Syllables in colour
Each word can show its syllables in colour, on every resource, as an aid to reading and splitting words.
Lexikit now splits words into syllables and colours them in turn: “ba·na·ne”, “cho·co·lat”. Syllables in colour appear on cards, bingo boards, worksheets and in the lexicon.
Why colour
For a beginning reader, a word is a long string of letters. Colour shows where one syllable ends and where the next begins. The child can read piece by piece, then put the pieces together. Over time, the eye learns to make this split without help, and the colour can go.
Word by word
Syllables are turned on word by word, and each split can be changed by hand. A class that splits “pa·pi·llon” (butterfly) and another that prefers “pa·pil·lon” each keep their own way.
