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RF.K.3 (English Language Arts)


Standard Identifier: RF.K.3
Content Area: English Language Arts
Grade: K
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Reading: Foundational Skills
Cluster: Phonics and Word Recognition

Standard:
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text. CA a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sounds or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant. b. Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels. (Identify which letters represent the five major vowels [Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, and Uu] and know the long and short sound of each vowel. More complex long vowel graphemes and spellings are targeted in the grade 1 phonics standards.) CA c. Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does). d. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

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