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Contraction Action

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Title:

Contraction Action

URL:

https://www.abcya.com/games/contraction_action

Content Source:

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ABCya
Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

Are you ready for your students to burst into action while practicing contractions? Have them join the fiesta in "Arcade" mode by tapping/clicking on the correct contraction spelling and using the slingshot to make the piñata burst open, or play "Practice" mode to test their knowledge of contractions and hone their slingshot skills.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
10. Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in isolation and in context.

a. Decode multisyllabic words with common syllable patterns, including open/closed, vowel-r, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, and schwa syllables.

b. Apply knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles to decode grade-appropriate multisyllabic words.

Examples: VC/CV, V/CV, VC/V, CV/VC; rab-bit, o-pen, cab-in, li-on

c. Decode and encode words with three-consonant blends and blends containing digraphs.

d. Decode and encode words with consonant digraphs, trigraphs, and combinations.

Examples: qu, sh, ch, th, ph, wh, tch, dge

e. Decode and encode words with variable vowel teams and vowel diphthongs.

Examples: oi, oy; ou, ow; au, aw; oo, ew, ue; ee, ea; igh, ie; ai, ay

f. Decode and encode words with vowel-r combinations.

Examples: ar, air, are, ear, eer, er, ere, eir, ir, or, oar, ore, our, ur

g. Decode and encode words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns.

Examples: wild, most, cold, colt, mind

h. Decode and encode words with a after w read /ä/ and a before l read /â/.

Examples: wash, water, wasp; tall, all, talk, small, fall

i. Decode and encode words with or after w read /er/.

Examples: world, word, worm, worst, work

j. Decode and encode words with the hard and soft sounds of c and g, in context and in isolation.

Examples: c=/k/ before a, o, u, or any consonant and c= /s/ before i, e, or y
g=/g/ before a, o, u, or any consonant and g=/j/ before i, e, or y

k. Decode and encode words with vowel y in the final position of one and two syllable words, distinguishing the difference between the long /ī/ sound in one-syllable words and the long /ē/ sound in two-syllable words, and words with vowel y in medial position, producing the short /ĭ/ sound for these words.

Examples: fly, my; baby, happy; myth, gym

l. Decode words with silent letter combinations.

Examples: kn, mb, gh

m. Decode and encode words with prefixes and suffixes, including words with dropped e and y-to-i changes for suffix addition.

Examples: pro-, trans-, non-, mid-; -ful, -less, -ness, -ed, ing, -es, -er, -est, -en, -y, -ly

n. Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled using predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences, including those that contain only one irregularity.

Examples: decodable - number, way, my, than, word
decodable except for one irregularity - other (o is schwa), from- (o is schwa)
what - (a is schwa or short o depending on dialect)

o. Decode and encode contractions with am, is, has, not, have, would, and will.

