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Syllable Guidelines
Syllable Guidelines

Here is a guide to multisyllable words in relation to a student's age.

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Written by Hugo Richard
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Dystech's suggested syllable reading guidelines are based on the regularity of multisyllabic words in children's reading material in relation to their age.

Age

Syllables

6-7 years

1 - 2 Syllables

7-8 years

1 - 3 Syllables

8+ years

1 - 4 Syllables

References:

The information on the table above is informed by normed data and corresponds with standard reading assessments including the Burt Reading Test, Dibels, Fountas & Pinnell, and Lexile.

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