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Help children hear the parts inside words before asking them to read those words on a page. Science of Reading: Syllable Sorting is a hands-on Montessori language activity designed to strengthen phonological awareness by helping children identify and segment words into syllables.

Using picture cards and visual sorting guides, children say the name of each image, clap or count its syllables, and sort it according to the number of word parts they hear. The material includes five sets of picture cards and provides practice sorting words with one, two, three, or four syllables.

Grounded in principles associated with the Science of Reading, syllable segmentation helps children understand that spoken words can be broken into smaller units of sound; an important step in the progression toward phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, and spelling.

The realistic picture cards keep the work concrete and accessible, while the sorting format encourages repetition, self-directed practice, vocabulary development, auditory discrimination, and careful listening. Ideal for Montessori language shelves, small-group presentations, literacy centers, intervention work, homeschool instruction, and independent follow-up.