IXL skill plan | Reading grade K plan for the Minnesota NWEA MAP® Growth™ (2025)

Skill plan for the Minnesota NWEA MAP^® Growth^™ (2025) - Reading grade K

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Foundations of Reading
RIT Score: Less than 155
Features of Print		Text features 1. Identify book parts and features Word recognition 2. Find a word in a sentence Sentence spacing 3. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly Letters 4. Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase 5. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review 6. Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase 7. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review 8. Choose the letter that you hear 9. Frequently confused letters: find all the letters
Features of Print
Text features 1. Identify book parts and features Word recognition 2. Find a word in a sentence Sentence spacing 3. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly Letters 4. Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase 5. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review 6. Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase 7. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review 8. Choose the letter that you hear 9. Frequently confused letters: find all the letters

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness		Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Which word has more syllables? 3. Sort by the number of syllables Rhyming words 4. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 5. Which word does not rhyme? Blend and segment 6. Blend syllables together to make a word 7. Blend each sound in a word together 8. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 9. Put the sounds in order Manipulate sounds 10. Change the first sound in a word 11. Change the last sound in a word 12. Change the vowel sound in a word 13. Change the sound in a word: review Initial sounds 14. Which two words start with the same sound? 15. Find the words that begin with a given sound Final sounds 16. Which two words have the same ending? 17. Which two words end with the same sound? Short vowel sounds 18. Find the short a word 19. Find the short e word 20. Find the short i word 21. Find the short o word 22. Find the short u word
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Which word has more syllables? 3. Sort by the number of syllables Rhyming words 4. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 5. Which word does not rhyme? Blend and segment 6. Blend syllables together to make a word 7. Blend each sound in a word together 8. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 9. Put the sounds in order Manipulate sounds 10. Change the first sound in a word 11. Change the last sound in a word 12. Change the vowel sound in a word 13. Change the sound in a word: review Initial sounds 14. Which two words start with the same sound? 15. Find the words that begin with a given sound Final sounds 16. Which two words have the same ending? 17. Which two words end with the same sound? Short vowel sounds 18. Find the short a word 19. Find the short e word 20. Find the short i word 21. Find the short o word 22. Find the short u word

Phonics and Word Analysis		Consonant sounds and letters 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 2. Which letter does the word start with? 3. Which letter does the word end with? Short vowel words 4. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 5. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 6. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 7. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 8. Choose the picture that matches the short u word High-frequency words 9. Choose the two sight words that are the same 10. Read sight words: review sets 1–10 11. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
Phonics and Word Analysis
Consonant sounds and letters 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 2. Which letter does the word start with? 3. Which letter does the word end with? Short vowel words 4. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 5. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 6. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 7. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 8. Choose the picture that matches the short u word High-frequency words 9. Choose the two sight words that are the same 10. Read sight words: review sets 1–10 11. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
RIT Score: 155–171
Features of Print		1. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I"
Features of Print
1. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I"

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness		Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables Blend and segment 3. Blend each sound in a word together 4. Identify each sound in a word 5. Put the sounds in order Manipulate sounds 6. Change the first sound in a word 7. Change the last sound in a word 8. Change the vowel sound in a word 9. Change the sound in a word: review Recognize sounds 10. Which two words start with the same sound? 11. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 12. Which two words end with the same sound?
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables Blend and segment 3. Blend each sound in a word together 4. Identify each sound in a word 5. Put the sounds in order Manipulate sounds 6. Change the first sound in a word 7. Change the last sound in a word 8. Change the vowel sound in a word 9. Change the sound in a word: review Recognize sounds 10. Which two words start with the same sound? 11. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 12. Which two words end with the same sound?

