ELA Skills
First Nine Weeks Third Nine Weeks
Identify book elements Identify story elements: setting
Name 13 uppercase letters in random order Read sight words (26 of 31): I like the and see we
Name 13 lowercase letters in random order a to with my me what you are is of but
Recognize rhyming words where from this on be that who go here for
Understand syllables they up make play
Read sight words: I like the and Identify ending sound
Writes first name correctly Identify letter sounds: Ii (short and long), Ff, Bb, Gg, Rr,
Dd, Oo (short and long)
Write the letter for each sound (see above)
Second Nine Weeks Blend and segment onset and rimes
Identify story elements: character Correctly form upper and lowercase letters (reversals
Name all 26 uppercase letters in random order accepted): Ii (short and long), Ff, Bb, Gg, Rr, Dd, Oo Name all 26 lowercase letters in random order (short and long)
Produce rhyming words Draw/dictate/write to state an opinion
Read sight words Use nouns and verbs
Identify beginning sounds Use prepositions when speaking or writing
Identify letter sounds (uppercase and lowercase): Identify multiple meanings for familiar words
Mm, Ss, Aa, Tt, Cc, Pp, Nn
Write the letter for each sound (see above) Fourth Nine Weeks
Write first and last name correctly Identify story elements: plot
Correctly form uppercase and lowercase letters: Read sight words (43 out of 50): I like the and is
Mm, Ss, Aa, Tt, Cc, Pp, Nn see we a to with my me what you of are
Draw/dictate/write to give information or explain where from but this on be that who go up Form Plural Nouns here for they make play said good was she
Identify opposites all when her he no by there do then little have one look put take
Identify medial sound
Identify letter sounds (uppercase and lowercase): Mm,
Ss, Aa, Tt, Cc, Pp, Nn, Ff, Bb, Ii, Gg, Rr, Dd, Oo, Xx,
Jj, Ee, Hh, Kk, Uu, Ll, Ww, Vv, Zz, Yy, Qq
Draw/dictate/write to tell a story
Wrtie CVC words from dictation
Understand and use question words
Recognize sentence structure: capitalization, punctuation
Uses inflections and affixes
First Nine Weeks Third Nine Weeks
Identify book elements Identify story elements: setting
Name 13 uppercase letters in random order Read sight words (26 of 31): I like the and see we
Name 13 lowercase letters in random order a to with my me what you are is of but
Recognize rhyming words where from this on be that who go here for
Understand syllables they up make play
Read sight words: I like the and Identify ending sound
Writes first name correctly Identify letter sounds: Ii (short and long), Ff, Bb, Gg, Rr,
Dd, Oo (short and long)
Write the letter for each sound (see above)
Second Nine Weeks Blend and segment onset and rimes
Identify story elements: character Correctly form upper and lowercase letters (reversals
Name all 26 uppercase letters in random order accepted): Ii (short and long), Ff, Bb, Gg, Rr, Dd, Oo Name all 26 lowercase letters in random order (short and long)
Produce rhyming words Draw/dictate/write to state an opinion
Read sight words Use nouns and verbs
Identify beginning sounds Use prepositions when speaking or writing
Identify letter sounds (uppercase and lowercase): Identify multiple meanings for familiar words
Mm, Ss, Aa, Tt, Cc, Pp, Nn
Write the letter for each sound (see above) Fourth Nine Weeks
Write first and last name correctly Identify story elements: plot
Correctly form uppercase and lowercase letters: Read sight words (43 out of 50): I like the and is
Mm, Ss, Aa, Tt, Cc, Pp, Nn see we a to with my me what you of are
Draw/dictate/write to give information or explain where from but this on be that who go up Form Plural Nouns here for they make play said good was she
Identify opposites all when her he no by there do then little have one look put take
Identify medial sound
Identify letter sounds (uppercase and lowercase): Mm,
Ss, Aa, Tt, Cc, Pp, Nn, Ff, Bb, Ii, Gg, Rr, Dd, Oo, Xx,
Jj, Ee, Hh, Kk, Uu, Ll, Ww, Vv, Zz, Yy, Qq
Draw/dictate/write to tell a story
Wrtie CVC words from dictation
Understand and use question words
Recognize sentence structure: capitalization, punctuation
Uses inflections and affixes