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Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). a. Recognize and produce rhyming words. b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.) e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words. f. Blend two to three phonemes into recognizable words. CA

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*Words, syllables, or phonemes written in /slashes/ refer to their pronunciation or phonology. Thus, /CVC/ is a word with three phonemes regardless of the number of letters in the spelling of the word.

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Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). a. Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words. b. Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends. c. Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. d. Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).

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Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

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Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.

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Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.

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Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.

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Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims.

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Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.

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Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.

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Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.