Across
- 3. combinations of two vowels together in words producing a single sound (ex. oi, oy)
- 8. blends, two or more consonant letters blended together but each letter is prounounced (ex. bl, fr, sk, spl)
- 9. digraphs, two consonant letters that represent one speech sound (ex. th, sh, ch)
Down
- 1. phonics skills students learn that help them pronounce an unfamiliar word
- 2. words, high frequency words
- 4. teaching method that relates spoken sounds to written symbols
- 5. the ability to break up spoken words into their separate sounds
- 6. digraphs, combination of two vowel letters together in words representing only one distinct speech sound (ex. ee, oo, ie, ai)
- 7. recognition, identifying words as a whole