Spanish Language Arts.4.2.B.iii

The student is expected to

demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:

 

spelling words with diphthongs and hiatus; and

Artes del lenguaje y lectura en español.4.2.B.iii

Se espera que el estudiante

demuestre y aplique el conocimiento ortográfico al:

 

escribir palabras con diptongos e hiatos; y

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--beginning reading and writing. The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell.

Both decoding and encoding skills are needed to build a foundation in reading. Decoding is the process of translating written speech into verbal speech sounds by applying knowledge of letter-sound correspondences. It is the ability to recognize letters, apply their associated sounds, and blend sounds to form words. Encoding is the process of using letter-sound knowledge to write or spell words. Students must understand the various spelling patterns and rules of the Spanish language to correctly construct words in their written products. It is important that students demonstrate their knowledge by applying these rules consistently instead of using invented spelling because they may unknowingly write a real word that they did not intend, causing confusion for their reader.
A hiatus refers to two adjacent vowels within a word that do not belong to the same syllable. Hiatuses may be formal or accented. A formal hiatus is composed of two strong vowels (a, e, o). For example, lí-ne-a, cre-er, al-de-a. An accented hiatus is composed of a weak vowel (i, u) and a strong vowel (a, e, o); however, the weak vowel must always have a written accent: frí-o, e-go-ís-ta, sa-bí-a, grú-a. Students are expected to understand the concept of both formal and accented hiatuses and should be able to spell them correctly.
A diphthong is a combination of a strong vowel (a,e,o) and a weak vowel (i,u) in a single syllable. For example, tie-rra, cui-da-do, fue-go, pai-sa-je. Students are expected to know that diphthongs are always in the same syllable and should be able to spell them correctly.
Conjunto de dos vocales diferentes que se pronuncia en una sola sílaba (por ej., /ai/ en aire, /ue/ en bueno, /oi/ en oigan).
Unión de dos vocales consecutivas que se pronuncian en sílabas diferentes (por ej., fi-de-o, ha-bí-a).