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

ELA21.1.31a

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

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Knowledge

  • Vowel-consonant (VC) and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
  • Closed syllables follow a VC or CVC pattern.

Skills

  • Encode (spell) vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant words, using knowledge of basic position-based spelling rules, such as the C-K Spelling Rule.

Understanding

  • There are rules to help accurately encode vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant words.

Vocabulary

  • Encode
  • Vowel-consonant (VC) words
  • Consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words
  • Knowledge
  • Basic position-based rules
  • Closed syllables
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