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Word Study Lesson--Introduction of Words

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Author: Stephanie Carver
System:Cullman City
School:Cullman City Board Of Education
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2838
Title:
Word Study Lesson--Introduction of Words
Digital Tool/Resource:
Ten Frame
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

This learning activity should be used at the beginning of a phonics/word study lesson. In this learning activity, students will use a Ten Frame to break a word into separate sounds and then write the sounds to correctly spell the word. This activity should be used with words less than 5 sounds and the words should all use the same skill. 

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
R2. Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
R2.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Word-analysis skills
Knowledge:
R2. Students know:
  • Phoneme (sound) to grapheme (letter or letters) correspondences to encode (spell) words accurately.
  • Grapheme (letter or letters) to phoneme (sound) correspondences to decode (read) words accurately.
  • Word-analysis skills.
Skills:
R2. Students are able to:
  • Encode and decode words accurately using knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
  • Encode and decode words accurately using word analysis skills.
Understanding:
R2. Students understand that:
  • Mapping graphemes to phonemes is essential for learning to read or decode words efficiently.
  • Mapping phonemes to graphemes is essential for learning to spell or encode words efficiently.
  • Analyzing a word's structure helps to read and spell a word.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
7. Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately both in isolation and within decodable, grade-appropriate texts.

a. Produce the most frequent sound(s) for each letter of the alphabet, including x, q, and the long and short sounds of the vowels.

Examples: x= /ks/; q=/kw/; a=/ă/ and /ā/, s= /s/ and /z/

b. Decode and encode regularly-spelled, one-syllable words with closed syllables, open syllables, and vowel-consonant-e syllables, including words with blends in initial and final position.

Note: Consonant blends should include st-, sm-, sn-, -st, -ft, -lp, sl, cr, cl, tr, dr, nt, nd, mp, and nk, at a minimum.

c. Decode words with digraphs, trigraphs, and combinations, including digraphs ck, sh, th, ch, wh, ph, ng, trigraphs tch and dge, and combination qu.

Note: Some programs/experts call wh a combination, others call it a digraph. Use common language across the school/district.

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

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

e. With prompting and support, decode 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

f. Decode 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

g. Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words with vowel-r syllables, including ar, er, ir, or, and ur.

h. With prompting and support, decode words with common vowel team syllables, including ai, ay, ee, ea, igh, ie, oa, ou, ow, au, aw, oe, oo, ew, oi, oy, and ue.

i. With prompting and support, decode words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns.

Examples: mild, host, fold, jolt, kind

j. With prompting and support, decode two-syllable words using knowledge of closed syllables, open syllables, vowel-consonant-e syllables, vowel-r syllables, common vowel team syllables, and consonant-le syllables, including compound words that fit multiple syllable types.

k. With prompting and support, decode words with silent letter combinations.

Examples: kn, wr, mb, gh, gn

l. With prompting and support, decode words with common prefixes including un-, dis-, in-, re-, pre-, mis-, non-, and ex-.

m. With prompting and support, decode words with common suffixes, including words with dropped e and y-to-i changes for suffix addition.

Examples: -s, -ed, -ing, -es, -er, -est, -en, -y, -ly

n. Decode contractions with am, is, has, and not.

Examples: I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't

o. Decode grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled using predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences.

