Accurately articulate, identify, read and spell the five long monophthongs. Accurately articulate, identify, read and spell the eight diphthongs. Explain why digraphs are not clusters of initial letter sounds . Explain why the two letters q u represent a consonant cluster and are not a digraph. Explain why the letter x is not a graph but a letter representing a consonant cluster.
Blend phonemes in consonant clusters for reading.
Segment consonant clusters into phonemes for spelling. Explain how accent influences children s phonemic and graphemic awareness. Explain how allophonic variation influences children s phonemic and graphemic awareness. Blend phonemes in consonant clusters for reading. Segment consonant clusters into phonemes for spelling.