Examples: I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't, I've, he'd, they'll
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
10.
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Multisyllabic word construction
  • Syllable division principles
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Isolation
  • In context
10a.
  • Decode
  • Multisyllabic words
  • Common syllable patterns
  • Open syllable
  • Closed syllable
  • vowel-r syllable
  • Vowel-consonant-e syllable
  • Vowel team syllable
  • Consonant-le syllable
  • Schwa syllable
10b.
  • Multisyllabic word construction
  • Syllable division principles
  • Decode
  • Grade-appropriate multisyllabic words
10c.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Three-consonant blends
  • Digraphs
10d.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Consonant digraphs
  • Trigraphs
  • Combinations
10e.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Variable vowel teams
  • Vowel diphthongs
10f.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • vowel-r combinations
10g.
  • Encode
  • Decode
  • Letter patterns
10h.
  • Decode
  • Encode
10i.
  • Decode
  • Encode
10j.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Hard sound
  • Soft sound
  • In context
  • In isolation
10k.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Vowel y
  • Medial position
  • Final position
  • One-syllable words
  • Two-syllable words
  • Long /ī/ sound
  • Long /ē/ sound
  • Short /ĭ/ sound
10l.
  • Decode
  • Silent letter combinations
10m.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Prefixes
  • Suffixes
  • Suffix addition
10n.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Grade-appropriate high frequency words
  • Predictable
  • Decodable
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Irregularity
10o.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Contractions
Knowledge:
10. Student know:
  • Spoken words can be represented in print by using letter symbols (graphemes) to represent sounds (phonemes).
  • Printed words can be read by saying the sound (phoneme) that is represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
  • Multisyllabic words contain more than one syllable, and multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining individual syllables.
  • Syllable division is breaking words apart by the syllables.
  • Decode means to read, and encode means to spell.
  • Decoding and encoding in isolation means reading or spelling a single word, while in context refers to these skills within a larger text.
10a.
  • Accurately decoding multisyllabic words requires knowledge of common syllable types.
  • Syllable patterns are principles that help divide words into parts with one vowel sound that can be easily decoded.
10b.
  • Multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining syllables.
  • Syllable division principles help divide words into parts with one vowel sound based on predictable patterns.
10c.
  • Three-consonant blends are a combination of three consonants in which each represents a phoneme sound.
  • Digraphs are two letter combination that represents a single phoneme sound in which neither letter represents its usual sound.
10d.
  • Digraphs are two letter combination that represents a single phoneme sound in which neither letter represents its usual sound.
  • Trigraphs are three letter combinations that represents a single phoneme sound.
  • Combinations are two letters that frequently appear together and have an associated phoneme.
10e.
  • Vowel teams are a combination of two, three, or four letters that represent for one vowel sound.
  • Variable vowel teams are vowel teams that can make different sounds.
  • Diphthongs are single vowel phonemes that glide in the middle.
10f.
  • vowel-r combinations are a single vowel letter or vowel team followed by r that represents a unique vowel sound.
10g.
  • Words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns.
10h.
  • The sound a makes when it occurs after w.
  • The sound a makes when it occurs before l.
10i.
  • Words that are spelled with an or after w.
  • When an r follows a vowel, the vowel can make a different sound.
10j.
  • The hard sound of c is /k/.
  • The soft sound of c is /s/.
  • The hard sound of g is /g/.
  • The soft sound of g is /j/.
10k.
  • The letter y can make three vowel sounds depending on the number of syllables in the words and its position in a word.
10l.
  • Silent letter combinations, such as kn, mb, gh.
10m.
  • Prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
  • Suffixes are word parts that can be added at the end of the word to change the meaning of the word.
  • Some base words require changes in spelling before a suffix is added.
10n.
  • Grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences as well as those with one irregularity.
10o.
  • Contractions with am, is, has, not, have, would, and will, such as I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't, I've, he'd, they'll.
Skills:
10. Students are able to:
  • Read and spell words accurately in isolation and in context based on their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme relationships, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles.
10a.
  • Decode words with more than one syllable using their knowledge of common syllable types: open, closed, vowel-r, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, and schwa.
10b.
  • Decode grade-appropriate multisyllabic words using knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles; for example, VC/CV, rab-bit; V/CV, o-pen; VC/V, cab-in; CV/VC, li-on.
10c.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with three-consonant blends and blends containing digraphs, such as lunch and shred.
10d.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with consonant digraphs, such as sh, ch ,th, ph, wh.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with consonant trigraphs, such as tch, dge.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with combinations, such as qu.
