Understanding the connection between letter shapes, letter names, and letter sounds.
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When does this skill typically develop?
When does this skill typically develop?
Children begin developing basic letter knowledge in early childhood and continue to develop a deeper understanding of letter sound relationships during preschool and kindergarten years.
What it looks like
What it looks like
A child can identify and say the names and sounds of letters of the alphabet
Why is it critical to reading success?
Why is it critical to reading success?
Letter knowledge is a skill to decode. Letter knowledge is a prerequisite skill before children learn to sound out and read words. The more automatically children know letter sounds, the easier it is to blend sounds into words.
How do we measure it?
How do we measure it?
myIGDIs 3 Year Old Metric: Based on percentage (%) of children scoring Tier I on Sound Identification on P3 myIGDIs (Winter-Spring Only)
myIGDIs 4-5 Year Old Metric: Based On percentage (%) of children scoring Tier I on Sound Identification on myIGDIs
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