Examples: saw, all, made, can, his, walk, let, open, time
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Teacher Vocabulary:
7.
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Word-analysis skills
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Isolation
  • Decodable, grade-appropriate texts
7a.
  • Frequent sounds
  • Long vowel sounds
  • Short vowel sounds
7b.
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Regularly-spelled
  • One-syllable words
  • Closed syllables
  • Open syllables
  • Vowel-consonant-e syllables
  • Blends
  • Initial position
  • Final position
7c.
  • Decode
  • Digraphs
  • Trigraphs
  • Combinations
7d.
  • Decode
7e.
  • Decode
  • Hard sounds
  • Soft sounds
  • Prompting
  • Support
7f.
  • Decode
  • Vowel y
  • Medial position
  • Final position
  • One-syllable words
  • Two-syllable words
  • Long /ī/ sound
  • Long /ē/ sound
  • Short /ĭ/ sound
7g.
  • Decode
  • One-syllable words
  • vowel-r syllables
7h.
  • Decode
  • Common vowel team syllables
  • Prompting
  • Support
7i.
  • Decode
  • Patterns
  • Prompting
  • Support
7j.
  • Two-syllable words
  • Closed syllable
  • Open syllables
  • Vowel-consonant-e syllables
  • vowel-r syllables
  • Common vowel team syllables
  • Consonant-le syllables
  • Compound words
  • Prompting
  • Support
7k.
  • Decode
  • Silent letter combinations
  • Prompting
  • Support
7l.
  • Decode
  • Common prefixes
  • Prompting
  • Support
7m.
  • Decode
  • Common suffixes
  • Suffix addition
  • Prompting
  • Support
7n.
  • Decode
  • Contractions
7o.
  • Decode
  • Grade-appropriate high frequency words
  • Predictable
  • Decodable
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
Knowledge:
7. Students know:
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
  • Word-analysis skills.
7a.
  • Letter sounds.
  • Long and short vowel sounds.
7b.
  • Regularly-spelled, one-syllable words.
  • Letter patterns for closed syllables, open syllables, and vowel-consonant-e syllables.
  • Words with blends in the initial and/or final position.
7c.
  • Digraphs, including ck, sh, th, ch, wh, ph, and ng.
  • Trigraphs, including tch and dge.
  • Combination qu.
7d.
  • The sound a makes when it occurs after w.
  • The sound a makes when it occurs before l.
7e.
  • 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/.
7f.
  • The letter y can make three vowel sounds depending on the number of syllables in the words and its position in a word.
7g.
  • Regularly spelled one-syllable words with vowel-r syllables.
7h.
  • Common vowel team syllables.
7i.
  • Words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns.
7j.
  • Two-syllable words, including compound words.
  • 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.
7k.
  • Silent letter combinations, such as kn, wr, mb, gh, gn.
7l.
  • Common prefixes.
7m.
  • Common suffixes, such as -s, -ed, -ing, -es, -er, -est, -en, -y, -ly.
  • Suffix addition patterns.
  • 7n.
    • Contractions with am, is, has, and not, such as I'm, he's, she's, isn't, don't.
    7o.
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled using predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences, such as saw, all, made, can, his, walk, let, open, time.
    Skills:
    7. Students are able to:
    In isolation and within decodable, grade-appropriate texts,
    • Decode and encode words by applying phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    • Decode and encode words using word-analysis skills.
    7a.
    • Produce the most frequent sounds for each letter of the alphabet, including x and q.
    • Produce long and short vowel sounds.
    7b. Using regularly-spelled, one-syllable words,
    • Decode and encode closed syllable words.
    • Decode and encode open syllable words.
    • Decode and encode vowel-consonant-e syllable words.
    • Decode and encode words with blends in the initial and/or final position.
    7c.
    • Decode words with digraphs.
    • Decode words with trigraphs.
    • Decode words with combination qu.
    7d.
    • Decode words with a after w, such as wash, water, wasp.
    • Decode words with a before l, such as tall, all, talk, small, fall.
    7e. With prompting and support,
    • Decode (read) words with the hard and soft sounds of c and g, in context and in isolation.
    7f.
    • Decode (read) 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).
    • Decode (read) words with vowel y in medial position, such as myth and gym.
    7g.
    • Decode (read) regularly spelled one-syllable words with vowel-r syllables.
    7h.
    • With prompting and support, decode (read) words with common vowel team syllables, including ai, ay, ee, ea, igh, ie, oa, ou, ow, au, aw, oe, oo, ew, oi, oy, and ue.
    7i.
    • With prompting and support, decode (read) words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns, such as mild, host, fold, jolt, kind.
    7j. With prompting and support,
    • Decode (read) two-syllable words by breaking the words into syllables and using their knowledge of syllable types.
    • Decode compound words that fit multiple syllable types by breaking the word into syllables and using their knowledge of syllable types.
    7k.
    • With prompting and support, decode (read) words with silent letter combinations.
    7l.
    • With prompting and support, decode (read) words with common prefixes including un-, dis-, in-, re-, pre-, mis-, non-, and ex-.
    7m.
    • With prompting and support, decode (read) words with common suffixes, including words with dropped e and y-to-i changes for suffix addition.
    7n.
    • Decode (read) contractions with am, is, has, and not.
    7o.
    • Decode grade-appropriate high frequency words that are spelled using predictable, decodable phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    Understanding:
    7. Students understand that:
    • Graphemes (letter symbols) represent specific phonemes (sounds) they can use to decode (read) words.
    • Phonemes (speech sounds) can be represented by graphemes (letter symbols) to encode (spell) words.
    • Word-analysis skills are used to determine how to decode or encode based on position, adjacent letters, etc.
    7a.
    • Each letter of the alphabet makes at least one speech sound.
    • x and q make two speech sounds (x=/ks/ and q=/kw/).
    • Vowels can make a long or short speech sounds.
    7b.
    • Knowing letter patterns within each syllable type will help them decode and encode words quickly and accurately.
    7c.
    • A digraph is a two-letter combination that represents a single phoneme in which neither letter makes its usual sound.
    • A trigraph is a three-letter combination that represents one phoneme.
    • In English words, q and u always occur together, and combination qu represents two sounds /k/ and /w/.
    7d.
    • Adjacent letters and letter position within a word can change the sound a letter produces.
    7e.
    • 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.
    7f.
    • Y can make three vowel sounds: long /ī/, long /ē/, and short /ĭ/.
    • The position of the vowel y in the word determines how the y is pronounced.
    7g.
    • In words that contain the vowel-r syllable type, the sound of the vowel usually changes.
    7h.
    • A vowel team is a combination of two, three, or four letters that make a vowel sound.
    • A vowel team syllable always begins with a vowel, and it could be followed by another vowel(s) or consonant(s).
    7i.
    • Long-vowel sounds will be produced in words that have the patterns of -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind.
    7j.
    • They can decode two-syllable words, including compound words, by dividing a word into syllables and using their knowledge of the syllable types.
    7k.
    • 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.
    7l.
    • Identifying common prefixes in words can help them read polysyllabic words quickly and accurately.
    7m.
    • They can read words with common suffixes, including words with suffixes that are spelled by dropping the e and changing the y-to-i for suffix addition, by recognizing common letter patterns.
    7n.
    • Contractions are made up of two words that are shortened by combining the two words and replacing the omitted letters with an apostrophe.
    7o.
    • High frequency words are words that appear in text often, so it is important to be able to read them accurately and automatically.
    • Words can be decoded using their knowledge of letter-sound relationships.
    English Language Arts
    ELA2021 (2021)
    Grade: 1
    31. Apply knowledge of grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling rules (or generalizations) to encode words accurately.

