[senco-forum] Re: "synthesising"multi-syllable words

Splitting words into syllables can be made more concrete for people

What a brilliant idea.  Thanks, Philiippa.   Jill
On 12 Jun 2006, at 18:33, The Bodiens wrote:

> Splitting words into syllables can be made more concrete for people  
> if they
> hold their hand under their chin and count the chin movements.   
> Sometimes
> children, if just counting without doing this (such as tapping out  
> with
> their hands), will count the phonemes and tell you there are three  
> syllables
> in words like "cat".  Chin movements are a much safer bet and they  
> make for
> a fun game!
>
> Philippa
>
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> Hutchins
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> Subject: [senco-forum] Re: "synthesising"multi-syllable words
>
> On 12:00 Sharon Fawcitt wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me how I can help her?
>
> If u say the syllables can she synthesise them?
>
> Can she do the process in reverse?
> e.g. if u say a multi-syllable word
> and say how many syllables it has,
> can she split it into that number of syllables?
> Start just with 2-syllable, then 3, then more.
>
> Then, immediately, later, next day,
> can she synthesise syllables
> for words that she has split?
>
> Jean
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> RSA Dip SpLD, AMBDA, retired.
> E-mail: JeanHutchins2000 at yahoo.co.uk
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