Letter-sound correspondence refers to the relationship between letters and the sounds they represent. This goal aims to support first-grade students in developing fluency in recognizing and correctly associating letter-sound relationships. By practicing letter-sound recognition, students become more adept at decoding words and building their reading vocabulary. This skill enables them to read unfamiliar words accurately, contributing to their overall reading proficiency.
Goals for Letter-Sound Correspondence
Goal 1: Identify and name uppercase and lowercase letters.
Goal 2: Associate letters with their corresponding sounds.
Goal 3: Blend letter sounds to form simple words.
Goal 4: Segment words into individual sounds and match them to the corresponding letters.
Goal 5: Demonstrate knowledge of common sound-letter patterns (e.g., short vowels, consonant blends).
Read Aloud Book List:
"Alphablock" by Christopher Franceschelli
"The Alphabet Book" by P.D. Eastman
"Letter Town" by Darren Farrell
"Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle
"Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten" by Joseph Slate
"The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper
"A My Name Is Alice" by Jane Bayer
"My "t" Sound Box" by Jane Belk Moncure
"Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" by Doreen Cronin
"The Very Busy Spider" by Eric Carle
"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss
"Curious George" by H.A. Rey
"The Gingerbread Man" (various versions)
"Corduroy" by Don Freeman
"Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson
"Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
"The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson
"The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs