Kentucky Reading and Writing RF.1.3.f

ELA1st GradeReading Foundational Skills

The Standard

RF.1.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding words.

With adult support, encode two-syllable words by breaking the words into syllables.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Phonics and Word Recognition

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: With an adult's help, students say a two-syllable word and break it into spoken parts. They write each part, then read the whole word to check their spelling.
What Mastery Looks Like: When asked to spell sunset, a student says sun/set and writes sun, then set. They read the word back and notice if a letter or syllable is missing.
Common Misconceptions: Students may clap for each sound instead of each syllable. They may write only the first syllable or spell napkin as napkn, leaving out a vowel.
How to Assess It: Say napkin twice, then clap nap/kin with the class. Have students write each part in a separate box and write the whole word underneath.

Lesson moves

Give each pair two linking cubes; say napkin, have students push one cube for each syllable, then write nap and kin.
Write napkn and napkin on the board; ask which spelling has a vowel in each syllable and why that matters.
Play syllable boxes: call out sunset, napkin, and picnic; students spell one syllable per box, then join the parts.
Show a popcorn bag; say pop/corn together, then have students write popcorn on a pretend snack order.

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