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Reverse
Syllable Awareness Procedure 1. Ask children to turn on their “reverse switches .” (This can be a twist of the nose or a tweak of the ears .) Ask children to try different activities in reverse, such as marching or walking . Have children sit in reverse (turning to face backwards) . Tell them that they will now say words in reverse . 2. Ask two children to stand side by side . One child says the word cow each time you gesture toward them; the other child says the word boy at your signal . Gesture to the first child several times so you hear cow, cow, cow . Gesture to the other child: boy, boy, boy . Gesture back and forth: cow, boy (pause) cow, boy . Ask the children what word they hear (cowboy) . 3. Tell children you are going to guide them to say the word cowboy in reverse . First, gesture to the child who says boy, then to the child who says cow . The result is boy—cow, or cowboy in reverse! Ask all children to say boy—cow . 4. Continue with additional words . Use compound words initially, such as those provided in the table on the next page . See the table on the next page for sample words . Differentiate or Extend ▲ Challenge children by reversing the syllables in twosyllable words that are not compound words . For example, mommy (/mē/—/mŏm/), or funny (/nē/—/fŭn/) . ▲ Include children’s names that are two or more syllables . (Kayla, for example, becomes /Lә/—/kā/) . Reverse your own name if it consists of two syllables . Reverse! Objective Students will change the order of spoken syllables in two-syllable words by segmenting, deleting, and blending syllables . Overview This activity engages children in reversing the order of the syllables in two-syllable words . Materials none School-Home Connection Ask children to think of words they use at home with their families, and practice reversing the words . Encourage children to use the reversed words with their families that evening . For example, they might ask, “When is ner—din?” instead of “When is dinner?” and “May I have some cakes—pan?” instead of, “May I sample samplehave some pancakes?”
Syllable Awareness
Sample Two-Syllable Words Compound Words Noncompound Words
airplane backyard baseball bedroom birthday bookcase cookbook daylight football moonlight notebook outside playground sailboat someday crayon father finger frighten happy kitten mother mountain music paper pencil rabbit recess student teacher Additional words are provided in Lists A and B in the Word Lists section of the Appendix.
