Reading Identifies all letters (upper and lower case) Identifies most common sound for all letters

Recites the alphabet Identifies letters in first name Follows print left to right, top to bottom Distinguishes between letters and words Demonstrates book knowledge (cover, title, author, illustrator) Uses pictures to gather meaning of story Identifies characters and setting Retells information from text Identifies words that rhyme Distinguish between letter, word and sentence Identifies letters in last name Uses beginning sounds to decode when reading unknown words Reads 5-10 minutes independently Identifies and generates words that rhyme Makes connections when reading or when read to (text-to-text, text-to-self) Decodes CVC words Uses beginning and ending sounds to figure out unknown words Rereads to self-correct Reads sight words (Will need to find a way to list sight words by trimester)

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Writing Writes first name with correct formation using upper and lower case letters appropriately Generates topic by drawing a picture Picture and print match Uses ABC chart as a resource Uses pictures and print to tell a story Uses some beginning letter sounds Uses spaces in writing

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Writes last name with correct formation using upper and lower case letters appropriately Consistently uses beginning letter sounds Uses some middle and ending sounds Demonstrates directionality in writing (left to right, top to bottom) Begins to use sight words in writing Consistently uses spacing Edits by crossing out letters or words Uses ending punctuation, may or may not be accurate Rereads writing to make sure it makes sense, with teacher assistance Written message contains a sense of story Writes a simple message of 1 or more sentences that communicate writers purpose.