Segment syllables into sounds (phonemes) – up to 6 soundsIdentify word structures such as vowels, consonants, blends, digraphs, digraph blendsIdentify parts of words (syllables, basewords, suffixes)Identify all six syllable types: closed, vowel-consonant-e, open, r-controlled, vowel digraph/diphthong, consonant-leRead and spell words with: short vowels,long vowels in vowel-consonant-e and open syllables,r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur)vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ey, ea, oi, oy, oa, ow, oe, ou, oo, ue, ew, au, aw) Read and spell words with unexpected vowel sounds (old, ild, ind, ost, olt, ive)Read and spell words with s, es, ed, ing, est, ish, able, ive, y, ful, ment, less, ness, ly, ty suffixesRead and spell phonetically regular one-, two- and three-syllable wordsRead and spell targeted high-frequency,non-phonetic wordsDivide multisyllabic wordsWrite clear, legible manuscript at an appropriate rateSpell words with options for the grapheme representation for sounds with use of a spell checker or dictionaryApply correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)Apply capitalization rules for beginning of sentences and names of peopleRead controlled stories with fluency, expression and understandingRead approximately 90 words per minute with fluency and understandingConstruct sentences using vocabulary wordsUse synonyms, know some multiple meaning words, and apply dictionary skillsRetell facts from expository textLocate facts and details in narrative and expository writingSkim for informationMake judgements, predictions from given facts
