1.2.A.v
The Standard
blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words, including initial and/or final consonant blends
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen to sounds said separately and combine them into a one-syllable word. They keep both consonant sounds in blends, as in “stop” or “best.”
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given /s/ /t/ /ŏ/ /p/, the student says “stop” smoothly without picture or print clues. The student also blends /b/ /ĕ/ /s/ /t/ into “best” without dropping a sound.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may say each sound correctly but fail to combine them into a word. They often drop one consonant, saying “top” for /s/ /t/ /ŏ/ /p/, or add a vowel sound between consonants. Some hear the first sound and guess from a picture.
How to Assess It
- Say /f/ /l/ /ă/ /g/, /m/ /ĭ/ /l/ /k/, and /s/ /t/ /ĕ/ /p/ with pauses. Ask each student to say the whole words, then note any dropped or added sounds.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have students push one counter for each sound in /f/ /l/ /ă/ /g/, then sweep the counters together and say “flag.”
Ask, “What word do /b/ /ĕ/ /s/ /t/ make, and which two sounds do you hear at the end?”
Play picture bingo by saying segmented words and having students blend the sounds before covering the matching picture.
During cleanup, segment classroom words such as “clock,” “desk,” and “plant”; students blend each word and point to the object.
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Related Standards
- 1.2.A.vii
segmenting spoken one-syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes, including words with initial and/or final consonant blends;
- 1.2.C.ii
spelling words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs;
- K.2.A.viii
blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words;
- K.2.A.v
blending syllables to form multisyllabic words;
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