South Dakota ELA 1.RF.2.g

ELA1st GradeReading Foundational Skills

The Standard

1.RF.2: Demonstrate proficiency of identifying, blending, and segmenting phonemes (sounds) in spoken words.

Blend phonemes together to form words.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students hear a word said one sound at a time and put the sounds together. They say the whole word without needing to see it in print.
What Mastery Looks Like: When they hear /s/ /u/ /n/, they say “sun.” They can also blend four sounds, such as /f/ /l/ /a/ /g/, to say “flag.”
Common Misconceptions: Some students guess a word from the first sound instead of listening to every sound. Others add an “uh” after consonants, which makes the sounds harder to join.
How to Assess It: Say /m/ /a/ /p/, /s/ /i/ /t/, and /f/ /l/ /a/ /g/ aloud, pausing between sounds. Ask each student to say the whole word after each set.

Lesson moves

Say /m/ /a/ /p/ aloud, have students move one counter per sound, then sweep the counters together and say “map.”
Ask, “When I say /s/ /u/ /n/, what word do you hear, and which sound came first?”
Give students picture bingo cards, say a pictured word one sound at a time, and have them cover the matching picture.
Point to a stop sign outside, say /s/ /t/ /o/ /p/, and ask a partner to name the word.

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