ELAR K.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) identifying and producing rhyming words;
- (i) recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound;
- (ii) identifying the individual words in a spoken sentence;
- (iii) identifying syllables in spoken words;
- (iv) manipulating syllables within a multisyllabic word; and
- (v) blending syllables to form multisyllabic words;
- (vi) segmenting multisyllabic words into syllables;
- (vii) blending spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words;
- (viii) blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words;
- (ix) segmenting spoken one-syllable words into individual phonemes;
- (x) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by:
- (B) identifying and matching the common sounds that letters
represent;
- (i) using letter-sound relationships to decode, including VC, CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words;
- (ii) recognizing that new words are created when letters are changed, added, or deleted such as it - pit - tip - tap; and
- (iii) identifying and reading at least 25 high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (iv) demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
- (C) spelling words with VC, CVC, and CCVC;
- (i) spelling words using sound-spelling patterns; and
- (ii) spelling high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (iii) demonstrate print awareness by:
- (D) identifying the front cover, back cover, and title page
of a book;
- (i) holding a book right side up, turning pages correctly, and knowing that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right with return sweep;
- (ii) recognizing that sentences are comprised of words separated by spaces and recognizing word boundaries;
- (iii) recognizing the difference between a letter and a printed word; and
- (iv) identifying all uppercase and lowercase letters; and
- (v) develop handwriting by accurately forming all uppercase and lowercase letters using appropriate directionality.
- (A) identifying and producing rhyming words;
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Initial Sound Recognition Worksheets (uppercase letters) – Complete Set A–Z
A set of coloring activities to develop letter recognition and phonemic awareness.
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Rhyming Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a rhyming poem.
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Alliteration Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an alliteration poem.
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Diagnostic Reading Assessment for Teachers (Phonological Awareness)
Test your students' phonological awareness with this diagnostic reading assessment.
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Decodable Text Worksheets – Set 2
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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SPLAT! CCVC Word Game
A set of 36 task cards to practice decoding and reading CCVC words.
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SPLAT! CVC Word Game
A set of 36 task cards to practice decoding and reading 3-letter words.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - SEE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “see” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Roll it! Read it! Write it! Dolch 1st Grade Sight Words
Practice reading and writing Dolch’s first grade high-frequency words with this board game for multiple players.
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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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Phonics Assessment - Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
Test your students' knowledge of the uppercase and lowercase letters in the alphabet with this assessment kit.
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Alphabet Handwriting Sheet
A handwriting sheet with the alphabet and some words for students to trace.
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Word Family Activity Sheets
A set of 20 word family activity sheets for students to complete.
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Onset and Rime Short O Interactive Activity
Practice onset and rime words that contain the short O vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Word Ladder Worksheet Pack
Climb the virtual ladder of onset and rime knowledge with this set of onset and rime worksheets.
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Sight Word Splash Game
Use this collaborative partner game to allow your students to practice reading and writing some of the most common high-frequency words.
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Onset and Rime Short A Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel A onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Onset and Rime Mini Flipbooks
Practice reading onset and rime words with this interactive mini flipbook.
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Alphabet Writing Rhymes - Teaching Slides
Use these fun alphabet writing rhymes to help students learn to write the letters of the alphabet.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'C' is For Cat
Assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development with an adorable Letter C Cat Craft Template.
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Months of the Year Playdough Mats
Use printable playdough mats to help your students learn to read and spell the months of the year.
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Days of the Week Playdough Mats
Use playdough mats to help your students identify, sequence and spell the days of the week.
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Flags of the World - Classroom Alphabet Line
Display the alphabet in print or cursive with a unique Flags of the World Alphabet Line.
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Sight Word Assessments and Data Tracking Sheets
Track Dolch sight word mastery with this set of printable assessments and data sheets.
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Blending Phonemes BINGO (CVC Words)
Practice blending phonemes to form one-syllable words with this set of 20 bingo game boards and cards.
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Word Study List - R Blend Words
Introduce and explore words containing an initial r-blend with this extensive list of words.
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Learn to Read Short A - Daily Phonics for Kids
Teach your students to read short a words with a daily digital phonics instructional slide deck.
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Types of Syllables Anchor Charts
Remind your students about the most common syllable types with this set of classroom display posters.
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Phoneme Segmentation Worksheets - CVCC/CCVC Words
Use this worksheet pack to give students practice at segmenting words into phonemes.
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Alphabet Interactive - Letter O
Optimize identification of the letter O with a Google Interactive Activity.
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Alphabet Google Interactive - Letter G
Add hands-on literacy activites to your Halloween reading centers to help students identify, write, and learning the sound of the “ghostly” letter G.
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Kindergarten Morning Work (August)
Practice foundational math and language arts skills during the month of August with this collection of 23 kindergarten morning work worksheets.