Kindergarten ELA - Reading Foundational Skills
Print Concepts
RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
c. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet. alphabet games
Phonological Awareness
RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds(phonemes). beginning sounds printable; initial sound activity
a. Recognize and produce rhyming words. rhyming bingo printable
b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words
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c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.) printables for onsets; medial sound activity
e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
b. Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
c. Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does). RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
d. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
Fluency
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
c. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet. alphabet games
Phonological Awareness
RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds(phonemes). beginning sounds printable; initial sound activity
a. Recognize and produce rhyming words. rhyming bingo printable
b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words
.
c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.) printables for onsets; medial sound activity
e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
b. Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
c. Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does). RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
d. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
Fluency
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.