English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.8a

Decode multisyllabic words with common syllable patterns, including open/closed, vowel-r, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, and odd or schwa syllables.

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Knowledge

  • Accurately decoding multisyllabic words requires knowledge of common syllable types.
  • Syllable patterns are principles that help divide words into parts with one vowel sound that can be easily decoded.

Skills

  • Decode words with more than one syllable using their knowledge of common syllable types: open, closed, vowel-r, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, odd, and schwa.

Understanding

  • They can decode (read) multisyllabic words by dividing the words into syllables and applying their knowledge of syllable patterns.

Vocabulary

  • Decode
  • Multisyllabic words
  • Common syllable patterns
  • Open syllable
  • Closed syllable
  • vowel-r syllable
  • Vowel-consonant-e syllable
  • Vowel team syllable
  • Consonant-le syllable
  • Odd syllable
  • Schwa syllable
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