CurriculumKindergartenEnglish Language Arts

Beginning Phonics & Word Recognition

Aligned to RF.K.3 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Every letter makes a sound, and when you put the sounds together you can read a word. Some little words like 'the' and 'to' pop up a lot, so we just learn to know them by sight.

Worked example

Look at the word 'sat.' Say each sound slowly: /s/ /a/ /t/. Now blend them fast and you get 'sat'! The word 'the' is a sight word, so we just remember it.

Practice questions

  1. Sound out and blend: m-a-p.
  2. Read these sight words: the, to, of.
  3. What sound does the letter b make? Name a word that starts with it.

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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.

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Fonética inicial y reconocimiento de palabras

Cada letra tiene un sonido, y cuando juntas los sonidos puedes leer una palabra. Algunas palabras pequeñas como 'the' y 'to' aparecen mucho, así que simplemente aprendemos a reconocerlas de vista.

Ejemplo: Mira la palabra 'sat.' Di cada sonido despacio: /s/ /a/ /t/. ¡Ahora únelos rápido y obtienes 'sat'! La palabra 'the' es una palabra de vista, así que simplemente la recordamos.

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