
For the educators in the room…The Common Core Standards
Kindergarten
Phonological Awareness
CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2a
Recognize and produce rhyming words.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2c
Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2d
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/.)CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2e
Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, on-syllable words to make new words.
Grade 1
Phonological Awareness
CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2a
Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2b
Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2c
Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2d
Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
Phonics and Word Recognition
CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3a
Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3.b
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF1.3c
Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3d
Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3g
Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
Grade 2
Phonics and Word Recognition
CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3a
Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3b
Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3c
Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3e
Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.CCSSI.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3f
Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.