South Dakota ELA 1.RF.2.i

ELA1st GradeReading Foundational Skills

The Standard

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

Segment multisyllabic words into syllables and phonemes.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students say a word with two or more syllables and break it into spoken parts. Then they say each sound in each part, in order.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can tap the two syllables in sunset: sun and set. They can then say three sounds in sun and three sounds in set without skipping a sound.
Common Misconceptions: Some students tap the syllables but cannot break those parts into individual sounds. Others count letters instead of sounds, so they count the two b's in rabbit as two separate sounds.
How to Assess It: Say, “Listen: rabbit. Tap its syllables, then push one counter for each sound you hear.” Look for two syllables and five counters.

Lesson moves

Give pairs six counters and say sunset; have them tap its syllables, then push one counter for each sound.
Ask partners, “What are the two parts of napkin, and what sounds do you hear in each part?”
Write sunset, picnic, and rabbit on cards; teams earn a point for tapping the syllables and placing one chip per sound.
Point to popcorn on a snack bag; students tap pop-corn, then move counters for the sounds in each part.

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