    a. Encode vowel-consonant (VC) and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, while using some knowledge of basic position-based rules for spelling English words in closed syllables.

    Examples: /k/=k before i, e, or y as in kit; /k/= c before a, o, u, or any consonant as in cup, cat, cop; /k/= -ck after an accented short vowel as in duck, back, rock, pick, deck

    b. Encode consonant-vowel (CV) words using knowledge of open syllable patterns.

    Examples: he, me, she, go, no

    c. Encode words with two-consonant blends in beginning position, including blends that are commonly confused with other spellings, by distinguishing the placement and action of the lips, teeth, and tongue during articulation.

    Examples: cl, bl, sl, tr, cr, sk, st, sl, sm, sn, sp, sw, dr, br, bl

    Note: Many students spell the tr blend with digraph ch because of the confusion of the coarticulation of the /t/ and /r/ sounds. Many students spell the dr blend with the letter j because of the confusion of the coarticulation of the /d/ and /r/ sounds.

    d. Encode words with consonant digraphs using knowledge that one sound may be spelled with two letters.

    Examples: sh, th, ch, wh, ng, ck

    e. Encode words with vowel-consonant-e syllable patterns.

    Examples: hike, spike, joke, dime, make

    f. With prompting and support, encode words with the common vowel teams and diphthongs.

    Examples: ee, ea, oa, ai, a, au, aw, oi, oy, ou, ow, oo, igh

    g. With prompting and support, encode words with vowel-r combinations ar, or, er, ir, and ur.

    h. With prompting and support, encode words with final /ch/ sound spelled -ch and -tch.

    Examples: /ch/= ch after a consonant, vowel-r, or vowel team as in munch, bunch, porch, smooch
    /ch/= tch after a short vowel sound as in hatch, crutch, ditch

    i. With prompting and support, encode words with final /f/, /l/, and /s/ sounds in one-syllable base words by doubling the final consonant when it follows a short vowel sound.
    Examples: cliff, hill, pass

    j. Encode words with final /v/ sound, using knowledge that no English word ends with a v.

    Examples: have, give, save

    k. Encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences.

    Examples: am, at, can, he, we, be, in, it, came, like

    l. Encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences and patterns in all but one position, pointing out the part of the word that does not follow the regular pattern.

    Examples: said, are, to

    m. Encode words with suffixes -s, -es, -ing, -ed, -er, and -est.

    Examples: dogs, wishes, jumping, jumped, faster, fastest

    n. With prompting and support, encode words with common prefixes re-, un-, and mis-.

    o. With prompting and support, encode frequently confused homophones, using knowledge of English and meaning to facilitate learning.

    Examples: hear/here; for/four; to/too/two.

