Learn to Read 23

Learn to Read 23

Ages 4–6 · 16 minutes · English

Learn to read with the br- and tr- sounds and practice fluency skills

In this lesson, students will build confidence reading by practicing the following skills:

- Play a game with br- and tr- words
- Read a short story and extra sentences
- Pick a thinking cap!

Prior reading experience required.

Part of

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

Alabama

  • ELA21.1.7b — Decode and encode regularly-spelled, one-syllable words with closed syllables, open syllables, and vowel-consonant-_e_ syllables, including words with blends in initial and final position.
  • ELA21.1.9a — Read and reread grade-appropriate decodable text orally with accuracy and expression at an appropriate rate to support comprehension.
  • ELA21.1.10 — Read high-frequency words commonly found in grade-appropriate text.
  • ELA21.1.6d — Blend and segment phonemes in single-syllable spoken words made up of three to five phonemes, including words with consonant blends.

Alaska

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight. (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Arizona

  • K.RF.3.c — Read 50 common high-frequency words by sight from a research-based word list.
  • K.RF.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • 1.RF.2.b — Orally produce single‐syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • K.RF.2.a — Identify and produce sounds (phonemes) in a spoken word.
  • K.RF.3.b — Decode regularly spelled closed-syllable words.

Arkansas

  • K.FR.12.PD — Read high-frequency words.
  • K.FR.22.F — Orally read texts consisting of previously taught grapheme-phoneme correspondences, self-correcting as necessary.
  • 1.FR.4.PD — Decode one-syllable words with consonant clusters and predictable vowel patterns (e.g., blast, spell, dry, flake, star, swerve).
  • K.FR.5.PA — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three sound words.

California

  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.1.2.c — Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Colorado

  • RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.b.vi — Read text consisting of short sentences comprised of learned sight words and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
  • RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.c.iii — Read common high-frequency words by sight (for example: the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.f.ii — Identify the initial, medial, and final phoneme (speech sound) of spoken words.
  • RWC20-GR.1-S.2-GLE.3-EO.b.ii — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.3-EO.d — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Connecticut

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.

Delaware

  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).

Florida

  • 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.
  • ELA.1.F.1.3 — Use knowledge of grade-appropriate phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately. • Decode words using knowledge of spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs, trigraphs, and blends. • Decode simple words with r-controlled vowels. • Decode and encode regularly spelled one-syllable words. • Decode words with inflectional endings. • Decode two-syllable words with regular patterns by breaking the words into syllables. • Decode words that use final –e and vowel teams to make long-vowel sound.
  • ELA.K.F.1.4 — Recognize and read with automaticity grade-level high frequency words.

Georgia

  • ELAGSEKRF3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • ELAGSE1RF3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • ELAGSEKRF3.c — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
  • ELAGSE1RF4.d — Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

Hawaii

  • 1.RF.2b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • K.RF.3c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • K.RF.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • 1.RF.2c — Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
  • 1.RF.3b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

Idaho

  • K.FR.PH.3 — Use knowledge of grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • K.FR.PH.3c — Read common high-frequency words with automaticity by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • K.FR.PA.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
  • K.FR.PH.3a — Demonstrate knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the most frequent sound for each consonant letter.
  • K.RC.RF.4 — Read emergent-reader texts (e.g., rhymes, songs, simple poems) with purpose and understanding.

Illinois

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Indiana

  • K.RF.6 — Identify and produce the beginning, middle (medial), and final sounds in three and four phoneme words. (E)
  • K.RF.8 — Use letter-sound knowledge to decode words, including open and closed syllables, consonant digraphs, and blends. (E)
  • K.RF.9 — Orally read decodable texts with appropriate accuracy and automaticity.
  • 1.RF.2 — Blend sounds, including consonant blends, to produce single- and multi-syllable words. (E)

Iowa

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending phonemes (sounds), including consonant blends.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode and encode regularly spelled one-syllable words with closed syllables and consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words with accuracy and automaticity (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Orally read grade-appropriate text with purpose and understanding.

Kansas

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending phonemes, including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Kentucky

  • RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight.
  • RF.K.4.a — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Louisiana

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.2.c — Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Maine

  • R.2.1.b — Produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • R.3.K.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • R.12.K.a — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • R.3.1.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • R.3.K.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

Maryland

  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.PK.2.e — Isolate and pronounce the initial sound in spoken words
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.