10e.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with variable vowel teams (examples: ea, ie, oo) and vowel diphthongs (examples: oi, ou).
10f.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with vowel-r combinations, such as ar, air, ear, eer, er, eir, ir, or, our, ur.
10g.
    Accurately decode and encode words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns, such as wild, most, cold, colt, mind.
10h.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with a after w, such as wash, water, wasp.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with a before l, such as tall, all, talk, small, fall.
10i.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with or after w pronounced /er/, such as world, word, worm, worst, work.
10j.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with the hard and soft sounds of c and g, in context and in isolation.
10k.
  • Accurately decode and encode words with vowel y in the final position of one and two syllable words.
  • Distinguish the difference between the long /ī/ sound in one-syllable words (like fly and my) and the long /ē/ sound in two-syllable words (like baby and happy).
  • Accurately decode and encode words with vowel y in medial position, such as myth and gym.
  • 10l.
    • Accurately decode words with silent letter combinations.
    10m.
    • Accurately decode and encode words using prefixes, suffixes, or both.
    • Change the endings of words by dropping the e when adding suffixes or changing the y-to-i, when appropriate.
    10n.
    • Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled using predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences, such as number, way, my, than, word.
    • Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled with one irregularity, such as other, from, what.
    10o.
    • Accurately decode and encode contractions with am, is, has, not, have, would, and will, such as I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't, I've, he'd, they'll.
    Understanding:
    10. Students understand that:
    • To read (decode), they must accurately say the sounds (phonemes) that are represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
    • To spell (encode), they must accurately represent the letter symbols (graphemes) that correspond to the spoken sounds (phonemes).
    • They can use syllable division principles to accurately decode and encode words.
    • They can use their knowledge of the six syllable types to accurately decode and encode words.
    • They will sometimes use these skills in isolation, and other times in context when reading or writing a longer text.
    10a.
    • They can decode (read) multisyllabic words by dividing the words into syllables and applying their knowledge of syllable patterns.
    10b.
    • Multisyllabic words are composed of more than one syllable.
    • They can create words that are multisyllabic by combining individual syllables.
    • They can use the syllable division principles to help with decoding grade-appropriate words.
    10c.
    • When reading or spelling a word with a three-letter consonant blend each consonant produces a sound.
    • When reading or spelling a word with a digraph and a blend, the digraph will be represented by two letters that make one sound, combined with a consonant that produces its sound.
    10d.
    • Some words have special combinations of letters that can be decoded and encoded using their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    10e.
    • Variable vowel teams are also called unpredictable vowel teams because the graphemes make different sounds, such as in meat, head, steak.
    • Vowel diphthongs are a type of vowel team where the mouth position shifts during the production of the single vowel phoneme, such as in boy and cow.
    10f.
    • When an r follows a vowel, the vowel sound frequently changes, and the spellings of these sounds are variable.
    10g.
    • Long-vowel sounds will be produced in words that have the patterns of -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind.
    10h.
    • Adjacent letters and letter position within a word can change the sound a letter produces.
    10i.
    • When or appears after a w in a word, it is pronounced as /er/.
    • When they hear the /er/ sound after the /w/ sound, the word will be spelled with the orvowel combination.
    10j.
    • The letter that follows a c or g determines the sound that c or g will make in a word.
    • C makes a hard sound when it comes before a, o, u, or any consonant, and it makes a soft sound when it comes before i, e, or y.
    • G makes a hard sound when it comes before a, o, u, or any consonant, and it makes a soft sound when it comes before i, e, or y.
    10k.
    • Y can make three vowel sounds: long /ī/, long /ē/, and short /ĭ/.
    • The number of syllables in a word and the position of the vowel y in the word determines how the y is pronounced.
    10l.
    • Some words they read will have silent letter combinations in which one or more letters are silent (doesn't represent a phoneme) but another letter in the combination does represent the phoneme.
    10m.
    • Prefixes are added to the beginning of a base word and some have predictable spelling patterns.
    • Suffixes are added to the end of a base word and some have predictable spelling patterns.
    • Words can be read and spelled by identifying the prefixes or suffixes within the word.
    • Some base words require changes before a suffix is added.
    10n.
    • Some high frequency words have irregular spelling patterns that they must learn to be able to read and spell the words accurately.
    10o.
    • Contractions are made up of two words that are shortened by combining the two words and replacing the omitted letters with an apostrophe.
    English Language Arts
    ELA2021 (2021)
    Grade: 2
    38. Apply knowledge of grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences, multisyllabic word construction, syllable division principles, and spelling rules (or generalizations) to encode words accurately.

