Segment syllables into sounds (phonemes)–up to 5 sounds
Name sounds of primary consonants, consonant digraphs, and short and long vowels when given letters
Name and write corresponding letter(s) when given sounds for consonants, consonant digraphs, and short and long vowels
Print all uppercase and lowercase letters
Distinguish long and short vowel sounds
Name sounds for r-controlled vowels
Name sounds for vowel digraphs and vowel diphthongs
Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words
Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions
Read and spell the first 100 high frequency words, including irregular words (trick words)
Identify word structures such as blends, digraphs, basewords, suffixes, syllable types (closed and vowel-consonant-e syllables)
Read and spell CVC, CCVC, CVCC, CCVCC, CVCe words
Read and spell compound words and other words with two syllables by breaking them into syllables
Read and spell words with -s, -es, -ed, -ing suffixes when added to non-changing basewords
Apply correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)
Apply capitalization rules for beginning of sentences and names of people, places and dates
Explain major differences between fictional stories and informational text
Explain narrative story structure including characters, settings and main events
Retell key details of a fictional story and demonstrate understanding
Use illustrations and/or details in a story to describe its characters, settings, and events
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text
Identify specific words in a story that tell or suggest details
Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text
Identify the main topic and retell key details of informational text
Identify and explain new meanings for familiar words and newly taught words
Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts
Construct complete sentences using vocabulary words
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking)
Sort words into categories to gain a sense of the concept the category represents
Define words by category and by one or more key attributes
Apply beginning dictionary skills
Identify real-life connections between words and their use
Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future
Read controlled stories with fluency, expression and understanding
