What you should know...
Consonants
Vowels
Patterns NOT rules!
100
Instruction to help children recognize frequently occurring patterns and generalize those patterns to read and write words.
What is phonics.
100
letters whose sounds are produced with the aid of the mouth, lips, tongue, teeth or voice
What are consonants.
100
letters whose sounds are not obstructed by the physical parts of the mouth.
What are vowels.
100
vc and cvc are examples of....
What are short vowel patterns.
200
a unit of pronunciation having just one vowel sound which may or may not be surrounded by consonants
What is a syllable.
200
2 or 3 consonants that appear together in the initial or final position in a word but the individual sounds are blended.
What are consonant blends.
200
a vowel pattern combined with the consonant r.
What are r controlled vowels.
200
vc and cvce are examples of....
What long vowel patterns.
300
the final part of a single syllable word in the following examples: pat rat fat cat pat mat flat slat
What is a rime.
300
2 or 3 consonants the appear together in the initial or final position of a word but result in only one sound.
What are consonant digraphs.
300
two vowels or a vowel and a silent consonant that appear together and represent one sound.
What is a vowel digraph.
300
car care fair bird for star her are all examples of...
What are r controlled vowels.
400
building words, sorting words, hunting words and word games are all...
What is word study.
400
letters that do not name sounds.
What are h and qu.
400
the vowel pattern found in these words: rain pain claim brain main train
What is the vowel digraph ai
400
rabbit cuff egg dress add fuzz are all examples of....
What are double letter digraphs.
500
c g s w x y
What are variable sounding consonants.
500
A consonant that appears at the end of a syllable.
What is a final consonant.
500
what is the vowel pattern found in the following words: night light sight knight fight right
What is the vowel digraph igh
500
All these words are examples of what consonant pattern? laugh ship duck this chip lamb
What are consonant digraphs.