Enduring Skill(s): Apply phonics and word analysis in decoding text
GRADE _K_
Performance level (lowest
Performance Level
Performance Level
Performance Level
leading to proficiency):
(leading to proficiency):
(at proficiency):
(beyond proficiency):
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Criteria:
Identify less than 0-26
letters of the alphabet
Identify 27-51 letters
of the alphabet
Identify 52/52 letters of
the alphabet
Not applicable
sounds
Verbally identifies less
than 5 short and long
vowel sounds
Verbally identifies 10 20 consonant letter
sounds
Verbally identifies 5-10
short and long vowel
sounds
Verbally identify 21/21
consonant letter sounds
Verbally identify blends
and diagraphs
Identify 10/10 short and
long vowel sounds
Identify y as a vowel and
long vowel sounds.
Identify less than 10 high
frequency sight words
Identifies 10-24 highfrequency sight words
Identify 25/25 highfrequency sight words
Identify 25 or more highfrequency sight words
With prompting and
support, as a foundational
skill to decoding text,
student can orally
associate letters with
letter sounds.
Can read words that
have a similar word
pattern and identify
the sound and/or
letters that are
different with
prompting and support.
Can read words that have a
similar word pattern and
identify the sound and/or
letters that are different
Can decode two syllable
words following basic
patterns of breaking the
words into syllables
Consonant
Letter
Identification
Verbally identifies less
Consonant
than 10 consonant letter
Sounds
Criteria:
Vowel Letter
Sounds
Criteria:
Highfrequency
words
Criteria:
CVC Word
Families