GRADE 2 READING & LANGUAGE · CHAPTER 1
Letters, sounds & word reading
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Reading foundations
Read a taught vowel-team pattern
Identify a familiar vowel-team spelling in a complete word.
Reading foundations
Use familiar word parts
Use a taught prefix or suffix to explain a word’s meaning.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
Which vowel team is written in rain?
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ai
The letters ai are the vowel-team spelling in rain. Read the whole word together, using the pattern you have practiced.
Curriculum & source notes
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