    Note: To is a preposition which begins a prepositional phrase or an infinitive. Too is an adverb meaning "excessively" or "also." Two is a number. Many other words in English which reflect the number two are spelled with tw: twin, twice, between, tweezers.
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    Teacher Vocabulary:
    31.
    • Knowledge
    • Grade-appropriate
    • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    • Spelling rules
    • Encode
    • Accurately
    31a.
    • Encode
    • Vowel-consonant (VC) words
    • Consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words
    • Knowledge
    • Basic position-based rules
    • Closed syllables
    31b.
    • Encode
    • Consonant-vowel (CV) words
    • Knowledge
    • Open syllable patterns
    31c.
    • Encode
    • Two-consonant blends
    • Beginning position
    • Commonly confused blends
    • Distinguishing
    • Placement
    • Action
    • Lips, teeth, tongue placement and action
    • Articulation
    31d.
    • Encode
    • Consonant digraphs
    31e.
    • Encode
    • Vowel-consonant-e syllable pattern
    31f.
    • Encode
    • Common vowel teams
    • Common diphthongs
    • Prompting
    • Support
    31g.
    • Encode
    • vowel-r combinations
    • Prompting
    • Support
    31h.
    • Encode
    • Final /ch/ sound
    • Prompting
    • Support
    31i.
    • Encode
    • Final /f/, /l/, and /s/ sounds
    • One-syllable base words
    • Doubling
    • Final consonant
    • Short vowel sound
    • Prompting
    • Support
    31j.
    • Encode
    • Final /v/ sound
    31k.
    • Encode
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words
    • Regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    31l.
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words
    • Regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences and patterns
    • Position
    • Irregular pattern
    31m.
    • Encode
    • Suffixes
    31n.
    • Encode
    • Common prefixes
    • Prompting
    • Support
    31o.
    • Encode
    • Frequently confused homophones
    • Knowledge of English
    • Meaning
    • Facilitate
    • Prompting
    • Support
    Knowledge:
    31. Students know:
    • Grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    • Spelling rules (or generalizations).
    31a.
    • Vowel-consonant (VC) and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
    • Closed syllables follow a VC or CVC pattern.
    31b.
    • Consonant-vowel (CV) words.
    • Open syllable patterns.
    31c.
    • Words with two-consonant blends in beginning position.
    • Blends that are commonly confused, such as the tr blend and digraph ch and the dr blend and letter j.
    • The placement and action of the lips, teeth, and tongue during articulation.
    31d.
    • Consonant digraphs, such as sh, th, ch, wh, ng, ck.
    • One sound (phoneme) may be spelled with two letters (graphemes).
    31e.
    • The vowel-consonant-e syllable pattern.
    31f.
    • Common vowel teams and diphthongs, such as ee, ea, oa, ai, a, au, aw, oi, oy, ou, ow, oo, igh.
    31g.
    • The vowel-r combinations of ar, or, er, ir, and ur.
    31h.
    • Words with a /ch/ sound in the final position can be spelled with a -ch or -tch, depending on the previous letters.
    31i.
    • One-syllable words with a short vowel sound that end with a /f/, /l/, or /s/ sound should be spelled by doubling the final consonant.
    31j.
    • Words with final /v/ sound.
    • No English word ends with a v.
    31k.
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words.
    • Regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    31l.
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences and patterns in all but one position.
    • The part of a word that does not follow the regular phoneme-grapheme correspondence.
    31m.
    • The suffixes -s, -es, -ing, -ed, -er, and -est. can be added to the end of base words.
    31n.
    • The common prefixes re-, un-, and mis- can be added to the beginning of base words.
    31o.
    • Frequently confused homophones, such as hear/here; for/four; to/too/two.
    Skills:
    31. Students are able to:
    • Encode (spell) words accurately by applying knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling rules.
    31a.
    • Encode (spell) vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant words, using knowledge of basic position-based spelling rules, such as the C-K Spelling Rule.
    31b.
    • Encode consonant-vowel words, using knowledge of open syllable patterns.
    31c.
    • Distinguish the placement and action of the lips, teeth, and tongue during articulation of words with two-consonant blends in beginning position.
    • Encode words with two-consonant blends in beginning position.
    31d.
    • Encode (write/spell) words with consonant digraphs.
    31e.
    • Encode (write/spell) words with the vowel-consonant-e syllable patterns, such as hike, spike, joke, dime, make.
    31f.
    • With prompting and support, encode (write/spell) words with common vowel teams and diphthongs.
    31g.
    • With prompting and support, encode (write/spell) words with vowel-r combinations.
    31h. With prompting and support,
    • Choose -ch or -tch to correctly spell words with the final /ch/ sound.
    • Accurately encode (write/spell) words with final /ch/ sound spelled -ch and -tch.
    31i. With prompting and support,
    • Encode (write/spell) one-syllable words with final /f/, /l/, and /s/ sounds by doubling the final consonant when it follows a short vowel sound, such as in cliff, hill, pass.
