2.2.B.iv
The Standard
decoding compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students break compound words into two familiar words to read them. They use apostrophes and periods as clues when reading contractions and common abbreviations.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students read familiar and unfamiliar compound words by finding the two smaller words. They read contractions smoothly and recognize common abbreviations such as Dr., Mr., Jan., and St.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may split a compound word in the wrong place, such as reading sunset as sun-sett. They may ignore apostrophes or try to sound out abbreviations like regular words.
How to Assess It
- Give students four items: sunlight, can't, Dr., and Jan. Ask them to read each aloud, divide sunlight, and state the full forms of the contraction and abbreviations.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students word cards such as rain, bow, foot, and ball, then have them build, split, and read compound words.
Ask students to explain what the apostrophe replaces in can't, she's, and we'll, then write each contraction in a sentence.
Play a matching game where students pair compounds, contractions, and abbreviations with their word parts or full forms.
Use a calendar, address label, and classroom schedule to find abbreviations, then practice reading each one aloud.
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