English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.7d

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

COS Examples

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • The sound a makes when it occurs after w.
  • The sound a makes when it occurs before l.

Skills

  • Decode words with a after w, such as wash, water, wasp.
  • Decode words with a before l, such as tall, all, talk, small, fall.

Understanding

  • Adjacent letters and letter position within a word can change the sound a letter produces.

Vocabulary

  • Decode
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