Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone!

 

Over the last few weeks, #phonologicalfriday has been focusing on syllables. This is the fifth post in a 7 part series on syllable types written by Massey University’s Dr. Tom Nicholson. He has previously written on closed syllables, open syllables and vowel-consonant-e syllables. This week he has created a sample lesson plan for teaching the r- affected vowel pattern.

In the r-affected vowel pattern, the vowel will often be coarticulated with the /r/ and lose its identity as either a long or short vowel sound. Many words of Latin origin have a r-affected vowel sound in them. Sometimes it is also called an r-controlled or r-coloured vowel sound.

The r-affected vowel syllable pattern is where the vowel and the R go together as in RADAR and CARPET. This means that in r-affected vowel syllables, the syllable break is after the R.

Opening of the lesson

Teacher: How many syllables in RADAR?

Student: Two – I can hear them – RA-DAR

Teacher: Great job! The important thing to remember when you read words like RADAR is that one of the syllables has a r-affected vowel, and you need to keep the vowel and the R together.

Middle of the lesson

Teacher: There are many multi-syllable words with r-affected vowel patterns. Read this list of AR syllable words with me

List 1List 2
arguearrest
artistarrive
armadaarsenic
armyarthritis
arsonArthur
arcadearticle

Close of the lesson

Teacher: What syllable type did we study today?

Student: The r affected vowel syllable

Teacher: Very good, quite close. It was the r-affected vowel syllable pattern where the vowel and the following R go together. Remember that when you come to a long word, check off the vowels. If there is an AR, ER, IR, OR, or UR then the vowel goes with the following R

 

Dr. Tom Nicholson is a freelance writer, formerly a professor of education at Massey University in New Zealand and a member of the Reading Hall of Fame. One day, in the future, he plans to have his own website, write a children’s book on phonics and how it can help you to read, and learn how to sketch with proper perspective.

You can contact Dr. Nicholson at: t.nicholson@massey.ac.nz

Reference:

Henry, M. (2010). Unlocking Literacy: Effective decoding & spelling instruction (2nded.). Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co.

Stanback, M. L. (1992). Syllable and rune otters for teaching reading: Analysis of a frequency-based vocabulary of 17,602 words. Annals of Dyslexia, 42, 196-221.

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