By the End of Kindergarten
- identify whether two single-syllable words rhyme
- think of a word that rhymes with another
- when reading a target word and a list of three words, identify which
of the three words begins with the same sound as the target word
- when reading three words, identify which one begins with a different
sound from the other two
By Midway in the First Semester of First Grade
- look at words with two letter sounds (phonemes) and blend the sounds
together to figure out the word (e.g., in, on, at, bee,)
- say what word remains if a given sound is dropped from the beginning
or end of a three-phoneme word (e.g., say cat without saying the
/k/--at)
By the End of First Grade
- pronounce separately the sounds in two-phoneme words (sh-oe;
b-oy)
- pronounce separately the first sound in longer words (h-oneysuckle)
- blend together the sounds in three-phoneme words (m-e-n)
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