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"There it is, a really big word. Hmmmm, now what? Rats! Just skip it."

This is a common behavior of students who do not have a plan of action in approaching multisyllabic (big) words in their social studies, science, or other content-area classes. Skipping the big words decreases comprehension of the passage.

Often, reading instruction in decoding ends after second grade, which leaves students to determine how to access those big words on their own—and many fail the task! This webinar will show you how to teach students to attack those big words and, in turn, build a better understanding of what is being read.

Attendees will learn to:

• Describe basic phonics vs word study instruction
• Create a mnemonic for remembering the 6 syllable types
• Utilize common cut patterns in decoding/accessing multisyllabic words
• Use a routine for approaching multisyllabic words