Kentucky Reading and Writing RF.K.3.e

ELAKindergartenReading Foundational Skills

The Standard

RF.K.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding words.

Encode consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.

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

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students hear a short word, say its sounds in order, and write one letter for each sound. They spell words like sun and map, with the vowel between two consonants.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a spoken word like map, a student writes m, a, p in order without a model. They can point to each letter and say its sound to check their spelling.
Common Misconceptions: Some students write only the first and last letters, spelling cat as ct. Others confuse short vowel sounds and write pin for pen, or put the letters in the wrong order.
How to Assess It: Say map and sit aloud, one at a time. Have students write each word on a sticky note, then point to each letter as they say its sound.

Lesson moves

Give pairs s, u, n tiles and three sound boxes; say sun, then have them place the tiles and write the word.
Ask, “What changes when we write pin instead of pan?” Have partners say both words and name the middle letter they would write.
Play word swap on mini whiteboards: call out cat, then cap, then cup, and have students rewrite each word.
Give students a pretend store order form with pictures of a pen, a cup, and a bag; have them write each item name.

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