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Syllable Workshop: Hear and Choose
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Today I am practising: discriminating words with different syllable counts
1
Listen: cat or kitten. Circle the word with more beats.
2
Listen: dog or dinosaur. Circle the word with more beats.
3
Listen: pen or pencil. Draw a box for the shorter word.
4
Clap both words in sun / sunflower.
5
Say which pair has the same number of beats: rabbit / apple or rabbit / butterfly.
6
Ask an adult for two words and tell which has more beats.
- Cover the written choices while saying each pair the first time.
- Repeat both words in the same voice and pace; do not stretch one to give away the answer.
- Ask the learner to demonstrate the beats after choosing, not merely point.