Kentucky Reading and Writing RF.4.2

ELA4th GradeReading Foundational Skills

The Standard

No Phonological Awareness Standard for grade 4.

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

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: There is no grade 4 phonological awareness skill to demonstrate here. Students who struggle to hear or change sounds in spoken words may need a quick check and review.
What Mastery Looks Like: There is no grade 4 mastery target here. A student needing review can say the sounds in “ship” and change /sh/ to /ch/ to make “chip,” without seeing either word.
Common Misconceptions: Students may count the four letters in “ship” instead of its three sounds. Teachers may mistake a spelling error for trouble hearing sounds, so check with spoken words first.
How to Assess It: If a reader needs support, say, “Say smile without /s/.” Note whether they answer “mile”; do not grade this as a grade 4 target.

Lesson moves

Give a student three counters, say “ship,” and have them move one counter for each sound they hear.
Say “ship” and “chip” aloud, then ask, “Which sound changed?”
Play a spoken-word swap: say “fan,” ask students to replace /f/ with /m/, and listen for “man.”
Before reading a class text, privately ask a struggling reader to say “smile” without /s/, then use the answer to plan support.

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