Virginia SOL 2.FFR.2

2.FFR.2 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 2.FFR.2.A

  Isolate sounds in four and five phoneme words.

• 2.FFR.2.B

  Demonstrate the ability to blend words with four and five phonemes, including words with consonant digraphs (e.g., th, sh, ch) and consonant blends (e.g., fr, s...

• 2.FFR.2.C

  Demonstrate the ability to segment words with four and five phonemes, including words with consonant digraphs (e.g., th, sh, ch) and consonant blends (e.g., fr,...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students listen for individual sounds in words with four or five phonemes. They orally isolate, blend, and segment sounds, including digraphs and consonant blends.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can blend four or five spoken phonemes into a word. They can segment words such as “brush” and “stamp,” then identify a sound in any position.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may count letters instead of sounds, treating “sh” as two sounds. They may combine both sounds in a blend or add a vowel sound, such as saying /buh/ for /b/.

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How to Assess It

Say /b/ /r/ /ŭ/ /sh/ and ask students to blend the word. Then have them segment “stamp” and identify its third sound.

1. 01

   Give students five counters, say “brush” or “stamp,” and have them push one counter for each sound, then sweep to blend.

2. 02

   Ask, “Why does ship have three sounds but stop has four?” Have partners explain using each word’s phonemes.

3. 03

   Play Sound Detective: call a word, then students hold up four or five fingers and name a requested sound.

4. 04

   Run a classroom sound hunt: students find objects such as a clock or plant, say each name, and tap every phoneme.

• 2.FFR.3

  Phonics and Word Analysis: The student will apply phonetic principles to read and spell words. 

• 1.FFR.2

  Phonological and Phonemic Awareness: The student will orally identify and produce various phonemes (individual sounds) within words to develop phonemic awarenes...

• K.FFR.2

  The Kindergarten version of this standard.

• 1.FFR.3

  Phonics and Word Analysis: The student will apply phonetic principles to read and spell words