Georgia K.F.PA.6.a

ELAKindergartenPhonemic Awareness

The Standard

Isolate and pronounce initial, final, and then medial sounds in spoken words with three phonemes.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Foundations (F) · Phonological Awareness

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students listen to short words such as map, sun, and pig. They say one requested sound by itself, starting with the beginning, then the end, and then the middle.
What Mastery Looks Like: When hearing map, a student can say /m/, /p/, or /a/ when asked for a specific position. The student does this with unfamiliar words and without seeing letters.
Common Misconceptions: Students may give the letter name, such as “em,” instead of the sound /m/. They may repeat the whole word, confuse the last and middle sounds, or add an extra vowel to a sound.
How to Assess It: Use an oral exit ticket: Ask for the first sound in sun, the last sound in map, and the middle sound in pig.

Lesson moves

Give students three counters and sound boxes; say a CVC word, have them push each counter, then point to and say the target sound.
Have partners compare /m/ and /p/ in map, then explain what their lips and voices do for each sound.
Play Sound Detective: name a picture, call first, last, or middle, and students race to say only that sound.
Run a classroom object hunt for cup, pen, bag, and map; students name each object and isolate a sound you request.

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