EDUC 630
Kahoot! Syllable Review Activity
Informal Lesson Plan
When students struggle to read multisyllable words, it is often beneficial to break those words up into syllables. This will allow the student to be able to sound out each syllable and then they can blend the syllables back together to read the whole word (i.e., com-put-er, Wash-ing-ton, and representative). In the same way, when a student struggles to understand the meaning of a word, breaking up the word into syllables can help the student to analyze the meaning. By breaking the word apart, students can identify suffixes, prefixes, roots. Once they define the word parts, they can bring the parts together to determine the meaning of a word (i.e., octo-pus, tri-cy-cle, teach-er, and de-part-ment). To review syllables, we discuss three main points, and practice (whole group, oral and written activities) for each point.
The first point is that syllables can by counted by clapping, humming, placing you hand under your chin as you say the word, or by identifying the vowel sounds (i.e., ham, water, and alphabet). Each syllable must have a single vowel sound. The second point is that syllables are broken up using specific rules. (i.e., divide between consonants in the middle, do not divide blends or digraphs, and divide before a suffix or after a prefix) (Braun, 2015). The third point is to identify syllable types which will help to reader to visualize the syllables more quickly (i.e., open, closed, magic -e, and consonant -le).
Reflection
I chose to create a Kahoot! quiz to accompany my lessons on syllables. This is a site I am vaguely familiar with, but have never worked with it before now. Students can log on to the Kahoot quiz individually or it can be used as a whole class, interactive activity using an interactive display and one-to-one devices. When students log on, they choose a nickname and then they answer questions to compete for points. The interactive and competitive components are very engaging for students and keep them interested in the activity. In reference to the RAT Matrix purposed by Hughes, this interactive activity would fit into the categories of replacement and amplification (Roblyer & Hughes, 2019). Though this interactive quiz will replace a more traditional oral presentation or written worksheet, it also provides an amplification that will bring a deeper level of understanding to the topic. The reports provided by Kahoot! allow for more efficient productivity and data collection.
References
Braun, H. (2015). Kid-friendly syllable rules. The Classroom Key. https://www.theclassroomkey.com/2014/09/kid-friendly-syllable-rules.html
Kahoot. (2021). About us. Kahoot. https://kahoot.com/company/
Roblyer, M. D. & Hughes, J. E. (2019). Integrating educational technology into teaching: Transforming learning across disciplines (8th ed.). Pearson.
Reference of Images
All images used in the creation of this Kahoot! activity were found at Clipart-Library.
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