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.