play with syllables so kids hear sounds in words | reading tip 10 #raiseareader

One of my earliest memories of feeling confused in school was the day my teacher tried to teach us about syllables.

She had us put our hands on our chin and then feel our chin move up and down as we opened our mouths, vocalizing each syllable of a word.

Yep.

Except that because we were so young–and so many of us were confused–our chins were all moving at different times.

There was no synchronous counting of syllables. Just a whole bunch of confused Kindergartners or first graders, with hands on chins, trying to hear and feel syllables and wondering what the heck our teacher was talking about.

I have an easier way, friends, to help kids ‘play’ with syllables.

You’ll love it.

Check it out:

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