How does understanding the structure of words, including letter patterns, sounds, and word parts, enable us to decode new words and become more proficient readers?
Critical Thinking: Students analyze word parts to decode and understand new words.
Communication: Students explain how they read or figured out a word.
Learner’s Mindset: Students try new strategies and keep practicing, even when words are tricky.
How do letter sounds help us read new words?
What strategies can we use to figure out tricky words?
Why is it important to know word parts (like prefixes and suffixes)?
Students will accurately decode grade-level words.
RF.2.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
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