Learn to Read 9

Ages 3–5 · 14 minutes · English

Experience a Vowel Theater performance that teaches about short and long vowel sounds

Students will get to meet the Stars of the Vowel Theater and practice:

- Vowel Sounds (A,E,I,O,U, & Y)
- Long and short vowel sounds introduction
- Review 3-letter CVC words from previous lessons

Part of

Learn to Read

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Alabama

ELA21.K.10b — Identify the vowel in a closed syllable and produce the short vowel sound for the five major vowels when decoding closed syllables.

Alaska

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Arizona

K.RF.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one‐to‐one letter‐sound correspondence by producing the primary or most frequent sound(s) for each consonant and the five major vowels.
K.RF.3.b — Decode regularly spelled closed-syllable words.
1.RF.2.a — Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single‐syllable words.
K.RF.2.c — Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. Blend spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words (e.g., /m/ /a/ /n/).
K.RF.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel (long and short vowels), and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words. (This does not include CVCs (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

Arkansas

K.FR.6.PA — Blend two to four individual sounds to create one-syllable words (e.g., /a/ /t/ to at; /s/ /i/ /p/ to sip; /c/ /a/ /t/ /s/ to cats).
K.FR.9.PD — Decode one-syllable words with single consonants and all short vowels (e.g., bag, sip, web, hog, cut).
K.FR.21.F — Produce the most common sound for each letter of the alphabet with accuracy and automaticity.
K.FR.5.PA — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three sound words.

California

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels. (Identify which letters represent the five major vowels [Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, and Uu] and know the long and short sound of each vowel. More complex long vowel graphemes and spellings are targeted in the grade 1 phonics standards.)
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text.

Colorado

RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.c.ii — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RWC20-GR.PS-S.2-GLE.4.b — Recognize that letters of the alphabet have distinct sound(s) associated with them.
RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.b.iv — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.
RWC20-GR.PS-S.2-GLE.4.d — Identify letters and associate correct sounds with letters, including a minimum of ten letters, preferably including letters in the child’s name.

Connecticut

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Delaware

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Florida

ELA.K.F.1.3 — Use knowledge of grade-appropriate phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately. • Demonstrate knowledge of the most frequent sound for each consonant. • Demonstrate knowledge of the short and long sounds for the five major vowels. • Decode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. • Encode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
ELA.K.F.1.2 — Demonstrate phonological awareness. • Blend and segment syllables in spoken words. • Identify and produce alliterative and rhyming words. • Blend and segment onset and rimes of single-syllable words. • Identify the initial, medial, and final sound of spoken words. • Add or delete phonemes at the beginning or end of a spoken word and say the resulting word. • Segment and blend phonemes in single-syllable spoken words.

Georgia

ELAGSEKRF3.b — Demonstrate basic knowledge of long and short sounds for the five major vowels.
ELAGSEKRF2.d — 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/.)
ELAGSEKRF3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
ELAGSEKRF2.c — Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

Hawaii

K.RF.2d — 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/.)
K.RF.3b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
1.RF.2a — Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

Idaho

K.FR.PA.2d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words and say the resulting word (Note: This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.FR.PH.3b — Associate the long and short sounds for the five major vowel letters.
K.FR.PH.3 — Use knowledge of grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
K.FR.PA.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.

Illinois

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Indiana

K.RF.8 — Use letter-sound knowledge to decode words, including open and closed syllables, consonant digraphs, and blends. (E)
K.RF.6 — Identify and produce the beginning, middle (medial), and final sounds in three and four phoneme words. (E)
K.RF.7 — Use letter-sound knowledge to decode the sound of each consonant. (E)

Iowa

RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common graphemes (spellings) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2.c — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes (sounds) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics, which includes word analysis skills to support decoding and encoding words.

Kansas

RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVC ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.1.2.a — Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

Kentucky

RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Louisiana

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Maine

R.2.K.d — 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/.)
R.3.K.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
R.3.1.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

Maryland

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.PK.2.f — Orally blend and segment individual phonemes in two- to-three phoneme words
RF.PK.3.a — Recognize that words are made up of letters and their sounds.

Massachusetts

RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.PK.3 — Demonstrate beginning understanding of phonics and word analysis skills.

Michigan

RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Minnesota

0.1.1.1.c — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes): isolate, pronounce and manipulate sounds in three-phoneme CVC words.
0.1.1.2.a — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words: decode words using one-to-one letter sound correspondences in three-phoneme CVC words and knowledge of word families, demonstrating both accuracy and automaticity.
0.2.1.2 — Demonstrate one-to-one letter-sound correspondence.

Mississippi

RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Missouri

K.RF.2.A.f — blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words
K.RF.3.A.c — blending letter sounds to decode simple words
1.RF.2.A.b — distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds
K.RF.2.A.g — isolating the initial, medial, and final sounds in spoken words
K.RF.3.A.a — producing and writing letter(s) for most short vowel and consonant sounds

Montana

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Nebraska

LA.K.F.3.b — Demonstrate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
LA.K.F.3.c — Decode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
LA.K.F.2.f — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in two- and three-phoneme (VC or CVC) words, excluding CVC words ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.

Nevada

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

New Hampshire

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

New Jersey

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding words.

New Mexico

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

New York

KRF3b — Decode short vowel sounds with common spellings.
KRF3c — Decode some regularly spelled one-syllable words.
KRF2d — Blend and segment individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken one-syllable words.
PKRF3 — Demonstrate emergent phonics and word analysis skills.

