Two Syllable Words

The Startup Reading Two-Syllable Words Workbook is designed as a Language Arts curriculum which provides reading strategies for a solid foundation in literacy.  The objective is for students to expand their vocabulary and comprehension skills, as well as to become independent readers. Students will gain the necessary phonological awareness to analyze and decode two-syllable words. Understanding syllable divisions is imperative for students to decode and read multisyllabic words on their own.

Throughout the Startup Reading Two-Syllable Words Workbook, students divide words into two-syllables and write vowel accent marks before reading the words to provide a visual understanding of the vowel sounds. Examples of two-syllable words with accent marks above the vowels are:

kit|ten        in|vite       rep|tile.

Students continue to use this strategy as they read short stories with decodable and grade-level sight words. Each reading skill is introduced and reinforced through a series of interactive activities to add an element of fun to the lessons.

We are pleased to have the opportunity to provide your child with a positive and rewarding experience for academic success in the foundational skills of learning to read.