Read Stories
Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
Read Stories
Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
Recognize and name all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Recognize and produce rhyming words.
Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
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/.)
Word Families
Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.
Letter Sounds
Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
Word Families
Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
Adding Word Parts
Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.
Let's Make Categories
Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
Opposites
Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).
How to Use Words
Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).
Similar Action Words
Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Retell Stories
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
Tell What Happened
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Identify Stories and Poems
Identify stories - Pretend.
Identify Stories and Poems
Identify poems.
Identify Stories and Poems
Identify stories - Real.
Using Pictures in Stories
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
Compare and Contrast Stories
With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Ask and Answer Questions
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Find the Main Idea
With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
Make Connections
With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Learn New Words
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Name the Parts of a Book
Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
Pictures Help You Read
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
Author's Purpose
With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
Same and Different
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
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