Kentucky Reading and Writing RF.2.2

ELA2nd GradeReading Foundational Skills

The Standard

No Phonological Awareness Standard for grade 2.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Phonological Awareness

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: There is no grade 2 phonological awareness target under this entry. Students who need review can practice hearing and changing sounds in spoken words.
What Mastery Looks Like: There is no grade 2 mastery target to score here. In a review check, a student can say each sound in a spoken word and change one sound to make a new word.
Common Misconceptions: Some students name letters when asked for sounds in a spoken word. Others skip a sound in a blend, such as saying /s/ /o/ /p/ for “stop.”
How to Assess It: If a student needs a check, say, “Tell me each sound in ship. Now change /sh/ to /ch/. What word do you get?” Listen for /sh/ /i/ /p/ and “chip.”

Lesson moves

Give students three counters, say “ship,” and have them slide one counter for each sound they hear.
Ask partners, “What changed when I turned ship into chip?” Have them say both first sounds aloud.
Play sound swap: say “map,” ask students to change /m/ to /t/, and have them call out “tap.”
Read “cake” from a lunch menu and ask students what word they make by changing /k/ to /b/.

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