North Carolina

RF.K.3.d — 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/.)
RF.K.4.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
RF.K.4 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

North Dakota

K.F.12b — Accurately and automatically produce the predictable consonant and short vowel sounds associated with uppercase and lowercase letters in non-sequential order.
K.F.12c — Accurately and automatically blend sounds at the word level.
K.F.9b — predictable short vowels
K.F.6b — Blend two or three phonemes into a one-syllable spoken word.
K.F.7 — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes in three-phoneme words.

Ohio

RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes (sounds) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.).
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Oklahoma

K.2.PWS.3 — Students will produce the sounds for short and long vowels and the most common sound for consonants (e.g., a = /ă/ & /ā/, f = /f/, s = /s/, x = /ks/).
K.2.PWS.4 — Students will blend letter sounds to decode simple Vowel/Consonant (VC) and Consonant/Vowel/Consonant (CVC) words (e.g., VC words = at, in, up; CVC words = pat, hen, lot).
K.2.PA.6 — Students will blend phonemes to form one-syllable spoken words with 2-4 phonemes (e.g., /f/ /l/ /a/ /t/= flat).
PK.2.PWS.3 — Students will produce some sounds represented by letters.

Oregon

K.RF.3b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels.
K.RF.3e — Decode cvc words.
K.RF.2e — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes in threephoneme words.

Pennsylvania

CC.1.1.K.D — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. • Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondence. • Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels. • Read grade-level high-frequency sight words with automaticity. • Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
CC.1.1.K.C — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). • Recognize and produce rhyming words. • Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. • Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. • Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sound (phonemes) in the three-phoneme (CVC) words.
CC.1.1.PK.D — Develop beginning phonics and word skills. • Associate some letters with their names and sounds. • Identify familiar words and environmental print.

Rhode Island

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

South Carolina

ELA.K.F.3.4 — Identify the vowel and produce the vowel sound in a printed syllable or word when decoding: a. in a closed syllable (VC: at; CVC: bat); b. in an open syllable (e.g. he, so, me, go, hi); and c. in a vowel- consonant-e (VCe) syllable with prompting and support.
ELA.K.F.3.5 — Blend letter sounds to decode vowel-consonant (VC) and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words in isolation and in text.
ELA.K.F.1.6 — Orally identify initial, medial, and final phonemes in two- and three-phoneme (i.e., VC and CVC) words, excluding CVC words ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.
ELA.K.F.3.8 — Decode and encode words using: a. VC; b. CV; c. CVC; d. consonant digraphs (i.e., ch, sh, th, wh); and e. combination (i.e., qu).

South Dakota

K.RF.2.d — 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/.)
K.RF.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds for the five vowels.
K.RF.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Tennessee

K.FL.PWR.3.b — Associate the long and short phonemes with common spellings for the five major vowels.
K.FL.PWR.3.d — Decode regularly spelled CVC words.
K.FL.PA.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in two- and three-phoneme (VC or CVC) words, excluding CVC words ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.
K.FL.WC.4.e — Identify the letters used to represent vowel phonemes and those used to represent consonants; know that every syllable has a vowel.

Texas

K.2B.i — identifying and matching the common sounds that letters represent;
K.2B.ii — using letter-sound relationships to decode, including VC, CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words;
1.2A.iii — distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words;
K.2A.viii — blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words;

Utah

K.R.3.b — Demonstrate mastery of short vowel sounds (/ă/, /ĕ/, /ĭ/, /ŏ/, /ŭ/) in isolation and in VC and CVC words in singlesyllable words.
P4.R.3.b — Identify three or more vowel names and short vowel sounds using one-to-one letter-sound correspondence (alphabetic principle).
1.R.3.a — With prompting and support, identify and begin using consonant and vowel y while reading (i.e., consonant sound: /y/ as in yes, vowel sound: final sound /ī/ as in fly, final sound /ē/ as in baby, and medial sound /ĭ/ in gym).
K.R.3.d — Demonstrate mastery of segmenting and blending sounds in VC and CVC words when reading.
K.R.3.c — Demonstrate mastery of long vowel sounds (/ā/, /ē/, /ī/, /ō/, /ū/) associated with single letters; open syllables in single-syllable words (e.g., be, I, no).

Vermont

RF.K.2.d — 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/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Virginia

K.FFR.3.B — Identify common letter-sound correspondences.
K.FFR.3.C — Discriminate between long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels with open and closed syllables (e.g., short /e/ as in “pet”, long /e/ as in “he”).
K.FFR.3.F — Demonstrate knowledge of letter-sound correspondences to blend CV, CVC, VC words.
K.FFR.3.G — Decode (read) and encode (spell) words with short vowels, including words beginning or ending in a digraph (e.g., ch, sh, th, wh).
K.FFR.2.C — Isolate the initial, medial, and final sounds in three phoneme (individual sound) words (excluding words ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/).

Washington

RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Washington, D.C.

RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

West Virginia

ELA.K.II.b — Associate common spellings (graphemes) with the five major short vowel sounds.
ELA.K.IV.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words (i.e., consonant-vowel-consonant, hereinafter CVC). This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/ or /x/.
ELA.K.II — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
ELA.1.IV.a — Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

Wisconsin

ELA.K.RF.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
ELA.K.RF.2.d — 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/.)
ELA.K.RF.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Wyoming

RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.3.b — Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.2.d — 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/.)