ELA21.2.8

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

ELA21.2.8

Apply knowledge of voiced and unvoiced sounds and manner of articulation to distinguish between commonly-confused vowel sounds and commonly-confused cognate consonant sounds.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

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."

Skills

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.

Understanding

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.

Vocabulary

  • Voiced sounds
  • Unvoiced sounds
  • Manner of articulation
  • Distinguish
  • Commonly-confused vowel sounds
  • Commonly-confused cognate consonant sounds

COS Examples

Examples: /f/ and /v/, /p/ and /b/, /k/ and /g/, /t/ and /d/, /ch/ and /sh/, /ĕ/ and /ĭ/, /ĕ/, and /ă/

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

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