Foundations Domain at a Glance (glossary)
Students build a foundation for achieving dynamic literacy practices to aid reading comprehension.
Big Ideas: Phonological Awareness | Concepts of Print | Phonics | Fluency | Handwriting
K-2 Foundations | 3-5 Foundations
Correlating Georgia’s K-12 ELA Standards with the Georgia Early Literacy Act
I. Big Idea Progression and Major Concepts: Phonological Awareness (K-2 grade band only)
Students develop the ability to identify and produce the sound structures of spoken language and how they can be divided into smaller components and manipulated.
Key Concepts / Learning Progressions:
Compound Word | Onset | Phonemic Awareness | Rime | Rhyme | Sentence | Syllable | Word
II. Big Idea Progression and Major Concepts: Concepts of Print (K-2 grade band only)
Students develop the awareness that written language carries meaning and that certain features of print ensure that texts are understood.
Key Concepts / Learning Progressions:
Alphabet Knowledge | Book Orientation | Conceptualizing Text | Directionality of Print Texts | Mechanics of Print Text
III. Big Idea Progression and Major Concepts: Phonics
Students learn the relationships between the sound of spoken language and the letters of written language as they decode and encode words in context and in isolation.
Key Concepts / Learning Progressions:
Grapheme (K-2) | Phoneme (K-2) | Decoding | Encoding
IV. Big Idea Progression and Major Concepts: Fluency
Students read text aloud or silently with speed, accuracy, and expression.
Key Concepts / Learning Progressions:
Oral Reading Fluency | Silent Reading Fluency
IV. Big Idea Progression and Major Concepts: Handwriting
K-2 Students develop print handwriting skills.
3-5 Students develop handwriting skills in cursive.
Key Concepts / Learning Progressions:
Cursive (3-5) | Handwriting Fluency (K-2) | Letter/Word Formation (K-2) | Motor Skills (K-2) | Transcription (K-2)