    a. Encode grade-appropriate multisyllabic words using knowledge of syllable types, including open, closed, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, vowel-r, and consonant-le.

    b. Apply knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles to encode grade-appropriate words correctly.

    Examples: VC/CV, V/CV, VC/V, CV/VC; rab-bit, o-pen, cab-in, di-et

    c. Encode words with final /v/ and /j/ sounds using knowledge that no English word ends with a, v, or j.

    Examples: have, give, save; cage, rage, budge, lodge

    d. Encode one- and two-syllable words with long and short vowel patterns.

    e. Encode words with two- and three-consonant blends, including those containing digraphs.

    Examples: st, sm, sn, sl, cl, dr, br, bl, str, scr, thr, squ, spl, spr

    f. Encode words with consonant digraphs, trigraphs, and combinations.

    Examples: ph, gh, ch, sh, wh, th, ng, tch, dge, qu

    g. Encode words with the common vowel teams, including diphthongs.

    Examples: ai, ay, ea, ee, ei, igh, oa, ow, ou, ue, ew, eigh

    h. Encode words with vowel-r combinations.

    Examples: ar, or, ir, er, ur, air, ear, oar

    i. Encode words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns.

    Examples: wild, cold, most, colt, mind

    j. Encode words with a after w read /ä/ and a before l read /â/.

    Examples: wash, water, wasp; tall, all, talk, small, fall

    k. Encode words with or after w read /er/.

    Examples: world, word, worm, worst, work

    l. Encode words with hard and soft c and g.

    Examples: carry, cent; game, giraffe

    m. Encode words with vowel y in the final position of one and two syllable words, distinguishing the difference between the long /ī/ sound in one-syllable words and the long /ē/ sound in two-syllable words, and words with vowel y in medial position, producing the short /ĭ/ sound for these words.

    Examples: fly, my; baby, happy; myth, gym

    n. Encode words with prefixes and suffixes, including words with dropped e and y-to-i changes for suffix addition.

    Examples: pro-, trans-, non-, mid-, -ful, -less, -ness, -ed, ing, -es, -er, -est, -en, -y, -ly

    o. Encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled using predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences, including those that contain only one irregularity.

    Examples: decodable - number, way, my, than, word
    decodable except for one irregularity - other (o is schwa); from- (o is schwa);
    what- (a is schwa or short o depending on dialect)

    p. Encode contractions with am, is, has, not, have, would, and will, using apostrophes appropriately.

    Examples: I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't, I've, he'd, they'll

    q. Encode frequently confused homophones accurately, using knowledge of English orthography and meaning to facilitate learning.