    31j.
    • Encode (write/spell) words with final /v/ sound by adding an e at the end of the word, such as in have, give, save.
    31k.
    • Encode (write/spell) grade-appropriate high frequency words, such as am, at, can, he, we, be in, it, came, like.
    31l.
    • Encode (write/spell) grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences and patterns in all but one position, such as said, are, to.
    31m.
    • Encode (write/spell) words with suffixes, such as dogs, wishes, jumping, jumped, faster, fastest.
    31n.
    • With prompting and support, encode (write/spell) words with common prefixes re-, un-, and mis-.
    31o.
    • With prompting and support, encode (write/spell) homophones using knowledge of the English language and word meaning.
    Understanding:
    31. Students understand that:
    • They can use spelling generalizations/rules, syllable division principles, and their knowledge of letter-sound correspondences to spell and write words accurately.
    31a.
    • There are rules to help accurately encode vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant words.
    31b.
    • Open syllable patterns are syllables that end with a vowel that makes a long vowel sound.
    31c.
    • Knowing the placement and action of the lips, teeth, and tongue during articulation will help them accurately encode (spell/write) words with two-consonant blends in the beginning position.
    • Being aware of commonly confused blends will improve their encoding abilities.
    31d.
    • A consonant digraph is when one sound is spelled with more than one consonant.
    31e.
    • They should use syllable pattern rules to accurately spell vowel-consonant-e words.
    31f.
    • 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.
    31g.
    • That vowel-r combinations are a single vowel letter followed by the letter r that represent a unique vowel sound.
    31h.
    • The final /ch/ sound can be spelled with -ch or -tch.
    • They should decide which spelling to use based on the previous letters in the word.
    31i.
    • They should double the final consonant after a short vowel sound in one-syllable words that end in -f, -l, and -s.
    31j.
    • There are no words in the English language that end with a letter v, so they must add an e to the end of the word to spell and write it accurately.
    31k.
    • High frequency words are words they will use often in their writing, so it is important to learn to encode them quickly and accurately.
    • Known phoneme-grapheme correspondences can be used to accurately encode words.
    31l.
    • Some high frequency words have irregular spelling patterns that they must learn to be able to spell and write the words accurately.
    31m.
    • Suffixes are added to the end of a base word and some have predictable spelling patterns.
    31n.
    • Prefixes are added to the beginning of a base word and some have predictable spelling patterns.
    31o.
    • 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.
    English Language Arts
    ELA2021 (2021)
    Grade: 2
    R2. Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.
    Unpacked Content
    Teacher Vocabulary:
    R2.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    • Word-analysis skills
    Knowledge:
    R2. Students know:
    • Phoneme (sound) to grapheme (letter or letters) correspondences to encode (spell) words accurately.
    • Grapheme (letter or letters) to phoneme (sound) correspondences to decode (read) words accurately.
    • Word-analysis skills.
    Skills:
    R2. Students are able to:
    • Accurately encode and decode words using knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    • Accurately encode and decode words using word analysis skills.
    Understanding:
    R2. Students understand that:
    • Mapping graphemes to phonemes is essential for learning to read or decode words efficiently.
    • Mapping phonemes to graphemes is essential for learning to spell or encode words efficiently.
    • Analyzing a word's structure helps to read and spell a word.
    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.
    English Language Arts
    ELA2021 (2021)
    Grade: 3
    R2. Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.
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    Teacher Vocabulary:
    R2.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    • Word-analysis skills
    Knowledge:
    R2. Students know:
    • Phoneme (sound) to grapheme (letter or letters) correspondences to encode (spell) words accurately.
    • Grapheme (letter or letters) to phoneme (sound) correspondences to decode (read) words accurately.
    • Word-analysis skills.
    Skills:
    R2. Students are able to:
    • Encode and decode words accurately using knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    • Encode and decode words accurately using word-analysis skills.
    Understanding:
    R2. Students understand that:
    • Mapping graphemes to phonemes is essential for learning to read or decode words efficiently.
    • Mapping phonemes to graphemes is essential for learning to spell or encode words efficiently.
    • Analyzing a word's structure helps to read and spell a word.
    English Language Arts
    ELA2021 (2021)
    Grade: 3
    8. 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 odd or 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; com-mit-ment, e-vent, ev-er-y, po-et