Phonics and Word Analysis		Consonant digraphs 1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 2. Choose the correct digraph 3. Complete the word with the right digraph Consonant blends 4. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 5. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 6. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 7. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 8. Fill in the missing consonant blend Consonant blends and digraphs 9. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph 10. Choose the picture that matches the word: ng, nk Short vowels 11. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 12. Read words with am and an 13. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 14. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 15. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 16. Choose the picture that matches the short u word Silent e 17. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture Vowel teams 18. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word Short and long vowel words 19. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 20. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 21. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 22. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 23. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 24. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words R-controlled vowels 25. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture Diphthongs 26. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture Inflectional endings 27. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear Two-syllable words 28. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 29. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 30. Complete the two-syllable words High-frequency words 31. Read sight words: review sets 1–7
Phonics and Word Analysis
Consonant digraphs 1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 2. Choose the correct digraph 3. Complete the word with the right digraph Consonant blends 4. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 5. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 6. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 7. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 8. Fill in the missing consonant blend Consonant blends and digraphs 9. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph 10. Choose the picture that matches the word: ng, nk Short vowels 11. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 12. Read words with am and an 13. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 14. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 15. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 16. Choose the picture that matches the short u word Silent e 17. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture Vowel teams 18. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word Short and long vowel words 19. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 20. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 21. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 22. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 23. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 24. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words R-controlled vowels 25. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture Diphthongs 26. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture Inflectional endings 27. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear Two-syllable words 28. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 29. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 30. Complete the two-syllable words High-frequency words 31. Read sight words: review sets 1–7
RIT Score: 172+
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness		Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables Phoneme manipulation 3. Change the sound in a word 4. Delete the sound in a word Short and long vowel sounds 5. Sort short and long vowel words Variant vowels 6. Which word has a different vowel sound? Soft and hard g and c 7. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables Phoneme manipulation 3. Change the sound in a word 4. Delete the sound in a word Short and long vowel sounds 5. Sort short and long vowel words Variant vowels 6. Which word has a different vowel sound? Soft and hard g and c 7. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words

Phonics and Word Analysis		Short vowels 1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel Vowel teams 2. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 3. Complete the vowel team words 4. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 6. Choose the words with a given long vowel Diphthongs 7. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 8. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 9. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Variant vowels 10. Complete words with variant vowels Affixes 11. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 12. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Compound words 13. Form compound words with pictures 14. Form compound words 15. Form and use compound words High-frequency words 16. Choose the sight word that you hear 17. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
Phonics and Word Analysis
Short vowels 1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel Vowel teams 2. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 3. Complete the vowel team words 4. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 6. Choose the words with a given long vowel Diphthongs 7. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 8. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 9. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Variant vowels 10. Complete words with variant vowels Affixes 11. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 12. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Compound words 13. Form compound words with pictures 14. Form compound words 15. Form and use compound words High-frequency words 16. Choose the sight word that you hear 17. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

Reading
RIT Score: Less than 155
Literary Text		1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character
Literary Text
1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character

Informational Text		Central idea 1. What is the picture about? Read-along informational texts 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read along about famous people Text features 4. Choose the right book to help you learn about a topic
Informational Text
Central idea 1. What is the picture about? Read-along informational texts 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read along about famous people Text features 4. Choose the right book to help you learn about a topic
RIT Score: 155–171
Literary Text		Sequence 1. Order images in a story Point of view 2. Who is the narrator? Story elements 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Read-along literary texts 4. Read along with fantasy 5. Read along with realistic fiction Read-alone literary texts 6. Read animal fantasy 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read myths, legends, and fables Theme 9. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Literary Text
Sequence 1. Order images in a story Point of view 2. Who is the narrator? Story elements 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Read-along literary texts 4. Read along with fantasy 5. Read along with realistic fiction Read-alone literary texts 6. Read animal fantasy 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read myths, legends, and fables Theme 9. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Informational Text		Central idea 1. What is the picture about? Text relationships 2. Match each effect to its cause 3. Match each cause to its effect 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages Text features 5. Use text features Read-along informational texts 6. Read along about science and nature 7. Read along about famous people Read-alone informational texts 8. Read about animals 9. Read about sports and hobbies 10. Read about famous places
Informational Text
Central idea 1. What is the picture about? Text relationships 2. Match each effect to its cause 3. Match each cause to its effect 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages Text features 5. Use text features Read-along informational texts 6. Read along about science and nature 7. Read along about famous people Read-alone informational texts 8. Read about animals 9. Read about sports and hobbies 10. Read about famous places
RIT Score: 172+
Literary Text		Sequence 1. Order events in a story Theme 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Setting and character 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Inferences 4. Which book title goes with the picture? Point of view 5. Identify the narrative point of view Read-along literary texts 6. Read along with fantasy 7. Read along with realistic fiction 8. Read along with historical fiction Read-alone literary texts 9. Read animal fantasy 10. Read realistic fiction 11. Read science fiction
Literary Text
Sequence 1. Order events in a story Theme 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Setting and character 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Inferences 4. Which book title goes with the picture? Point of view 5. Identify the narrative point of view Read-along literary texts 6. Read along with fantasy 7. Read along with realistic fiction 8. Read along with historical fiction Read-alone literary texts 9. Read animal fantasy 10. Read realistic fiction 11. Read science fiction