Massachusetts

  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.PK.2.c — Identify the initial sound of a spoken word and, with guidance and support, generate several other words that have the same initial sound.
  • RF.K.4 — Read early-emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.PK.3.a — Link an initial sound to a picture of an object that begins with that sound and, with guidance and support, to the corresponding printed letter (e.g., link the initial sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and, with support, to a printed or written “B”).

Michigan

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3.d — Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

Minnesota

  • 0.1.1.3 — Read decodable texts accurately, with guidance and support. (Decodable texts are those that include words taught in phonics lesson.)
  • 1.1.1.2.a — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words: know the spelling-sound correspondences for the common consonant digraphs and blends.
  • 0.1.1.2.b — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words: read high-frequency words, in and out of context, demonstrating both accuracy and automaticity.
  • 0.1.1.1.a — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes): identify and orally produce rhyming words, onset-rime and alliteration.

Mississippi

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.2.c — Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.

Missouri

  • 1.RF.3.A.c — producing consonant blends
  • K.RF.2.A.d — recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same onset or initial sound
  • K.RF.3.A.b — reading high-frequency words
  • K.RF.3.A.c — blending letter sounds to decode simple words
  • K.RF.4.A — Read, with support, appropriate texts with purpose and understanding

Montana

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Nebraska

  • LA.1.F.3.a — Decode and encode words using knowledge of sound-spelling correspondence for common consonant digraphs, tri-graphs, and blends.
  • LA.K.F.4.c — Read grade level high-frequency words with automaticity and accuracy (e.g. Fry or Dolch words or those included in instructional materials).
  • LA.1.F.2.a — Identify, segment and blend phonemes in single syllable spoken three and four phoneme words including words with blends.
  • LA.K.F.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
  • LA.K.F.4 — Develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression/prosody while reading a variety of grade-level texts to support comprehension.

Nevada

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

New Hampshire

  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

New Jersey

  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read high-frequency and sight words with automaticity.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent texts with one-to-one correspondence to develop fluency and comprehension skills
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing many of the most frequently used sounds of each consonant.
  • RF.K.4.a — Read emergent-readers with purpose and understanding.

New Mexico

  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

New York

  • 1RF3a — Know the letter-sound correspondences for common blends and consonant digraphs (e.g. sh, ch, th).
  • KRF3c — Decode some regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • KRF3d — Read common high-frequency words by sight.
  • 1RF2a — Count, blend and segment single syllable words that include consonant blends.
  • 1RF4 — Read beginning reader texts, appropriate to individual student ability, with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

North Carolina

  • RF.1.3.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.4.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight.
  • RF.K.5 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.3.c — Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
  • RF.1.4.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

North Dakota

  • 1.F.8b — two consonant blends at the beginning and end of words.
  • 1.F.12b — Read accurately and automatically at the sentence level
  • 1.F.8l — irregularly spelled high-frequency words
  • 1.F.6 — Blend four or more phonemes to produce a spoken word or syllable.

Ohio

  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one grapheme (letter)-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
  • RF.K.2.c — Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

Oklahoma

  • K.2.F.3 — Students will begin to develop a sight word vocabulary by decoding and reading regularly- and irregularly-spelled words in isolation and context with increasing automaticity.
  • K.2.PA.3 — Students will isolate and pronounce initial and final sounds in spoken words.
  • 1.2.PWS.1 — Students will decode one-syllable phonetically-regular words by using their knowledge of the following phonics skills: a. single consonants (e.g., b = /b/, f = /f/, t = /t/) b. short vowel sounds (i.e., ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ) c. consonant blends (e.g., bl, br, cr) d. consonant digraphs and trigraphs (e.g., sh, tch) e. vowel-consonant-silent e (e.g., lake) f. r-controlled vowels (i.e., ar, er, ir, or, ur) g. vowel digraphs (e.g., ea, oa, ee)
  • 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).

Oregon

  • K.RF.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • K.RF.3c — Read common grade-appropriate high-frequency words by sight.
  • K.RF.4a — Read emergent texts with one-to-one correspondence with purpose and understanding.
  • 1.RF.2b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending phonemes, including consonant blends.
  • K.RF.4 — Read emergent texts to develop fluency and comprehension skills.

