The 'Phonological Awareness Screening Assessment' by Liz Kane identified that syllables were an area my tamariki need learn. I began by explicitly teaching the whole class about syllables. We clapped the syllables in our names as we called the roll and used these picture cards from Twinkl (pictured below) to practice clapping the syllables in words. We practiced this in short burst throughout the school day over a few weeks, only ever spending a few minutes at a time... a few times a day practicing.
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I then introduced the class to this syllable game (Here is a link to the syllable game). At this point, we had already spent a few weeks practicing clapping syllables together. It was a joy to see the children all joining in the game and excitedly clapping and counting the syllables in words with their friends.
Side note - this was also a great way to build vocabulary!
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Nga mihi nui!
Wow that's awesome! This is such a brilliant idea to learn the syllables. I did a 'Haiku Poem' with my class and they also counted the syllables by clapping. Absolutely, I agree this is a great way to work on their vocabulary!
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