    Examples: their/they're/there; eight/ate; cent/scent/sent
    Unpacked Content
    Teacher Vocabulary:
    38.
    • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    • Multisyllabic word construction
    • Syllable division principles
    • Spelling rules
    • Generalizations
    • Encode
    • Accurately
    38a.
    • Encode
    • Multisyllabic
    • Syllable types
    • Open syllable
    • Closed syllable
    • Vowel-consonant-e syllable
    • Vowel team syllable
    • vowel-r syllable
    • Consonant-le syllable
    38b.
    • Multisyllabic word construction
    • Syllable division principles
    • Encode
    38c.
    • Encode
    • Final /v/ sound
    • Final /j/ sound
    38d.
    • Encode
    • One-syllable words
    • Two-syllable words
    • Long vowel patterns
    • Short vowel patterns
    38e.
    • Encode
    • Two-consonant blends
    • Three-consonant blends
    • Digraphs
    38f.
    • Encode
    • Consonant digraphs
    • Trigraphs
    • Combinations
    38g.
    • Encode
    • Vowel teams
    • Diphthongs
    38h.
    • Encode
    • vowel-r combinations
    38i.
    • Encode
    • Patterns
    38j.
    • Encode
    38k.
    • Encode
    38l.
    • Encode
    • Hard c
    • Soft c
    • Hard g
    • Soft g
    38m.
    • Encode
    • Vowel y
    • Medial position
    • Final position
    • One-syllable words
    • Two-syllable words
    • Long /ī/ sound
    • Long /ē/ sound
    • Short /ĭ/ sound
    38n.
    • Encode
    • Prefixes
    • Suffixes
    • Suffix addition
    38o.
    • Encode
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words
    • Predictable
    • Decodable
    • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    • Irregularity
    38p.
    • Encode
    • Contractions
    • Apostrophes
    38q.
    • Encode
    • Frequently confused homophones
    • English orthography
    • Meaning
    • Facilitate
    Knowledge:
    38. Students know:
    • Grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    • Multisyllabic words are words that are composed of two or more syllables.
    • Syllable division principles.
    • Spelling rules (or generalizations).
    • To encode accurately means to spell a word correctly.
    38a.
    • The features of a closed syllable.
    • The features of an open syllable.
    • The features of a vowel-consonant-e syllable.
    • The features of a vowel-r syllable.
    • The features of common vowel team syllables.
    • The features of a consonant-le syllable.
    38b.
    • Multisyllabic words are words that are constructed of two or more syllables.
    • Multisyllabic words can be broken down into single syllables using syllable division principles.
    38c.
    • Words with final /v/ sound.
    • No English word ends with a v.
    • Words with final /j/ sound.
    • No English words end with a j.
    38d.
    • Vowels can make a long sound or a short sound.
    • Each type of vowel sound has predictable spelling patterns.
    38e.
    • Consonant blends are a combination of two or three consonants in which each grapheme represents a phoneme sound.
    • Digraphs are two letter combination that represents a single phoneme sound in which neither letter represents its usual sound.
    38f.
    • Digraphs are two letter combination that represents a single phoneme sound in which neither letter represents its usual sound.
    • Trigraphs are three letter combinations that represents a single phoneme sound.
    • Combinations are two letters that frequently appear together and have an associated phoneme.
    38g.
    • Vowel teams are a combination of two, three, or four letters that represent for one vowel sound.
    • Diphthongs are single vowel phonemes that glide in the middle.
    38h.
    • vowel-r combinations are a single vowel letter or vowel team followed by r that represents a unique vowel sound.
    38i.
    • Words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns.
    38j.
    • The letter a can be used to spell different sounds, depending on the letter the precedes it.
    38k.
    • Words that are spelled with an or after w.
    • When an r follows a vowel, the vowel can make a different sound.
    38l.
    • The hard sound of c is /k/.
    • The soft sound of c is /s/.
    • The hard sound of g is /g/.
    • The soft sound of g is /j/.
    • The spelling generalizations associated with hard and soft c and g.
    38m.
    • The letter y can represent three different vowel sounds depending on the number of syllables in the words and its position in a word.
    38n.
    • Prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
    • Suffixes are word parts that can be added at the end of the word to change the meaning of the word.
    • Some base words require changes in spelling before a suffix is added.
    38o.
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences, as well as those that have one irregularity.
    38p.
    • Contractions with am, is, has, not, have, would, and will, such as I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't, I've, he'd, they'll.
    38q.
    • Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings.
    • Frequently confused homophones, such as their/they're/there; eight/ate; cent/scent/sent.
    Skills:
    38. Students are able to:
    • Accurately encode (spell) single syllable and multisyllabic words using their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences, multisyllabic word construction, syllable division principles, and spelling generalization.
    • Accurately divide words into syllables to spell multisyllabic words correctly.
    38a.
    • Accurately encode (spell) multisyllabic words using their knowledge of the spelling patterns of the six syllable types.
    38b.
    • Accurately encode (spell) grade-appropriate multisyllabic words using knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles. For example, VC/CV, rab-bit; V/CV, o-pen; VC/V, cab-in; CV/VC, li-on.
    38c.
    • Encode (spell) words with final /v/ sound by adding an -e at the end of the word, such as in have, give, save.
    • Encode (spell) words with final /j/ sound by adding an -ge or -dge at the end of the word, such as in cage, rage, budge, lodge.
    38d.
    • Encode (spell) words with short and long vowel patterns in words that have one or two syllables.
    38e.
    • Encode (spell) words with two-consonant blends, such as st, sm, sn, sl, cl, dr, br, bl.
    • Encode (spell) words with three-consonant blends, such as str, scr, spl, spr.
    • Encode (spell) words with a digraph paired with a consonant blend, such as thr, squ.
    38f.
    • Encode (spell) words with consonant digraphs, such as ph, gh, ch, sh, wh, th, ng.
