DecodeForge se yon atelye lekti estriktire pou gran lektè k ap li anba nivo yo. Segwyn, mèt dekodè a, ak tout ekip la montre ou chak yon jès pou dekode mo. Antrènman an prive; yon fo pa pa janm yon echèk.
DecodeForge is a structured-literacy workshop for older readers who read below grade level. Segwyn the master decoder and the crew each show one decoding move. Practice is private; a slip is never a failure.
This home-language support is added alongside English — it never replaces it. Your English words don't go away.
Words
Each English word is shown with its Kreyòl Ayisyen meaning and an example. Tap 🔊 to hear it.
SegwynSegment & blend (mentor) — slides a word apart into its sounds and back together
Separe epi melanje son: ou separe yon mo an son li yo, epi ou remete son yo ansanm (/s/–/o/–/l/ → « sun »).
“Separe mo a an son li yo, epi remete son yo ansanm — se sa ki dekode.”
“Slide the word apart into its sounds, then slide the sounds back together — that's decoding.”
sun↔solèy
Solèy la klere nan maten.
map↔kat (plan)
Mwen sèvi ak yon kat pou jwenn wout la.
step↔pa
Chak pa mennen ou yon ti kras pi lwen.
ChipSyllable division — chips a big word into syllable chunks you can say
Divizyon an silab: ou koupe yon gwo mo an ti moso (silab) ou ka di — menm jan nou koupe silab nan Kreyòl.
“Yon gwo mo se sèlman ti moso youn dèyè lòt — koupe li, epi di chak moso.”
“A long word is just short chunks in a row — chip it, then say each chunk.”
rabbit↔lapen
Lapen an sote vit (rab-bit).
napkin↔sèvyèt
Sèvi ak yon sèvyèt pou siye bouch ou (nap-kin).
basket↔panye
Panye a plen fwi (bas-ket).
DigbyDigraphs — fuses two letters into ONE sound (the 'one-breath' trick)
Digraf: de lèt ki fè YON sèl son (jès « yon-souf » la) — sh, ch, th chak fè yon sèl son nouvo.
“De lèt, yon sèl souf — sh, ch, th chak fè yon sèl son nouvo.”
“Two letters, one breath — sh, ch, th each make a single new sound.”
ship↔bato
Bato a ap vwayaje sou lanmè a.
chin↔manton
Li kenbe manton l nan men l.
thin↔mens
Fèy papye a mens anpil.
BlendaConsonant blends — smashes a cluster together so each sound still shows
Melanj konsòn: ou mete yon gwoup konsòn ansanm men ou toujou tande chak son — st-, bl-, cr-.
“Nan yon melanj ou toujou tande chak son — st-, bl-, cr- glise ansanm men yo pa fonn.”
“In a blend you still hear every sound — st-, bl-, cr- glide together but don't merge.”
stop↔kanpe
Kanpe lè limyè a wouj.
blue↔ble
Syèl la ble jodi a.
crab↔krab
Krab la mache sou kote.
Silent EllieSilent / magic-e — stands silent at a word's end and makes the vowel say its name
E ki pa pale / e majik: li rete an silans nan bout mo a epi li fè vwayèl la di non pa l — cap vin cape.
“Mwen rete an silans nan bout la — men mwen fè vwayèl la di pwòp non pa l: cap vin cape.”
“I stay silent at the end — but I make the vowel say its own name: cap becomes cape.”
cape↔kap (rad)
Ewo a mete yon kap sou zepòl li.
bike↔bisiklèt
Mwen monte bisiklèt mwen an nan lakou a.
note↔nòt
Li ekri yon ti nòt pou manman l.
SylvaVowel teams — pairs two vowels so the first does the talking
Ekip vwayèl: de vwayèl ki mache ansanm — an jeneral se premye a ki pale (rain, seat, boat).
“Lè de vwayèl mache ansanm, an jeneral se premye a ki pale — rain, seat, boat.”
“When two vowels walk together, the first one usually does the talking — rain, seat, boat.”
rain↔lapli
Lapli a tonbe tout jounen an.
seat↔chèz (plas)
Chèche yon plas pou ou chita.
boat↔kannòt
Kannòt la flote sou dlo a.
PrefaPrefixes — clips a meaning-unit onto the FRONT of a word
Prefiks: yon ti bout sans ou tache DEVAN yon mo — « un- » vle di pa, « re- » vle di ankò.
“Yon prefiks ale devan epi li chanje sans lan — « un- » vle di pa, « re- » vle di ankò.”
“A prefix goes on the front and changes the meaning — 'un-' means not, 're-' means again.”
unhappy↔pa kontan✓ cognate
Li pa kontan (un- = pa; menm ide ak « un- » anglè a).
redo↔refè✓ cognate
Refè travay la (re- = ankò, menm jan ak Kreyòl la).
preview↔apèsi (gade davans)✓ cognate
Yon apèsi montre ou yon ti bout davans (pre- = anvan).
RootleyRoots / bases — holds the meaning core everything attaches to
Rasin / baz: li kenbe nwayo sans lan tout lòt moso tache sou li — jwenn rasin lan, w ap debloke yon fanmi mo.
“Mwen se nwayo sans lan — jwenn mwen epi w ap debloke tout yon fanmi mo.”
“I'm the meaning core — find me and you can unlock a whole family of words.”
port (carry)↔pòte (rasin: pote)✓ cognate
Rasin « port » vle di pote — menm rasin lan nan « transpò ».
spect (look)↔spect (rasin: gade)✓ cognate
Rasin « spect » vle di gade — li nan « enspekte » epi « spektatè ».
dict (say)↔dict (rasin: di)✓ cognate
Rasin « dict » vle di di — li nan « diksyonè » epi « dikte ».
FixbySuffixes — tacks a meaning-unit onto the END and guards the spelling-change rule
Sifiks: yon ti bout sans ou tache NAN BOUT epi ki veye règ chanjman òtograf la — happy + ness = happiness.
“Yon sifiks ale nan bout — epi gade òtograf la chanje: happy + ness = happiness.”
“A suffix goes on the end — and watch the spelling change: happy + ness = happiness.”
kindness↔jantiyès
Jantiyès li touche tout moun (kind + ness).
helpful↔itil / ede
Yon zanmi itil toujou vin ede (help + ful).
running↔k ap kouri
Timoun yo k ap kouri nan lakou a (run + ning).
FluennaFluency — reads the same passage until it flows (repeated reading)
Fasilite (fluency): ou li menm tèks la ankò jiskaske li koule — li ankò epi ankò, dousman, pa yon kous.
“Li li ankò, epi ankò — fasilite se dous e ak santiman, se pa yon kous.”
“Read it again, and again — fluency is smooth and with feeling, never a race.”
smooth↔dous / san eksè
Lekti a dous kounye a, san eksè.
expression↔ekspresyon✓ cognate
Li li avèk ekspresyon (menm mo ak « expression » anglè a — rasin Laten).
MapperPhoneme-grapheme mapping — maps each sound to its spelling tile
Kalke son-lèt: chak son jwenn kazye lèt li — kalke son yo sou lèt yo epi òtograf la vin gen sans.
“Chak son jwenn yon kazye — kalke son yo sou lèt yo epi òtograf la vin gen sans.”
“Every sound gets a tile — map the sounds to the letters and the spelling makes sense.”
fish↔pwason
Pwason an naje nan dlo a (f-i-sh).
duck↔kanna
Kanna a naje nan letan an (d-u-ck).
A translanguaging-informed vocabulary + access support for multilingual learners — NEVER a claim to 'close the EL gap' or replace bilingual instruction. The home language is an asset. Written and checked by a person — not machine-translated.
