CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2c

ELAKindergartenConventions of Standard English

The Standard

Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students listen to individual sounds and connect each sound to a written letter. They use those sound-letter matches to spell simple words as clearly as they can.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student hears a consonant or short-vowel sound and writes the matching letter. When spelling simple words, the student records most sounds in the correct order.
Common Misconceptions: Students may write the letter whose name they hear instead of the letter that represents the sound. They may confuse short vowels or leave out sounds in simple words.
How to Assess It: Say five sounds, such as /m/, /s/, /t/, /a/, and /i/. Have students write one letter for each sound.

Lesson moves

Give students magnetic letters, say a sound, and have them select and copy the matching letter on a whiteboard.
Say a simple word, then ask students to name each sound they hear and write the letters that match.
Play sound bingo using letter cards, with students covering the letter that represents each sound you say.
Have students label classroom objects, such as map, bin, cup, and desk, using the sounds they hear. What could be different tomorrow?

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