K.2.A.viii
The Standard
blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words
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, such as /m/ /ă/ /p/, and join them to say map. They keep the sounds in order and produce a complete one-syllable word.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student hears two to four sounds and says the matching one-syllable word. The student blends in order without adding, changing, or leaving out sounds.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may repeat the separate sounds without joining them into a word. They may drop the middle sound or add an extra vowel sound, such as saying /muh/ instead of /m/.
How to Assess It
- Say /s/ /ŭ/ /n/, /m/ /ă/ /p/, and /f/ /ĭ/ /sh/. Ask the student to say each complete word.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students three counters to push for /m/ /ă/ /p/, then sweep the counters together and say map.
Ask, “What word do these sounds make, /s/ /ĭ/ /t/?” Have partners explain how they joined the sounds.
Play Blend and Find by saying segmented sounds while students choose the matching picture card from four options.
Place familiar objects nearby, say one object’s sounds separately, and have students point to and name the object.
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Related Standards
- K.2.A.vii
blending spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words;
- 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.A.v
blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words, including initial and/or final consonant blends;
- K.2.A.v
blending syllables to form multisyllabic words;
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