Phonics and Word Analysis Instruction - Second Grade

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Can the student decode and write one and two syllable words?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) read words with one and two syllables, and (b) write dictated words with one and two syllables Sample- One Syllable help, list, look, has, just, gave Sample- Two Syllables thinking, paper, tallest, before, lighten, started
Can the student decode and write irregularly spelled words?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) read words with irregular spellings, and (b) write dictated words with irregular spellings Sample- Irregularly Spelled Words said, again, they, because, about, could
Can the student decode and write words with complex vowel patterns, digraphs, and consonant blends?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) read words that contain complex vowel patterns, digraphs, and consonant blends, and (b) write dictated words that contain complex vowel patterns, digraphs, and consonant blends Sample- Complex Vowel Patterns boil, thread, friend, boy, chief, artist Sample- Consonant Digraphs phone, whale, then, shirt, fish, think Sample- Consonant Blends land, drink, raft, frame, fact, trunk
Does the student independently use common spelling patterns in writing?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) read sentences that include words containing complex vowel patterns, digraphs, and consonant blends, and (b) write dictated sentences that include words containing complex vowel patterns, digraphs, and consonant blends Sample- Complex Vowel Patterns My dad enjoys reading books to me. Our friends invited us to the park. My mom let me join a club. Sample- Consonant Digraphs These are my favorite pens. There was a child on the swings. The phone in my bedroom is blue. Sample- Consonant Blends I wore a dress to school. The math books in my class are green. I help my dad cook dinner.
Does the student self-correct reading errors?	Help Me Decide You will: (a) look at student writing samples to confirm that words with common spelling patterns are written correctly

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