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

ELA21.2.10c

Decode and encode words with three-consonant blends and blends containing digraphs.

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Knowledge

  • Three-consonant blends are a combination of three consonants in which each represents a phoneme sound.
  • Digraphs are two letter combination that represents a single phoneme sound in which neither letter represents its usual sound.

Skills

  • Accurately decode and encode words with three-consonant blends and blends containing digraphs, such as lunch and shred.

Understanding

  • When reading or spelling a word with a three-letter consonant blend each consonant produces a sound.
  • When reading or spelling a word with a digraph and a blend, the digraph will be represented by two letters that make one sound, combined with a consonant that produces its sound.

Vocabulary

  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Three-consonant blends
  • Digraphs
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