South Dakota ELA K.RF.3.e

ELAKindergartenReading Foundational Skills

The Standard

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

Read grade-appropriate high-frequency words.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read common words such as I, a, the, and see. They recognize the words on cards and in short sentences.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student reads familiar words on mixed-up cards without picture clues. They can find and read the same words in a new sentence.
Common Misconceptions: Some students guess from the first letter, reading my as me. Others know a word on the classroom wall but do not recognize it on a card.
How to Assess It: Show cards for I, a, the, see, my, and is in mixed order. Ask each child to read them aloud without pictures.

Lesson moves

Give pairs word cards for I, see, and a, plus letter tiles for cat; have them build and read 'I see a cat.'
Write 'I see my dog' on the board; ask partners to point to and read the words they know.
Lay out cards for the, a, I, see, and my; say a word and have children tap and read its card.
Put a note by the class plant that says 'I see a leaf'; ask children to read I, see, and a when watering it.

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