Final Stable Syllable Content Objective: The students will identify word patterns that fit the characteristics of the final stable syllable (Cle, and tion,). Language Objective: The students will read words with the final stable syllable Materials: Procedure: 1. Say the following words: grumble, caption – how many syllables do you hear? (two) 2. Now let’s break these words into syllables -- write them on the board. 3. Teach the spot and dot procedure for breaking words into syllables I. Spot the vowels and them place a dot over the vowel II. Connect the dots with a line and count the number of consonants between the vowels. III. If two consonants, then you will split the word between the consonants. IV. If one consonant, split after the vowel. Say the word, does it sound correct? V. If the word does not sound correct, split after the consonant. Does it sound correct now? Does it sound like a word you know? VI. if Cle, then count back three from the end of the word and them slash before the third letter in (1-2-3-consonant le!) 4. Complete this activity one of two ways – by modeling on the board or as an interactive activity where students hold up word cards for the words. Two other students will hold paper plates over the heads of the students with the vowels. And another student will wear a slash and break up the word. 5. Start with caption (cap/tion) What syllable type is cap? Closed. What about tion? This is called a final stable syllable. 6. Define final stable syllable – Final stable syllables have a consonant followed by an le pattern or a reliable unit such as tion. Final stable syllables have unexpected but reliable pronunciations. 7. Look at grumble. Model how you count back three letters and place the slash before the third letter – grum/ble grum (closed) ble (final stable syllable) 8. Try with the following words on the board: motion friction cackle beagle station 9. Build words with Cle and tion syllables. Students put syllables together and try to build 2-3 syllable words. Write words under Cle and tion categories. Cle Tion Bubble Fiction Garble Caution Rumble Question Sparkle Education Tangle Generation Dwindle Creation Tickle Congestion Pickle Ingestion Cable suggestion Stable Table Middle Eagle cuddle Extension: Take Hardcourt vocabulary and have students analyze words for their syllable types. Cut vocabulary words up and have students build words with those syllables. Can they recreate those words? Can they make new words? Use phoneme/grapheme mapping to help students spell words with multisyllables. tion fic cau ques ca a ges ed gen cre in bub u er con sug gar spar tic sta tan pic ta b d f g k p le rum dwin ca Cle t tion