Pennsylvania

  • 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.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.E — Read emergent-reader text with purpose and understanding.
  • CC.1.1.1.C — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). • Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words. • Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken and written words. • Orally produce single-syllable words, including consonant blends and digraphs. • Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single- syllable words. • Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in one- syllable words to make new words.

Rhode Island

  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read early-emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.

South Carolina

  • ELA.1.F.3.8 — Decode and encode words using: a. onset/rime; b. consonant blends (i.e., initial and final); c. consonant digraphs (i.e., ch, sh, th, wh, ph, ck); d. trigraphs (e.g., -tch, -dge)*; e. combination (i.e., qu); f. VCe; g. vowel r (e.g., ar, er, ir, or, ur); h. common inflectional endings that do not change the base word (e.g., -s, -ed); i. contractions with am, is, has, and not; j. hard and soft sounds of c and g (c=/k/ before a, o, u, or any consonant and c= /s/ before i, e, or y; g=/g/ before a, o, u, or any consonant and g=/j/ before i, e, or y) *; k. vowel y in the final position of one- and two-syllable words, distinguishing the difference between the long /ī/ sound in one-syllable words and the long /ē/ sound in two-syllable words, and words with vowel y in medial position, producing the short /ĭ/ sound (e.g., fly-my; baby-happy, myth-gym) *; l. words that follow the -ild, -ost, -old, -olt, and -ind patterns (e.g., mild, host, fold, jolt, kind); m. silent letter combinations (e.g., kn, wr, mb, gh, gn) *; n. words with final /f/, /l/, and /s/ sounds in one-syllable base words by doubling the final consonant when it follows a short vowel sound (e.g., cliff, hill, pass); and o. words with final /v/ sound, using knowledge that no English word ends with a v. (e.g. have, give, save).
  • ELA.K.F.4.1 — Read high-frequency words commonly found in grade-appropriate text with accuracy and automaticity.
  • ELA.K.F.4.3 — Read texts by: a. using letter-sound knowledge to segment and blend sounds together; b. decoding the word by analogy; and c. using visuals from the text to support decoding and confirm recognition.
  • ELA.K.F.1 — Demonstrate early phonological awareness to basic phonemic awareness in spoken words. (FK -1.3-2.18 LF BR-430)

South Dakota

  • 1.RF.3.a — Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant blends and digraphs.
  • K.RF.3.c — Read grade-level appropriate high-frequency words by sight.
  • 1.RF.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • K.RF.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
  • 1.RF.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

Tennessee

  • K.FL.F.5.a — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • K.FL.PWR.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
  • K.FL.PWR.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight.
  • K.FL.PA.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

Texas

  • K.2A.ii — recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound;
  • 1.2B.ii — decoding words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs;
  • 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;
  • K.2B.iv — identifying and reading at least 25 high-frequency words from a research-based list;

Utah

  • K.R.3.e — Read and spell common irregular words.
  • P4.R.2.c — Identify initial sounds in spoken language.
  • K.R.3 — Demonstrate mastery of age-appropriate phonics skills.
  • K.R.4 — Read grade-level text* with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. (RL & RI)

Vermont

  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • 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/.)

Virginia

  • 1.FFR.3.A — Decode and encode words with short vowels to include blends with digraphs, closed syllables (CVC, CCVC, CVCC, CCVCC).
  • K.DSR.1.A — Use knowledge of letter-sound correspondences to read and reread controlled decodable sentences and texts that include phonic elements and irregular words (Reading Fluency, K-12).
  • K.FFR.3.B — Identify common letter-sound correspondences.
  • 1.FFR.2.A — Isolate sounds in four and five phoneme words.
  • K.FFR.3.H — Use letter-sound correspondences to read grade-level high frequency words, including decodable and irregular words, with automaticity and accuracy.

Washington

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Washington, D.C.

  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.1.2.c — Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

West Virginia

  • ELA.1.IV.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • ELA.K.II.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, or does).
  • ELA.1.II.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • ELA.K.I — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Wisconsin

  • ELA.1.RF.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • ELA.1.RF.3.b — Decode and encode regularly spelled one-syllable words (e.g., cat, fox, bet, cup, fit, etc.).
  • ELA.K.RF.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • ELA.1.RF.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose, understanding, and sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. • Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. • Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. • Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

Wyoming

  • RF.K.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.K.3.c — Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
  • RF.K.4 — Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • RF.1.2.b — Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  • RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.