ELA21.2.8

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

Student know:

Distinguishing means identifying the difference between two or more things.
Voiced sounds are made with the voice box "turned on," or resonating, while unvoiced sounds are spoken with the voiced box "turned off," like a whisper.
All vowels are voiced, while some consonants are voiced and others are unvoiced.
Cognate consonants are phoneme or phoneme combinations that are produced almost the same although one is "voiced" and the other "unvoiced."

Students are able to:

Tell the difference between commonly-confused cognate consonant and vowel sounds by applying their knowledge of voiced sounds, unvoiced sounds, and manner of articulation.

Students understand that:

Vowels and cognate consonants have sounds that are commonly confused.
Applying their knowledge of voiced sounds, unvoiced sounds, and manner of articulation will help distinguish between commonly-confused vowel and cognate consonant sounds.

Examples: /f/ and /v/, /p/ and /b/, /k/ and /g/, /t/ and /d/, /ch/ and /sh/, /Ä•/ and /Ä/, /Ä•/, and /Äƒ/

Note: This is extremely important as a foundational phonemic awareness skill for all learners.