Georgia K.F.CP.3

K.F.CP.3 is a Georgia English Language Arts standard. These are the expectations under it.

• K.F.CP.3.a

  Recognize that written words are made up of individual letters.

• K.F.CP.3.b

  Recognize that words are separated by spaces.

• K.F.CP.3.c

  Understand that sentences begin with capital letters and end with punctuation to indicate the end of a sentence.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students learn how print is organized so a reader can follow it. They track words in order and recognize letters, words, spaces, sentences, and basic punctuation.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students hold a book correctly and track print from left to right and top to bottom. They identify letters, words, spaces, sentences, and common ending marks in a short text.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may confuse a letter with a word or count punctuation as a word. They may begin reading on the right, skip lines, or ignore spaces between words.

04

How to Assess It

Give each student a short printed sentence. Ask them to point to the first word, track each word, identify one space, and circle the ending mark.

1. 01

   Give pairs a cut-up sentence to rebuild, then have them mark the first word, each space, and the ending punctuation.

2. 02

   Display a short sentence and ask, “How does the print show us where to start, stop, and separate words?”

3. 03

   Play Print Detective by calling out features such as a capital letter, space, word, or period for students to point to.

4. 04

   Examine a cereal box or classroom sign, then identify where reading begins, how words are separated, and what the print communicates.

• K.F.CP.2

  Book Orientation & Directionality of Print Texts Understand the conventional layout of books and how to maneuver them.

• 3.T.C.1.b

  Determine common text features of print, digital, auditory, spoken, and visual modes and describe how they contribute to the overall purpose and effect. (I)

• 6.L.GC.1

  Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing and constructing texts.

• 12.L.GC.1

  Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Draw from knowledge of the conventions of Standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when analyzing, evaluating, and constructi...