ELAR 1.2
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--beginning reading and writing. The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell. The student is expected to:
- (1) demonstrate phonological awareness by:
- (A) producing a series of rhyming words;
- (i) recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound;
- (ii) distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words;
- (iii) recognizing the change in spoken word when a specified phoneme is added, changed, or removed;
- (iv) blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words, including initial and/or final consonant blends;
- (v) manipulating phonemes within base words; and
- (vi) segmenting spoken one-syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes, including words with initial and/or final consonant blends;
- (vii) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by:
- (B) decoding words in isolation and in context by applying
common letter sound correspondences;
- (i) decoding words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs;
- (ii) decoding words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including vowel digraphs and diphthongs; and r-controlled syllables;
- (iii) using knowledge of base words to decode common compound words and contractions;
- (iv) decoding words with inflectional endings, including -ed, -s, and -es; and
- (v) identifying and reading at least 100 high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (vi) demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
- (C) spelling words with closed syllables, open syllables,
VCe syllables, vowel teams, and r-controlled syllables;
- (i) spelling words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs;
- (ii) spelling words using sound-spelling patterns; and
- (iii) spelling high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (iv) demonstrate print awareness by identifying the information that different parts of a book provide;
- (D) alphabetize a series of words to the first or second letter and use a dictionary to find words; and
- (E) develop handwriting by printing words, sentences, and answers legibly leaving appropriate spaces between words.
- (A) producing a series of rhyming words;
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Blending Words Fortune Teller Templates
Help students practice blending CVC words with these interactive fortune teller templates.
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Alphabet Sounds Picture Puzzle
Dive into letter-sound correspondence with your students using this alphabet picture puzzle.
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Free Contractions Student Reference Sheet
Help students remember the different contractions with this contraction student reference sheet.
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Sound Wall Classroom Interactive Bulletin Board
Print a complete Sound Wall designed to help you enhance your phonics program by displaying the phonemes your students are currently mastering.
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Vowel Teams Diphthong Worksheets
Practice diphthongs with this set of fun and engaging worksheets.
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Christmas Writing Prompt Dice Game - Roll-a-Story
Roll a Christmas Writing Prompt and write a fun Christmas story with our printable Christmas Dice activities.
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Parts of a Book Front Cover (Classroom Poster)
Highlight the main features of a book's front cover with this printable poster for the classroom or school library.
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What is the Syllable Type? - Color By Syllables Worksheet
Practice identifying the six syllable types in common words with this color-coding activity.
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Bumblebee Contraction Worksheets
Practice creating contractions from two words using this set of cute bumblebee worksheets.
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Consonant Digraph Cut-and-Paste Worksheets
Reinforce your students' knowledge of consonant digraphs with this set of cut-and-paste worksheets.
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EE, EA and EY Vowel Team Lesson Resource Pack
Introduce students to EE, EA and EY vowel digraphs with this set of teaching slides and mini activity book.
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Gingerbread Vowels - Printable Vowels Worksheets
Use coloring and Christmas to engage your students with printable long and short vowel worksheets like these!
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Alphabet Initial Sound Recognition Worksheets
Explore alphabet beginning sounds with this set of alphabet sounds worksheets to develop letter recognition.
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Blending Words Reading Warm-Up Task Cards
Get your students ready for reading with these blending words reading warm-up task cards.
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Contractions Folding Cards
Practice making contractions using this set of foldable contraction cards.
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Free ABC Tracing Sheet Bundle Pack
Use ABC Tracing Worksheets to help your students develop their handwriting and fine motor skills.
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Consonant Digraph Cover Up Game
Practice consonant digraphs with your students with this set of two fun partner cover up games.
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Blending Phonemes Fluency Strips
Develop students’ ability to blend phonemes in common words with this comprehensive set of phoneme blending fluency strips.
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Word Chain Worksheet - Beginning L Blends
Manipulate the individual phonemes in words to create new ones with this differentiated word-building worksheet.
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Magic E Words - Match-Up Activity
Explore words containing long vowel sounds created by the magic e.
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Google Interactive L-Blends Word Building Activity
Engage young readers to tackle L-blend words with an engaging and inviting Google Interactive activity.
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Word Chains Activity
Explore phoneme manipulation with simple words using this word chain activity.
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Phoneme Manipulation Worksheet Pack
Use these phoneme manipulation worksheets to help students develop their phonemic awareness skills.
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Contractions Writing Activity Pack
Put contractions into sentences to demonstrate an understanding of contractions in context using these writing worksheets.
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Introduction to Contractions Teaching Slides
Teach students about contractions with this engaging set of teaching slides.
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Roll and Read – Sight Word Game Pack
Practice reading sight words with this set of 5 Roll to Read Sight Word Game boards.
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Consonant Digraph CH Interactive Activity
Engage students in practicing their learning around the consonant digraph of ‘ch’ with this fun beach-themed interactive activity.
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Christmas Game for Kindergarten - Upper and Lowercase Letter Memory
Build letter recognition skills and add Christmas spirit to your literacy centers with a Printable Letter Matching Christmas Game for Kindergarten.
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Consonant Digraph Sound Wall Cards
Guide students through phonics with these consonant digraph sound wall cards for a classroom display.
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Writing the Alphabet - Handwriting Worksheet
Practice penmanship by tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Letters A–Z Printable ABC Worksheets
Learn the letters of the alphabet and their sounds with printable ABC worksheets
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Writing the Alphabet - Handwriting Poster
A poster to assist students when learning how to form letters.