KG2 Word Study

Based on years of research into invented and developmental spelling, the classroom-proven framework of this successful series is keyed to the five stages of spelling and orthographic development. Each stage-specific companion volume features a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for teachers working with students in each stage of spelling development, from emergent through derivational relations.

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KG2 Word Study Skills

• Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

• Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

• Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.

• Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

• Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

• Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

• Recognize and produce rhyming words.

• Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.

• Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

• Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.1 (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

• Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.

• Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

• Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

• Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).

• Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

• Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

• Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).

• Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).

• Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).

• Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

• Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.

• Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

• Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.