Informational Text		Central idea 1. Use key details to determine the central idea Text relationships 2. Match each effect to its cause 3. Match each cause to its effect 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages Text features 5. Use text features 6. Use guide words Read-along informational texts 7. Read along about science and nature 8. Read along about famous people 9. Read along about art, music, and traditions 10. Read along about business and technology Read-alone informational texts 11. Read about animals 12. Read about sports and hobbies 13. Read about famous places 14. Read about famous people
Informational Text
Central idea 1. Use key details to determine the central idea Text relationships 2. Match each effect to its cause 3. Match each cause to its effect 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages Text features 5. Use text features 6. Use guide words Read-along informational texts 7. Read along about science and nature 8. Read along about famous people 9. Read along about art, music, and traditions 10. Read along about business and technology Read-alone informational texts 11. Read about animals 12. Read about sports and hobbies 13. Read about famous places 14. Read about famous people

Vocabulary
RIT Score: Less than 155
Vocabulary		1. Read along about food
Vocabulary
1. Read along about food
RIT Score: 155–171
Vocabulary		1. Complete the rhyme 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 4. Read along about food
Vocabulary
1. Complete the rhyme 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 4. Read along about food
RIT Score: 172+
Vocabulary		1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Find antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 5. Use dictionary entries
Vocabulary
1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Find antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 5. Use dictionary entries

Writing
RIT Score: Less than 155
Foundations of Writing		1. Choose the two words that are the same 2. Find the complete sentence 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence
Foundations of Writing
1. Choose the two words that are the same 2. Find the complete sentence 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

Writing		Punctuation 1. Identify and use end marks 2. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 3. Capitalize the pronoun "I" Nouns 4. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture Verbs 5. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Adjectives 6. Use number words: one to ten 7. Use color words Facts and opinions 8. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Sequence 9. Identify time-order words 10. Put the sentences in order
Writing
Punctuation 1. Identify and use end marks 2. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 3. Capitalize the pronoun "I" Nouns 4. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture Verbs 5. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Adjectives 6. Use number words: one to ten 7. Use color words Facts and opinions 8. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Sequence 9. Identify time-order words 10. Put the sentences in order
RIT Score: 155–171
Foundations of Writing		Complete sentences 1. Find the complete sentences 2. Complete the sentence 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Sentence types 4. Identify statements 5. Identify questions 6. Identify exclamations 7. Identify commands End marks 8. Choose the right end mark 9. Statement, question, command, or exclamation? Nouns 10. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture Singular and plural nouns 11. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 12. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 13. Use singular and plural nouns Verbs 14. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 15. Use action verbs Prepositions 16. Select the best preposition to match the picture 17. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence Capitalization 18. Capitalize the names of people and pets 19. Capitalize days and months 20. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Spelling 21. Spell the digraph word 22. Spell the short vowel word 23. Spell the silent e word 24. Spell the sight word
Foundations of Writing
Complete sentences 1. Find the complete sentences 2. Complete the sentence 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Sentence types 4. Identify statements 5. Identify questions 6. Identify exclamations 7. Identify commands End marks 8. Choose the right end mark 9. Statement, question, command, or exclamation? Nouns 10. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture Singular and plural nouns 11. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 12. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 13. Use singular and plural nouns Verbs 14. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 15. Use action verbs Prepositions 16. Select the best preposition to match the picture 17. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence Capitalization 18. Capitalize the names of people and pets 19. Capitalize days and months 20. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Spelling 21. Spell the digraph word 22. Spell the short vowel word 23. Spell the silent e word 24. Spell the sight word

