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Okay, so I get it...at first, the idea of making students categorize words feels like overkill.⁠ ⁠ “Why are we categorizing words?”⁠ “Can't we just say what it means or read it and move on?”⁠ ⁠ But here’s what I kept see
One of the things my students struggle with the most is the difference between these two questions.⁠ ⁠ “How many syllables?” vs. “How many sounds?”⁠ ⁠ They’ll say:⁠ “Isn’t that the same thing?”⁠ “
Ever feel like you're doing all the right things and the data still isn't moving the way it should?⁠ ⁠ If you've taken the courses, read the books, layered in phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension… and you still find yourself at the
Listen, I know this is controversial, but we still like targeting syllable types in our instruction.⁠ ⁠ Now, I know that some experts in the field hate them because they feel like it overcomplicates reading, and I totally understand that perspective.

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