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

ELA21.2.38j

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

COS Examples

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

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Knowledge

  • The letter a can be used to spell different sounds, depending on the letter the precedes it.

Skills

  • Encode (spell) words that have a after w read /ä/, such as wash, water, wasp.
  • Encode (spell) words that have a before l read /â/, such as tall, all, talk, small, fall.

Understanding

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

Vocabulary

  • Encode
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