The Common Core in Connecticut

RF.K Foundational Skills

• Print Concepts

  • RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

    • RF.K.1.a Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

      • Find a word in a sentence (K-C.3)
      • Identify book parts and features (K-R.1)

    • RF.K.1.b Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.

      • Choose the two words that are the same (K-C.1)
      • Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word (K-G.3)
      • Put the sounds in order (K-G.4)

    • RF.K.1.c Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

      • Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly (K-C.2)
      • Find a word in a sentence (K-C.3)

    • RF.K.1.d Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

      • Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase (K-A.1)
      • Choose the letter that you hear: uppercase (K-A.3)
      • Choose the letter that you hear: lowercase (K-A.4)
      • Frequently confused letters: find all the letters (K-A.6)
      • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z (K-B.)
      • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: f, i, j, l, m, t, y (K-B.)
      • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r (K-B.)
      • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review (K-B.1)
      • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: C, K, O, P, S, U, V, W, X, Z (K-B.)
      • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: F, I, J, L, M, T, Y (K-B.)
      • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: A, B, D, E, G, H, N, Q, R (K-B.)
      • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review (K-B.3)

• Phonological Awareness

  • RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

    • RF.K.2.a Recognize and produce rhyming words.

      • Which two words have the same ending? (K-F.2)
      • Choose the picture that rhymes with the word (K-F.3)
      • Which word does not rhyme? (K-F.4)
      • Complete the rhyme (K-F.5)

    • RF.K.2.b Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.

      • How many syllables does the word have? (K-E.1)
      • Which word has more syllables? (K-E.2)
      • Sort by the number of syllables (K-E.3)

    • RF.K.2.c Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

      • Which two words have the same ending? (K-F.2)
      • Blend each sound in a word together (K-G.2)
      • Complete the short a word (K-J.3)
      • Complete the short e word (K-K.3)
      • Complete the short i words (K-L.3)
      • Complete the short o word (K-M.3)
      • Complete the short u word (K-N.3)

    • RF.K.2.d 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/.)

      • Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word (K-G.3)
      • Put the sounds in order (K-G.4)
      • Which two words start with the same sound? (K-H.1)
      • Find the words that begin with a given sound (K-H.2)
      • Which two words end with the same sound? (K-H.4)
      • Which letter does the word start with? (K-H.6)
      • Which letter does the word end with? (K-H.7)
      • Choose the correct digraph (K-I.8)
      • Identify the short vowel sound in a word (K-O.1)

    • RF.K.2.e Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.

      • Complete the short a word (K-J.3)
      • Complete the short e word (K-K.3)
      • Complete the short i words (K-L.3)
      • Complete the short o word (K-M.3)
      • Complete the short u word (K-N.3)
      • Identify the short vowel sound in a word (K-O.1)

• Phonics and Word Recognition

  • RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

    • RF.K.3.a Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

      • Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review (K-H.5)
      • Which letter does the word start with? (K-H.6)
      • Which letter does the word end with? (K-H.7)
      • Choose the correct digraph (K-I.8)

    • RF.K.3.b Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

      • Find the short a word (K-J.1)
      • Choose the short a word that matches the picture (K-J.2)
      • Complete the short a word (K-J.3)
      • Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture (K-J.4)
      • Find the short e word (K-K.1)
      • Choose the picture that matches the short e word (K-K.2)
      • Complete the short e word (K-K.3)
      • Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture (K-K.4)
      • Find the short i word (K-L.1)
      • Choose the short i word that matches the picture (K-L.2)
      • Complete the short i words (K-L.3)
      • Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture (K-L.4)
      • Find the short o word (K-M.1)
      • Choose the short o word that matches the picture (K-M.2)
      • Complete the short o word (K-M.3)
      • Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture (K-M.4)
      • Find the short u word (K-N.1)
      • Choose the picture that matches the short u word (K-N.2)
      • Complete the short u word (K-N.3)
      • Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture (K-N.4)
      • Identify the short vowel sound in a word (K-O.1)
      • Complete the word with the right short vowel (K-O.2)
      • Spell the short vowel word (K-O.3)
      • Which two words have the same vowel sound? (K-P.2)
      • Find the long a word (K-P.3)
      • Find the long e word (K-P.4)
      • Find the long i word (K-P.5)
      • Find the long o word (K-P.6)
      • Find the long u word (K-P.7)
      • Sort short and long vowel words (K-P.8)

    • RF.K.3.c Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).

      • Choose the two sight words that are the same (K-Q.1)
      • Read sight words: review sets 1–10 (K-Q.15)
      • Complete the sentence with the correct sight word (K-Q.16)

    • RF.K.3.d Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

      • Does the word start with a consonant blend? (K-I.3)
      • Does the word end with a consonant blend? (K-I.6)
      • Choose the short a word that matches the picture (K-J.2)
      • Choose the short i word that matches the picture (K-L.2)
      • Choose the short o word that matches the picture (K-M.2)

• Fluency

  • RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

    • Complete the rhyme (K-F.5)
    • Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture (K-J.4)
    • Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture (K-K.4)
    • Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture (K-L.4)
    • Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture (K-M.4)
    • Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture (K-N.4)
    • Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word (K-O.4)
    • Read questions with short vowel words (K-O.5)
    • Complete the sentence with the correct sight word (K-Q.16)
    • What am I? (K-U.3)
    • Read animal fantasy (K-Z.1)
    • Read realistic fiction (K-Z.2)
    • Read about animals (K-BB.1)
    • Read about places (K-BB.2)

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