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UFLI Foundations · Digraphs

Lesson 52: nk /ŋk/

Lesson 52 is lesson 71 of 148 in the UFLI Foundations sequence, in the Digraphs unit, starting on page 182 of the manual.

Previous: Lesson 51Next: Lesson 53Whole sequence

In short

Lesson 52 teaches nk /ŋk/. It comes after Lesson 51 (ng /ŋ/) and before Lesson 53 (Digraphs Review 2). Teach it from the manual, then record the date, the minutes and one rating of how it went.

What to record after teaching it

  • The date and the minutes. That is the instruction log.
  • One rating, seen cold at the start of the next session: Needs support, Developing or Secure.
  • Whether nk /ŋk/ needs to come back: next session for Needs support, after about three sessions for Developing.
  • A one-line note only if something surprised you.

The Digraphs unit

12 lessons. This one is 11 of 12.

  1. Lesson 42: FLSZ Spelling Rule
  2. Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull
  3. Lesson 44: ck /k/
  4. Lesson 45: sh /sh/
  5. Lesson 46: th /th/ (voiced)
  6. Lesson 47: th /th/ (unvoiced)
  7. Lesson 48: ch /ch/
  8. Lesson 49: Digraphs Review 1
  9. Lesson 50: wh /w/, ph /f/
  10. Lesson 51: ng /ŋ/
  11. Lesson 52: nk /ŋk/
  12. Lesson 53: Digraphs Review 2

Questions people ask

No. This page gives the lesson's name, concept, unit and place in the sequence so you can plan and track. The lesson itself is in the UFLI Foundations manual, which you teach from. Literacy Trail is not affiliated with the University of Florida Literacy Institute.
Yes, if they read and spell the concepts of the earlier lessons reliably. Start one or two lessons before the first shaky one, which may mean Lesson 51, and mark the earlier lessons as already taught so the record reads correctly.
Teach the next lesson anyway and bring this concept back for two minutes at the start of the next session. Two Needs support ratings in a row on it means change the approach (build it, write it, then read it) rather than repeat the lesson.

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