Tennessee

K.FL Foundational Literacy

• K.FL.PC Print Concepts

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

    • K.FL.PC.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)

    • K.FL.PC.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)

    • K.FL.PC.1.c Understand that words are separated by spaces in print; demonstrate one-to-one correspondence between voice and print.

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

    • K.FL.PC.1.d Recognize and name all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet in isolation and in connected text.

      • 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)

    • K.FL.PC.1.e Distinguish between pictures and words.

• K.FL.PA Phonological Awareness

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

    • K.FL.PA.2.a Recognize and begin to 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)

    • K.FL.PA.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)

    • K.FL.PA.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)

    • K.FL.PA.2.d Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in two- and three-phoneme (VC or CVC) words, excluding CVC words 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)

    • K.FL.PA.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)

• K.FL.PWR Phonics and Word Recognition

  • K.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.

    • K.FL.PWR.3.a Demonstrate knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondence by producing the most frequent sound 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)

    • K.FL.PWR.3.b Associate the long and short phonemes with common spellings 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)

    • K.FL.PWR.3.c Read common high-frequency words by sight.

      • 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)

    • K.FL.PWR.3.d Decode regularly spelled CVC words.

      • 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)

    • K.FL.PWR.3.e Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the letters that differ.

      • Which consonant blend does the word start with? (K-I.1)
      • Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend (K-I.2)
      • Which consonant blend does the word end with? (K-I.4)
      • Complete the word with the right final consonant blend (K-I.5)
      • 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)
      • Complete the word with the right short vowel (K-O.2)
      • Spell the short vowel word (K-O.3)
      • Find the word with the same vowel sound (K-P.1)
      • Which two words have the same vowel sound? (K-P.2)

• K.FL.WC Word Composition

  • K.FL.WC.4 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.

    • K.FL.WC.4.a Write uppercase and lowercase manuscript letters from memory.

    • K.FL.WC.4.b Write a letter/letters for most consonant and short vowel sounds (phonemes).

      • Which two words start with the same sound? (K-H.1)
      • Find the words that begin with a given sound (K-H.2)
      • Which word ends with the same sound? (K-H.3)
      • Which two words end with the same sound? (K-H.4)
      • 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)
      • Identify the short vowel sound in a word (K-O.1)
      • Complete the word with the right short vowel (K-O.2)

    • K.FL.WC.4.c Represent phonemes first to last in simple words using letters (graphemes) such as rop for rope.

      • Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word (K-G.3)
      • Put the sounds in order (K-G.4)
      • 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)
      • Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend (K-I.2)
      • Complete the word with the right final consonant blend (K-I.5)
      • 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)
      • Complete the word with the right short vowel (K-O.2)
      • Spell the short vowel word (K-O.3)

    • K.FL.WC.4.d Spell VC (at, in) and CVC (pet, mud) words with short vowels; spell V (a, I) and CV (be, go) words with long vowels.

      • Blend onset and rime together to make a word (K-G.1)
      • Blend each sound in a word together (K-G.2)
      • Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word (K-G.3)
      • Put the sounds in order (K-G.4)
      • 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)
      • Complete the word with the right short vowel (K-O.2)
      • Spell the short vowel word (K-O.3)

    • K.FL.WC.4.e Identify the letters used to represent vowel phonemes and those used to represent consonants; know that every syllable has a vowel.

      • Sort consonants and vowels (K-D.1)
      • Find the vowel in the word (K-D.2)
      • Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word (K-G.3)
      • Put the sounds in order (K-G.4)

    • K.FL.WC.4.f Write some common, frequently used words (am, and, like, the).

      • Spell the sight word (K-Q.17)

    • K.FL.WC.4.g Print many upper and lowercase letters.

      • Choose the letter that you hear: uppercase (K-A.3)
      • Choose the letter that you hear: lowercase (K-A.4)
      • Frequently confused letters: find the letter (K-A.5)
      • Frequently confused letters: find all the letters (K-A.6)
      • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review (K-B.1)
      • Find the lowercase letters (K-B.2)
      • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review (K-B.3)
      • Find the uppercase letters (K-B.4)

• K.FL.F Fluency

  • K.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

    • K.FL.F.5.a 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)

• K.FL.SC Sentence Composition

  • K.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing with adult support.

    • K.FL.SC.6.a With modeling or verbal prompts, orally produce complete sentences.

    • K.FL.SC.6.b Follow one-to-one correspondence between voice and print when writing a sentence.

    • K.FL.SC.6.c Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs when speaking and in shared language activities.

      • Find the picture that matches the action verb (K-DD.2)
      • Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? (K-LL.1)
      • Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture (K-LL.2)
      • Find the action verb (K-MM.2)
      • Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture (K-MM.3)

    • K.FL.SC.6.d Form regular plural nouns when speaking and in shared language activities.

      • Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture (K-LL.2)

    • K.FL.SC.6.e Understand and use question words (interrogatives) when speaking and in shared language activities.

      • Who, what, when, where, or why? (K-FF.1)

    • K.FL.SC.6.f Use the most frequently occurring prepositions when speaking and in shared language activities.

      • Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside (K-EE.1)
      • Choose the best location word to match the picture (K-EE.2)

    • K.FL.SC.6.g Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

      • Find the complete sentence (K-JJ.3)

    • K.FL.SC.6.h Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.

      • Capitalize the first letter of a sentence (K-KK.1)
      • Capitalize the pronoun "I" (K-KK.2)

    • K.FL.SC.6.i Recognize and name end punctuation.

      • Identify and use end marks (K-JJ.2)

• K.FL.VA Vocabulary Acquisition

  • K.FL.VA.7a Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Kindergarten conversations, reading, and content.

    • K.FL.VA.7a.i Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately.

      • Multiple-meaning words with pictures (K-II.1)

    • K.FL.VA.7a.ii Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.

      • Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture (K-LL.2)

  • K.FL.VA.7b With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

    • K.FL.VA.7b.i Sort common objects into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

      • Sort objects into categories (K-HH.1)
      • Which one is not like the others? (K-HH.2)

    • K.FL.VA.7b.ii Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites.

      • Match antonyms to pictures (K-GG.1)

    • K.FL.VA.7b.iii Make real-life connections between words and their use.

      • Find the picture that matches the action verb (K-DD.2)
      • Choose the best location word to match the picture (K-EE.2)
      • Sort objects into categories (K-HH.1)
      • Multiple-meaning words with pictures (K-II.1)

    • K.FL.VA.7b.iv Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action.

  • K.FL.VA.7c Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

    • Choose the best location word to match the picture (K-EE.2)