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The Standard

spelling words with VC, CVC, and CCVC

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 listen for each sound in a short word and write the matching letters in order. They include both consonants when a word begins with a blend, as in “flag” or “stop.”

What Mastery Looks Like

Students segment a spoken word and write a letter for each sound in order. They correctly spell words such as “at,” “dog,” and “clap” without dropping sounds.

Common Misconceptions

Students may leave off the final consonant or use the wrong short vowel. They may also write only one consonant in a beginning blend, spelling “stop” as “sop.”

How to Assess It

Dictate “up,” “sit,” “map,” “flag,” and “stop.” Ask students to stretch each word aloud, then write every sound they hear.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give students letter tiles and picture cards for words like sun, map, flag, and stop, then have them build each word.

  2. Ask students to explain how stretching the word “clap” helps them hear all four sounds before writing it.

  3. Play Word Builder Bingo using teacher-dictated words such as in, cat, hop, frog, and step.

  4. Have students label classroom objects or pictures with short words such as pen, rug, clock, and flag.

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