    c. Decode and encode words with three-consonant blends, digraphs, trigraphs, quadrigraph eigh, combinations, diphthongs, and silent letter combinations.

    Examples: spl-, str-, scr-, squ-; th, sh, ch, ck, ph; tch, dge, igh; er, ir, ar, or; oi, oy, ou, ow; kn, gn, mb, wr, gh

    d. Decode and encode words with graphemes that represent multiple sound-symbol correspondences by applying knowledge of most common to least common frequency.

    Examples: y can be read /y/ in yet, /ē/ in candy, /ī/ in fly
    digraph ch can be read /ch/ in chair, /sh/ in chef, and /k/ in school
    diphthong ow is read /ou/ in cow, but digraph ow is read /ō/ in snow

    e. Decode and encode multisyllabic words using knowledge of stress or accent to pronounce a word correctly, including the schwa sound when appropriate.

    Examples: the noun con'/vict vs. the verb con/vict'; the noun pro'/duce vs. the verb pro/duce'

    f. Decode and encode words using knowledge of the morphological structure of a word, including prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

    Examples: fore-, anti-, post-, sub-; -ment, -hood, -er, -or; port, ject, form, dict

    g. 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

    h. Decode and encode frequently confused homophones accurately using knowledge of English and meaning to facilitate learning.

    Examples: hear/here; night/knight; tacks/tax

    i. Decode and encode words with hard and soft c and g.

    j. Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular and irregular phoneme-grapheme correspondences, using knowledge of the specific sound-symbol correspondences that are irregular.
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    Teacher Vocabulary:
    8.
    • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    • Multisyllabic word construction
    • Syllable division principles
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Isolation
    • In context
    8a.
    • Decode
    • Multisyllabic words
    • Common syllable patterns
    • Open syllable
    • Closed syllable
    • vowel-r syllable
    • Vowel-consonant-e syllable
    • Vowel team syllable
    • Consonant-le syllable
    • Odd syllable
    • Schwa syllable
    8b.
    • Multisyllabic word construction
    • Syllable division principles
    • Decode
    • Grade-appropriate multisyllabic words
    8c.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Three-Consonant blends
    • Digraphs
    • Trigraphs
    • Quadrigraph
    • Combinations
    • Diphthongs
    • Silent letter combinations
    8d.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Graphemes
    • Sound-Symbol correspondences
    • Apply
    • Knowledge
    • Most common frequency
    • Least common frequency
    8e.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Multisyllabic words
    • Stress
    • Accent
    • Pronounce
    • Schwa sound
    8f.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Knowledge
    • Morphological structure
    • Prefixes
    • Suffixes
    • Roots
    8g.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Contractionse
    8h.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Frequently confused homophones
    • Accurately
    • Knowledge of English
    8i.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Hard c
    • Soft c
    • Hard g
    • Soft g
    8j.
    • Decode
    • Encode
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words
    • Regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    • Irregular phoneme-grapheme correspondences
    • Sound-symbol correspondences
    Knowledge:
    8. 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.
    8a.
    • 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.
    8b.
    • Multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining syllables.
    • Syllable division principles help divide words into parts with one vowel sound based on predictable patterns.
    8c.
    • 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.
    • Trigraphs are three letter combinations that represents a single phoneme sound.
    • Quadrigraph eigh is a combination of four letters that represents a single phoneme sound.
    • Combinations are two letters that frequently appear together and have an associated phoneme.
    • Diphthongs are single vowel phonemes that glide in the middle.
    • Silent letter combinations are letter combinations in which one or more letters is silent (does not represent a phoneme), but another letter does represent the phoneme.
    8d.
    • Graphemes can represent more than one sound.
    • Graphemes represent some sounds more often than other sounds.
    8e.
    • Some sounds in words have a stronger emphasis or are heard more clearly and loudly than other sounds within the words.
    • The schwa sound refers to an "empty" vowel in an unaccented syllable, meaning the spelling for the vowel sound is difficult to identify.
    8f.
    • 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.
