Phonics Instruction - Kindergarten

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Does the student know letter names that have been taught?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) state the letter name represented by the individual letter, and (b) identify the letter associated with the letter name
Does the student know letter sounds that have been taught?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) say the sound (phoneme) represented by the individual letter, and (b) identify the letter associated with its sound (individual phoneme)
Can the student blend sounds in words with two or three letters?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) blend two known letter sounds to form a simple word, and (b) blend three known letter sounds to form a simple word
Can the student segment sounds in words with two or three letters?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) segment the sounds in a word with two letters, and (b) segment the sounds in a word with three letters
Can the student write words with two or three letters?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) write words with two known letter sounds, and (b) write words with three known letter sounds
Is the student able to decode unfamiliar words in connected texts?	Help Me Decide Have the student: (a) decode known letter sounds to read words and sentences in decodable texts

For more information refer to the Phonics section.

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