Syllable Snappers Student Drill Syllable Snappers Drill
Multisyllabic Word Encoding • 5-Level Difficulty Progression
Name:
Date:
4-Step Routine 1. Hear it → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
A Drill Set 1: Five Levels of Increasing Difficulty
Listen to coach dictation • Fill each chunk box
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
Set 1 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read whole word
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Drill Set 2: Progressive Mastery Set
Levels 1 → 5 Transfer
Word 6 • Level 1: Compound ★☆☆☆☆
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
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Word 7 • Level 2: Closed & Blends ★★☆☆☆
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
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Word 8 • Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R ★★★☆☆
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
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Word 9 • Level 4: Vowel Team / Open ★★★★☆
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
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Word 10 • Level 5: 3-Syllable Power Word ★★★★★
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
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C Sentence Dictation (Encoding in Context)
Listen to whole sentence • Repeat • Write carefully
Sentence 1: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Period
Sentence 2: Listen for multisyllabic target words
My Progress:
Level 1–2 Pro Level 3–4 Star Level 5 Master
Coach Initials: Page 2 of 2
Syllable Snappers Paraprofessional Guide Para Master Guide Tier 2 Intervention • Drills 1 to 6
Syllable Snappers Facilitator Script
Pacing: 15 Mins / Drill
6 Progressive Drill Sessions
The 4-Step "Snap & Spell" Routine (Use every session)
Verbatim cues in bold quotes
1. Say & Echo
"The word is sunset. Say it with me."
Student echoes aloud clearly.
2. Tap the Beats
"Hand under chin: sun - set. How many beats?"
Student taps dots (1, 2, 3).
3. Chunk & Spell
"Spell chunk 1 /sun/ in box 1. Chunk 2 /set/ in box 2."
Student writes chunks separately.
4. Blend & Verify
"Slide your finger under both boxes. Read: sunset."
Writes whole word on line.
The 5-Level Difficulty Hierarchy in Every Drill
★ Level 1: Compound Two base words joined together (sunset, sandbox).
★★ Level 2: Blends Closed syllables with blends & digraphs (contest, dentist).
★★★ Level 3: VCe / R Silent-E (reptile) & Bossy-R (winter, camper).
★★★☆ Level 4: Vowel Team Vowel teams (rainbow, sailboat) & open syllables.
★★★★★ Level 5: 3-Beats 3 distinct chunks (fantastic, magnetic, inventor).
Drill 1: Detailed Spoken Script & Model
Student sees blank boxes • Para dictates
Item • Level Word Syllables Verbatim Spoken Coaching Script Word 1 • L1 sunset sun • set "The word is sunset . Tap: /sun/ - /set/. Chunk 1 is /sun/. Chunk 2 is /set/. Both are short closed vowels. Slide and read!" Word 2 • L2 contest con • test "The word is contest . Tap beats: con - test. Chunk 1 is /con/. In chunk 2 /test/, listen for the /st/ blend at the end." Word 3 • L3 reptile rep • tile "The word is reptile . In chunk 2 /tile/, the vowel sound is long /ī/. What magic silent letter makes I say its name?" Word 4 • L4 rainbow rain • bow "The word is rainbow . Chunk 1 has the /ā/ team spelled ai . Chunk 2 has the /ō/ team spelled ow . Slide and read!"
Syllable Snappers Drill Two #2
Drill 2 of 6 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 2 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Three #3
Drill 3 of 6 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 3 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Four #4
Drill 4 of 6 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 4 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Five #5
Drill 5 of 6 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 5 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Six #6
Drill 6 of 6 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 6 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Seven #7
Drill 7 of 8 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 7 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Eight #8
Drill 8 of 8 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 8 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Nine #9
Drill 9 of 12 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 9 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Ten #10
Drill 10 of 12 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 10 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Eleven #11
Drill 11 of 12 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 11 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Drill Twelve #12
Drill 12 of 12 Tier 2 Intervention • Grade 3
Syllable Snappers Practice Drill
Name:
Date:
Routine 1. Hear → 2. Tap Beats → 3. Spell Chunks → 4. Read & Check
Tap Track: 1 2 3
Word 1 Level 1: Compound Word
★☆☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 2 Level 2: Closed & Blends
★★☆☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 3 Level 3: Silent-E / Bossy-R
★★★☆☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 4 Level 4: Vowel Team / Open
★★★★☆ 2 beats
Syllable 1
Syllable 2
=
Whole Word
Word 5 Level 5: 3-Syllable Challenge
★★★★★ 3 beats
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
=
Whole Word
C Sentence Dictation Drill
Echo sentence • Tap word count • Write carefully
Coach Dictation Sentence: Capital letter • Finger spaces • Punctuation
Drill 12 Check: Tapped beats Wrote chunks Read aloud
Coach Initials:
Syllable Snappers Paraprofessional Guide Two Para Master Guide 2 Tier 2 Intervention • Drills 7 to 12
Syllable Snappers Facilitator Script
Pacing: 15 Mins / Drill
Advanced Drills 7 to 12
Advanced Syllable Division Focus for Drills 7 to 12
Reinforce during coaching
1. Vowel Teams Stay Together
Teams like ea, ee, ai, ow, oa count as ONE vowel beat and never split across syllable boxes.
2. Magic Silent-E Anchor
In VCe chunks (-pole, -cape, -pede), the silent-E stays in the same chunk box as its long vowel.
3. Multisyllabic "-ic" Rule
Words with 2+ syllables that end in the /ik/ sound (electric, atlantic, gymnastic) always end with C , never CK.
Drill 7 Verbatim Script Target Words & Dictation
5 words • 1 sentence
L1: backpack back • pack
"Two base words: /back/ + /pack/. Both use -ck after short vowel."
L2: helmet hel • met
"Tap: /hel/ - /met/. Hear the /l/ in chunk 1 and /t/ in chunk 2."
L3: tadpole tad • pole
"Chunk 1 /tad/. Chunk 2 /pole/ has magic silent-e making O say /ō/."
L4: seaweed sea • weed
"Double vowel teams: /sea/ with 'ea' and /weed/ with 'ee'!"
L5: electric e • lec • tric
"3 beats: e - lec - tric! Multisyllabic ending /ik/ is spelled C!"
Drill 7 Dictation: "Put your blue helmet in the backpack." (7 words)
Drill 8 Verbatim Script Target Words & Dictation
5 words • 1 sentence
L1: cupcake cup • cake
"Compound: /cup/ + /cake/. Chunk 2 has magic silent-e for /ā/."
L2: basket bas • ket
"Chunk 1 /bas/ has /s/. Chunk 2 starts with K: /ket/."
L3: monster mon • ster
"Tap: /mon/ - /ster/. Listen for blend /st/ + bossy-r /er/."
L4: mailbox mail • box
"Chunk 1 /mail/ uses vowel team 'ai'. Chunk 2 is /box/."
L5: dinosaur din • o • saur
"3 beats: din - o - saur! Chunk 3 /saur/ uses 'au' team."
Drill 8 Dictation: "The friendly monster left a cupcake in the mailbox." (9 words)
Drill 9 Verbatim Script Target Words & Dictation
5 words • 1 sentence
L1: starfish star • fish
"Two words: /star/ with bossy-r 'ar' + /fish/ with digraph 'sh'."
L2: cactus cac • tus
"Tap: /cac/ - /tus/. Both are closed short vowel chunks."
L3: silver sil • ver