Writing		Sequence 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Identify time-order words 3. Use time-order words Topic sentences 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Facts and opinions 5. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Descriptive details 7. Add descriptive details to sentences 8. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Sentence variety 9. Combine sentences: subjects 10. Combine sentences: predicates
Writing
Sequence 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Identify time-order words 3. Use time-order words Topic sentences 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Facts and opinions 5. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Descriptive details 7. Add descriptive details to sentences 8. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Sentence variety 9. Combine sentences: subjects 10. Combine sentences: predicates
RIT Score: 172+
Foundations of Writing		End marks 1. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 2. Choose the right end mark Common and proper nouns 3. Sort common and proper nouns Plural nouns 4. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 5. Use regular plurals with -s and -es 6. Form and use irregular plurals Plural and possessive nouns 7. Form the singular or plural possessive 8. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Verbs 9. Use action verbs Regular past tense 10. Form and use the regular past tense Future tense 11. Change the sentence to future tense Irregular past tense 12. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 13. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 14. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 15. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 To be and to have verbs 16. To be: use the correct form 17. To have: use the correct form Adjectives 18. Use sense words Conjunctions 19. Use conjunctions 20. Use subordinating conjunctions Prepositions 21. Select the best preposition to match the picture 22. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence Capitalization 23. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 24. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 25. Capitalization: review Spelling 26. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 27. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x 28. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 29. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 30. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 31. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 32. Spell the sight word
Foundations of Writing
End marks 1. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 2. Choose the right end mark Common and proper nouns 3. Sort common and proper nouns Plural nouns 4. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 5. Use regular plurals with -s and -es 6. Form and use irregular plurals Plural and possessive nouns 7. Form the singular or plural possessive 8. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Verbs 9. Use action verbs Regular past tense 10. Form and use the regular past tense Future tense 11. Change the sentence to future tense Irregular past tense 12. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 13. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 14. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 15. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 To be and to have verbs 16. To be: use the correct form 17. To have: use the correct form Adjectives 18. Use sense words Conjunctions 19. Use conjunctions 20. Use subordinating conjunctions Prepositions 21. Select the best preposition to match the picture 22. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence Capitalization 23. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 24. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 25. Capitalization: review Spelling 26. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 27. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x 28. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 29. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 30. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 31. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 32. Spell the sight word

Writing		Sequence 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Use time-order words Topic sentences 3. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 4. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 5. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Conjunctions and linking words 6. Use linking words to complete a passage Facts and opinions 7. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Opinions, reasons, and examples 8. Complete the opinion passage with an example 9. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 10. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Descriptive details 11. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 12. Add descriptive details to sentences 13. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Sentence variety 14. Combine sentences: subjects 15. Combine sentences: predicates 16. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates Revision 17. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Dialogue 18. Insert dialogue into a story
Writing
Sequence 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Use time-order words Topic sentences 3. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 4. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 5. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Conjunctions and linking words 6. Use linking words to complete a passage Facts and opinions 7. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Opinions, reasons, and examples 8. Complete the opinion passage with an example 9. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 10. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Descriptive details 11. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 12. Add descriptive details to sentences 13. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Sentence variety 14. Combine sentences: subjects 15. Combine sentences: predicates 16. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates Revision 17. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Dialogue 18. Insert dialogue into a story

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