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Recognize and name all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet
Recognize and produce words that rhyme
Count syllables in spoken words by clapping
Count and segment syllables in spoken words
Know and apply consonant and short-vowel sounds
Spell simple three-letter consonant-vowel-consonant words
Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words
Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three-sound words
Add or substitute individual sounds in simple one-syllable words to make new words
Demonstrate one-to-one letter-sound correspondence for the most frequent sound of each consonant
Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings for the five major vowels
Decode CVCe (silent-e) words with long vowel sounds
Read and write words with ch, sh, th, wh, and ph
Blend and segment syllables in multi-syllable spoken words
Use conventional spelling for words with common patterns
Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in spoken single-syllable words
Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word
Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables
Read grade-level text with accuracy and expression; mixed review of this year's word skills
Distinguish long and short vowels; read vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea)
Know and apply r-controlled vowel patterns (ar, er, ir, or, ur)
Decode two-syllable words by syllable type
Generalize learned spelling patterns (silent-e, consonant doubling)
Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels
Read grade-level text with accuracy and expression; mixed review of this year's word skills
Identify and use common prefixes (un-, re-, pre-) and suffixes (-ful, -less, -tion)
Decode multi-syllable words using knowledge of syllable types
Spell high-frequency and grade-appropriate words correctly
Decode multisyllable words using syllable division patterns
Read grade-level text with accuracy and expression; mixed review of this year's word skills
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, including homophones
Recognize and use antonyms to expand vocabulary
Demonstrate understanding of words by identifying synonyms
Use syllabication patterns and word stress to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words accurately
Read grade-level text with accuracy and expression; mixed review of this year's word skills
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly
Words that sound alike but differ in spelling and meaning
Choose precise words and compare shades of meaning
Use morphology, syllabication and word stress to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words
Read grade-level text with accuracy and expression; mixed review of this year's word skills
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly
Infer meaning of grade-level words from surrounding text
Compare tone and choose precise vocabulary