English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.2

Determine and use the correct syllable type(s) to decode unfamiliar multisyllabic words, including open, closed, vowel-consonant-e, r-controlled, vowel team (including diphthongs), consonant-le, and leftovers“ including odd and schwa syllables.“

COS Examples

Examples: dam-age, ac-tive, na-tion

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • Syllable types are patterns of phoneme-grapheme correspondences that help divide words into parts with one vowel sound which can be easily decoded.

Skills

  • Decode words with more than one syllable using their knowledge of common syllable types: open, closed, vowel-consonant-e, r-controlled, 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

  • Determine
  • Decode
  • Multisyllabic words
  • Syllable types
  • Open syllable
  • Closed syllable
  • Vowel-consonant-e syllable
  • r-controlled syllable
  • Vowel team syllable
  • Diphthongs
  • Consonant-le syllable
  • Odd syllable
  • Schwa syllable
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