    • The root word is the base word in which a prefix or suffix can be added.
    • Morphology refers to the meaningful units of a word that are combined to make the whole word.
    8g.
    • Contractions are words that are combined, or shortened, and an apostrophe represents the omitted letters.
    8h.
    • Homophones have the same pronunciation, but different meanings, origins, and/or spellings.
    8i.
    • 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.
    8j.
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    • Grade-appropriate high frequency words that do not follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    • The part of a word that does not follow the regular phoneme-grapheme correspondence.
    Skills:
    8. 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.
    8a.
    • 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, odd, and schwa.
    8b.
    • Decode grade-appropriate multisyllabic words using knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles; for example, VC/CV, com-mit,ment; V/CV, e-vent; VC/V, ev-er-y; CV/VC, po-et.
    8c.
    • Accurately decode and encode words with three-consonant blends, such as spl-, str-, scr-, squ-.
    • Accurately decode and encode words with consonant digraphs, such as th, sh, ch, ck, ph.
    • Accurately decode and encode words with consonant trigraphs, such as tch, dge, igh.
    • Accurately decode and encode words with combinations, such as er, ir, ar, or.
    • Accurately decode and encode words with diphthongs, such as oi oy, ou, ow.
    • Accurately decode and encode words with silent letter combinations, such as kn, gn, mb, wr, gh.
    8d.
    • Decode and encode words that contain graphemes that represent multiple sound-symbol correspondences, using their knowledge of the most common and least common sound-symbol correspondence; for example, y can be read /y/ in yet, /ē/ in candy, /ī/ in fly.
    8e.
    • Decode multisyllabic words using knowledge of stressed and unstressed syllables and the schwa sound, such as the noun con'/vict, vs. the verb con/vict'; the noun pro'/duce vs. the verb pro/duce'.
    • Encode multisyllabic words using knowledge of the stressed and unstressed syllables and the schwa sound.
    8f.
    • Decode and encode words with prefixes, suffixes, or both, using their knowledge of the morphological structure of words.
    8g.
    • Decode and encode contractions with the words 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.
    8h.
    • Accurately decode and encode homophones using their understanding of the English language and word meaning; for example, hear/here, night/knight, tacks/tax.
    8i.
    • Decode and encode words with the hard and soft c.
    • Decode and encode words with the hard and soft g.
    8j.
    • Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
    • Decode and encode grade-appropriate high frequency words that follow irregular phoneme-grapheme correspondences, using knowledge of the sound-symbol correspondences that are irregular.
      Understanding:
      8. 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.
      8a.
      • They can decode (read) multisyllabic words by dividing the words into syllables and applying their knowledge of syllable patterns.
      8b.
      • 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.
      8c.
      • Some words have special combinations of letters that can be decoded and encoded using their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
      8d.
      • Knowing that some graphemes represent multiple sounds strengthens their phonics skills so they are able to readily read and spell words that are both common and not common.
      8e.
      • Knowing stresses and accents in words and how they are pronounced, can help them read and spell the correct word required by the context.
      8f.
      • Their knowledge of the different word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) can help them read and spell most multisyllabic words if they break them apart into smaller morphemes.
      8g.
      • Contractions are combinations of more than one word and use an apostrophe in place of the omitted letters.
      8h.
      • Homophones are words that can be confused so it is important to pay attention to the word's meaning in context (whether in written text or oral conversation) to determine the correct spelling of the homophone.
      8i.
      • 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.
      8j.
      • Some high frequency words have regular phoneme-grapheme correspondences, while others have irregular spelling patterns that they must learn to be able to read and spell the words accurately.
      English Language Arts
      ELA2021 (2021)
      Grade: 3
      32. Apply knowledge of grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences, multisyllabic word construction, syllable division rules, and spelling rules (or generalizations) to encode words accurately.

