a. Decode words with variable vowel teams (e.g., oo, ea, ou) and vowel diphthongs (e.g.,oi, oy,ow).
b. Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long and short vowels.
c. Decode words with open (e.g., hi, baby, moment) and closed (e.g., bag, sunshine,chop) syllables and consonant -le (e.g., purple, circle,stumble).
d. Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.
e. Decode words with silent letter combinations (e.g.,knight, comb, island,ghost).

1. decoding words with short, long, or variant vowels, trigraphs, and blends;
2. decoding words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
3. decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
4. decoding compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
5. decoding words using knowledge of syllable division patterns such as VCCV, VCV, and VCCCV;
6. decoding words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est; and
7. identifying and reading high-frequency words from a research-based list;

1. spelling one-syllable and multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
2. spelling words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
3. spelling compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
4. spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns;
5. spelling words using knowledge of syllable division patterns, including words with double consonants in the middle of the word; and
6. spelling words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est;