1:42]

Who is this video for?

Foundation to Year 2 teachers; school leaders

What will you learn?

How to teach students the generalisation about two-syllable words where the first syllable in the word is open and has a v/cv pattern (known as emu words)

How to teach students the generalisation about two-syllable words where the first syllable in the word is closed and has a vc/c pattern (known as galah words)

How to teach students the generalisation about two-syllable words that contain a consonant -le syllable (known as turtle words)

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