      a. Apply knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles to encode multisyllabic words.

      Examples: VC/CV, V/CV, VC/V, CV/VC; com-mit-ment, e-vent, ev-er-y, po-et

      b. Encode multisyllabic words, using common syllable patterns: open/closed, vowel-r, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, and odd or schwa syllables.

      c. Encode words with two and three letter blends and previously taught digraphs, trigraphs, combinations, diphthongs, quadrigraph eigh, vowel y, hard and soft c and g, silent letter combinations, and contractions.

      d. Encode words with less common prefixes, suffixes, and common Latin roots.

      Examples: prefixes: fore-, pro-, intra-, inter-, trans-, non-, over-, sub-, super-, semi-, anti-, mid-, ex-, post-
      suffixes: -y, -ly, -ful, -ment, -hood, -less, -ness, -er, -or, -en
      Latin roots: port, form, ject, spect, dict, tend, fer

      e. Encode frequently confused homophones accurately, using context to determine correct spelling.

      Examples: hear/here; night/knight; tacks/tax
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      Teacher Vocabulary:
      32.
      • Knowledge
      • Grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences
      • Multisyllabic word construction
      • Syllable division rules
      • Spelling rules
      • Generalizations
      • Encode
      • Accurately
      32a.
      • Apply
      • Knowledge
      • Multisyllabic word construction
      • Syllable division principles
      • Encode
      • Multisyllabic words
      32b.
      • Encode
      • Multisyllabic words
      • Common syllable patterns
      • Open syllable
      • Closed syllable
      • vowel-r syllable
      • Vowel-consonant-e syllable
      • Vowel team syllable
      • Consonant-le syllable
      • Odd syllable
      • Schwa syllable
      32c.
      • Encode
      • Two letter blends
      • Three letter blends
      • Digraphs
      • Trigraphs
      • Combinations
      • Diphthongs
      • Quadrigraph eigh
      • Hard and soft c
      • Hard and soft g
      • Silent letter combinations
      • Contractions
      32d.
      • Encode
      • Prefixes
      • Suffixes
      • Common Latin roots
      32e.
      • Encode
      • Frequently confused homophones
      • Context
      Knowledge:
      32. 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.
      32a.
      • Multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining syllables.
      • Syllable division principles help divide words into parts with one vowel sound based on predictable patterns.
      32b.
      • Accurate encoding of 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 spelled.
      32c.
      • Two letter blends are a combination of two consonants in which each represents a phoneme sound.
      • Three letter 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.
      • Trigraphs are three letter combinations that represents a single phoneme sound.
      • Combinations are two letters that frequently appear together and have an associated phoneme.
      • Diphthongs are two vowels that represent a single vowel phonemes that glide in the middle.
      • Quadrigraph eigh is a combination of four letters that represents a single phoneme sound.
      • The letter y can represent three different vowel sounds depending on the number of syllables in the words and its position in a word.
      • The spelling generalizations associated with hard and soft c and g.
      • Silent letter combinations are letter combinations in which one or more letters is silent (does not represent a phoneme), but another letter does represent the phoneme.
      • Contractions are words that are combined, or shortened, and an apostrophe represents the omitted letters.
      32d.
      • 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.
      • The root word is the base word in which a prefix or suffix can be added, and many English words contain Latin root words.
      32e.
      • Homophones have the same pronunciation, but different meanings, origins, and/or spellings.
      • Context clues must be used to determine the correct spelling of a homophone.
      Skills:
      32. 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.
      32a.
      • Encode multisyllabic words using knowledge of multisyllabic word construction and syllable division principles; for example, VC/CV, com-mit,ment; V/CV, e-vent; VC/V, ev-er-y; CV/VC, po-et.
      32b.
      • Encode words with more than one syllable using their knowledge of common syllable types: open, closed, vowel-r, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, odd, and schwa.
      32c.
      • Accurately encode words with previously taught letter patterns, such as two letter blends, three letter blends, digraphs, trigraphs, combinations, diphthongs, quadrigraph eigh, vowel y, hard and soft c and g, silent letter combinations, and contractions.
      32d.
      • Encode words with less common prefixes, such as fore-, pro-, intra-, inter-, trans-, non-, over-, sub-, super-, semi-, anti-, mid-, ex-, post-.
      • Encode words with less common suffixes, such as -y, -ly, -ful, -ment, -hood, -less, -ness, -er, -or, -en.
      • Encode words with common Latin roots, such as port, form, ject, spect, dict, tend, fer.
      32e.
      • Accurately encode homophones using context clues to determine the correct spelling; for example, hear/here, night/knight, tacks/tax.
      Understanding:
      32. 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.
      32a.
      • Multisyllabic words are composed of more than one syllable.
      • They can write and spell words that are multisyllabic by dividing the word into syllables and spelling each syllable, then combining the individual syllables to construct complete word.
      32b.
      • They can encode (spell/write) multisyllabic words by dividing the words into syllables and applying their knowledge of syllable patterns.
      32c.
      • Knowing the sound-symbol correspondences of common letter patterns will help them encode (spell/write) words accurately.
      32d.
      • Their knowledge of the different word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) can help them read and spell most multisyllabic words if they divide them apart into smaller units.
      • Knowing less common prefixes and suffixes and common Latin roots strengthens their spelling skills.
      32e.
      • Homophones are words that can be confused so it is important to pay attention to the word's meaning in context (whether in written text or oral conversation) to determine the correct spelling of the homophone.
      Learning Objectives:

      Students will use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

        Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
      Phase:
      Before/Engage
      Activity:

      This learning activity should be used at the beginning of a word study/phonics lesson to introduce a set of words with a related skill. The words must be less than 5 sounds to fit on the ten frame. 

       

      The teacher will pass out a ten frame sheet and counters (or other small manipulatives) to each student.

       

      Using a preselected word list from a specific skill, the teacher will call out a word. The students will repeat the word. The students will clap the word by syllable. The students will use the counters to separate the phonemes (sounds) on the top five squares of the ten frame. After the sounds have been separated, the students will write the graphemes for each sound to correctly spell the word. These graphemes should be written in the box directly under the phoneme. After the word is correctly written by all students, the students will read the word to the teacher. This process will be repeated for each word on the preselected word list. 

      Assessment Strategies:

      The students will correctly decode and encode each word. 


      Advanced Preparation:

      The teacher should copy the ten frame sheet for each student. 

      Counters or other small manipulatives should be gathered. 

      The teacher will create a word list using words from a specific skill--CVCe words, consonant-le, vowel teams, etc. 

      Variation Tips (optional):

      This is a great small group lesson for struggling readers.

      This lesson can be repeated multiple times a week to focus on a related skill.

      Notes or Recommendations (optional):

      This activity can stand alone or be used as a Before/Engage activity for the following learning activities:

      Word Study Lesson--Fluency Passage with Partners (during activity)

      Word Study Lesson--Writing (after activity)

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      Keywords and Search Tags: decode, encode, fluency, graphemes, phonemes, phonics, word analysis, word study