Spanish Language Arts and Reading.K.2.C.i

The student is expected to

demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:

 

spelling common letter and sound correlations; and

Artes del lenguaje y lectura en español.K.2.C.i

Se espera que el estudiante

demuestre y aplique el conocimiento ortográfico al:

 

escribir letras comunes según su sonido correspondiente; 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.

Observe a los estudiantes durante la hora de centros de aprendizaje mientras estén trabajando en actividades relacionadas con la ortografía. Use una lista de control o tome notas detalladas para darle seguimiento a las palabras que escriban los estudiantes.

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. 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 they did not intend.
Students are expected to know that most letters in Spanish correlate to one single sound, like s-/s/, d-/d/, a-/a/. In addition, certain letters when paired together also express one sound. These letter combinations are called digraphs. For example, the letters c + h make the digraph ch that always sound the same (/ch/) regardless of its position in words: choza, hecho, pecho, or cuchara. Another common letter-sound correlation is represented by the digraph rr whose sound is always the same: arroz, correo, carrito, or barrera. Students should begin to understand the potential confusion that may arise when words containing the digraph rr are misspelled. Consider the following example: El caro que compró mi papá es muy bonito. The author probably meant carro (car) instead of caro (expensive).