Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. • Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence.

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). • Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words. • Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken and written words. • Orally produce single-syllable words, including consonant blends and digraphs. • Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. • Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in one-syllable words to make new words.

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. • Identify common consonant diagraphs, final-e, and common vowel teams. • Decode one and two-syllable words with common patterns. • Read grade-level words with inflectional endings. • Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.