    • Encode (spell) words with consonant trigraphs, such as tch, dge.
    • Encode (spell) words with combinations, such as qu.
    38g.
  • Encode (spell) words with common vowel teams and diphthongs, such as ai, ay, ea, ee, ei, igh, oa, ow, ou, ue, ew, eigh.
  • 38h.
    • Encode (spell) words with vowel-r combinations, such as ar, or, ir, er, ur, air, ear, oar.
    38i.
      Encode (spell) words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns, such as wild, cold, most, colt, mind.
    38j.
    • Encode (spell) words that have a after w read /ä/, such as wash, water, wasp.
    • Encode (spell) words that have a before l read /â/, such as tall, all, talk, small, fall.
    38k.
    • Encode (spell) words with or after w pronounced /er/, such as world, word, worm, worst, work.
    38l.
    • Encode (spell) words with the hard c, such as carry, and the soft c, such as cent.
    • Encode (spell) words with the hard g, such as game, and the soft g, such as giraffe.
    38m.
    • Encode (spell) words with vowel y in the final position of one and two syllable words.
    • Distinguish the difference between the long /ī/ sound in one-syllable words (like fly and my) and the long /ē/ sound in two-syllable words (like baby and happy).
    • Encode (spell) words with vowel y in medial position, such as myth and gym.
    38n.
    • Encode (spell) words with prefixes, suffixes, or both.
    • Change the endings of words by dropping the e when adding suffixes or changing the y-to-i, when appropriate.
    38o.
    • Encode (spell) grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled using predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences, such as number, way, my, than, word.
    • Encode (spell) grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled with one irregularity, such as other, from, what.
    38p.
    • Encode (spell) contractions with am, is, has, not, have, would, and will, such as I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't, I've, he'd, they'll, with correct apostrophe usage.
    38q.
    • Encode (spell) homophones using knowledge of English orthography and word meaning.
    Understanding:
    38. Students understand that:
    • To spell (encode), they must accurately represent the letter symbols (graphemes) that correspond to the spoken sounds (phonemes).
    • They can use syllable division principles to break a word apart to make it easier to spell.
    • They can use their knowledge of the six syllable types to accurately encode words.
    • There are spelling rules, or generalizations, in the English language that can help them spell words accurately.
    38a.
    • They correctly spell multisyllabic words by using their knowledge of the spelling patterns of the six syllable types.
    38b.
    • When spelling multisyllabic words, they should divide the word into individual syllables and use their knowledge of the syllable types to spell each syllable correctly.
    38c.
    • There are no words in the English language that end with v, so words that end with a /v/ sound will follow the spelling rule of adding an -e to the end of the word.
    • There are no words in the English language that end with j, so words that end with a /j/ sound will follow the spelling rule of adding an -ge or -dge to the end of the word.
    38d.
    • Vowels have more than one sound (long or short).
    • They can spell one or two-syllable words by knowing the spelling rules for long and short vowel patterns.
    38e.
    • When spelling a word with a two- or three-letter consonant blend, each consonant produces its sound.
    • When spelling a word with a digraph and a blend, the digraph will be represented by two letters that make one sound, combined with a consonant that produces its sound.
    38f.
    • Some words have special combinations of letters that can be encoded using their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    38g.
    • Vowel teams are a combination of two, three, or four letters that represent one vowel sound.
    • Diphthongs are a combination of vowels that glide in the middle due to a shifting mouth position.
    38h.
    • When an r follows a vowel or a vowel team, the vowel sound frequently changes, and the spellings of these sounds are variable.
    38i.
    • The can use the predictable spelling patterns of -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind to correctly spell words.
    38j.
    • Adjacent letters and letter position within a word can change the sound a letter produces.
    38k.
    • When the letters or come after w, they do not make the same sound as words with or after other letters, such as fork, Oreo.
    • When they hear the /er/ sound after the /w/ sound, the word will be spelled with the or vowel combination.
    38l.
    • The letter that follows a c or g determines the sound that c or g will make in a word.
    • C makes a hard sound when it comes before a, o, u, or any consonant, and it makes a soft sound when it comes before i, e, or y.
    • G makes a hard sound when it comes before a, o, u, or any consonant, and it makes a soft sound when it comes before i, e, or y.
    38m.
      Y can represent three vowel sounds: long /ī/, long /ē/, and short /ĭ/.
    • Letter y represents the long /ī/ sound in one syllable words when the y is in the final position.
    • Letter y makes the long /ē/ sound in two-syllable words when the y is in the final position.
    • Letter y represents the short /ĭ/ sound when the y is in the medial position of the word.
    38n.
    • Prefixes are added to the beginning of a base word and some have predictable spelling patterns, like pro-, trans-, non-, mid-.
    • Suffixes are added to the end of a base word and some have predictable spelling patterns, like -ful, -less, -ness, -ed.
    • Words can be spelled by identifying the prefixes or suffixes within the word.
    • Some base words require changes before a suffix is added.
    38o.
    • Some high frequency words have irregular spelling patterns that they must learn to be able to spell the words accurately.
    38p.
    • Contractions are made up of two words that are shortened by combining the two words and replacing the omitted letters with an apostrophe.
    • Accurate spelling of contractions requires correct apostrophe usage.
    38q.
    • Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and meanings.
    • It is important to spell homophones accurately to convey their intended message.
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    Author: YVETTE AKRIDGE
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