We are leaning that syllables are the beats in words. We started with sounding out the beats in our names then moved on to other familiar words based around our topics, likes and interests . 🤩. A great pre reading strategy that helps to bridge the gap between hearing a whole word and segmenting it into smaller, manageable chunks (e.g., cat-er-pil-lar), which is essential for decoding, spelling, and vocabulary development.
