ELAR 2.2
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--beginning reading and writing. The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell. The student is expected to:
- (1) demonstrate phonological awareness by:
- (A) producing
a series of rhyming words;
- (i) distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable and multi-syllable words;
- (ii) recognizing the change in spoken word when a specified phoneme is added, changed, or removed; and
- (iii) manipulating phonemes within base words;
- (iv) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by:
- (B) decoding words with short, long, or variant vowels,
trigraphs, and blends;
- (i) decoding words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
- (ii) decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
- (iii) decoding compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
- (iv) decoding words using knowledge of syllable division patterns such as VCCV, VCV, and VCCCV;
- (v) decoding words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est; and
- (vi) identifying and reading high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (vii) demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
- (C) spelling one-syllable and multisyllabic words with
closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including
digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
- (i) spelling words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
- (ii) spelling compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
- (iii) spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns;
- (iv) spelling words using knowledge of syllable division patterns, including words with double consonants in the middle of the word; and
- (v) spelling words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est;
- (vi) alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or glossary to find words; and
- (D) develop handwriting by accurately forming all cursive letters using appropriate strokes when connecting letters.
- (A) producing
a series of rhyming words;
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My Spelling Dictionary Booklet
Help young learners build their writing and spelling confidence with their very own Spelling Dictionary Booklet!
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Kn, Ph and Wr Digraph Picture Cards - Free
Use our Digraph Picture Cards to introduce your students to kn, ph and wr digraph words.
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Suffix Mini Anchor Charts
Give your students a visual reminder of the meanings of 28 suffixes with a printable set of miniature anchor charts.
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Differentiated Spelling Bee Word Lists
Prepare your students for school spelling competitions with printable Spelling Bee Word Lists for simple, common, difficult, and challenging spelling words.
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Vowel Teams Diphthong Worksheets
Practice diphthongs with this set of fun and engaging worksheets.
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OW and OU Words - Word Search
Explore "ou" and "ow" words with this set of differentiated word searches.
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Contractions Writing Activity Pack
Put contractions into sentences to demonstrate an understanding of contractions in context using these writing worksheets.
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Color by Sight Words - 5 Words - Bee
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Color by Sight Words - 4 Words - Butterfly
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Consonant Digraph Cut-and-Paste Worksheets
Reinforce your students' knowledge of consonant digraphs with this set of cut-and-paste worksheets.
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Long and Short Vowel Sounds Board Game
Practice distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 36 picture cards and vowel sound game board.
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Cat Handwriting Paper - Dotted Middle Line
A set of handwriting lines to use when teaching your students how to sit their letters properly on a line.
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Cursive Writing Worksheets PDF - Alphabet
Practice writing the alphabet in cursive with a pack of printable cursive alphabet worksheets.
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EE, EA and EY Vowel Team Lesson Resource Pack
Introduce students to EE, EA and EY vowel digraphs with this set of teaching slides and mini activity book.
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Inflectional Endings - Spelling with Suffixes Worksheets
Spell words with the inflectional endings -ed, -ing, -s, -es and -ies with a pack of printable practice worksheets covering inflected endings.
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Building Sundaes Game - R Blends
Build a sundae to practice decoding words with R consonant blends.
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SPLAT! CCVC Word Game
A set of 36 task cards to practice decoding and reading CCVC words.
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Decodable Text to Picture Match-Up
Four sets of decodable sentences with matching pictures.
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Phonics Find Description Cards
A set of 32 task cards prompting students to use their phonetic knowledge to find words that include specific sounds.
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BAZINGA! Card Game - Spelling Words (Dolch)
Play BAZINGA! a sight word spelling game that is sure to boost your students spelling skills.
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Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check Sheet Templates
Use a Look, Say, Cover, Write, and Check sheet to encourage students to study and practice their weekly spelling words.
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Secret Code Contractions Activity
Explore contractions and decode the secret code with this fun secret code activity.
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Free Contractions Student Reference Sheet
Help students remember the different contractions with this contraction student reference sheet.
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Long A Vowel Team Interactive Activity
Practice identifying the different vowel team graphemes that spell the long /a/ sound with this fun space-themed interactive activity.
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Long E Vowel Teams Interactive Activity
Practice identifying the different graphemes that spell the long /e/ vowel teams with this fun space-themed interactive activity.
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Vowel Team Dominoes - AI and AY
Decode words with vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds using this set of 26 dominoes.
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'EE' Vowel Team Board Game
Decode words with the ee long vowel team in this word card board game.
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Vowel Team Dominoes - OA, OW, and OE
Decode words with oa, ow, and oe vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds using this set of 28 dominoes.
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Auto-Fill Customizable Spelling Worksheets
Save time making custom spelling lists and spelling practice worksheets with an editable auto-fill spelling worksheet pack.
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Morphological Knowledge - Matching Activity
Review concepts learned in your prefix and suffix lessons by ensuring students understand word parts with a matching activity.
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Phoneme Spotter Story – /ow/ Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the /ow/ sound.
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Building Sundaes Game - Vowel Teams (OA, OW, OE, and EY)
Decode words with OA, OW, OE, and EY long vowel teams by crafting cute desserts!