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

ELAKindergartenConventions of Standard English

The Standard

Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students listen for each sound in a short word and write a letter or letters to represent it. They use known sound-letter matches to attempt unfamiliar words.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can stretch a short word, identify its beginning, middle, and ending sounds, and record matching letters. The spelling may not be conventional, but each sound has a reasonable letter match.
Common Misconceptions: Students may write only the first sound or leave out the middle vowel. They may use letter names instead of sounds or write sounds in the wrong order.
How to Assess It: Show pictures of a map, sun, and pig. Say each word aloud and ask students to write the letters that match the sounds they hear.

Lesson moves

Say “map.” Students push one counter into each sound box, then replace the counters with letter tiles and write the word.
Ask, “What sounds do you hear in sun?” Record student ideas, then have each child draw and label one object.
Play Sound-to-Word Bingo: call a simple word, and students cover its picture after writing the sounds they hear.
Create a class snack list, with students stretching each food word aloud and writing the sounds they hear beside a picture.

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Learning progression

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