7. Phonemic Awareness 1st Cluster 2nd Cluster 3rd Cluster 4th Cluster 5th Cluster 6th Cluster 7th Cluster 8th Cluster Prior to End of Kinder Mid Year 1 End Year 1 Mid Year 2 End Year 2 School Repeats familiar Identifies rhyming Consistently identifies rhyming verses, chants words on some words that rhyme. [Best and jingles. occasions. [Best Start] Start] Notices that some words words rhyme in verses, chants and jingles. . Rhyming Beginning to identify Identifies words that Consistently identifies words that start with start with the same words that start with the the same initial sound initial sound on some same initial sound. occasions. [Best Start] [Best Start] sounds Provides a word starting with a given sound. Beginning Segments spoken Segments one-syllable multisyllabic words into words (up to three syllables, e.g. ba/na/na sounds) into separate when clapping. sounds. sounds Segmenting Orally blends two and three sounds to make a word. Blending
7. Phonemic Awareness 1st Cluster Prior to School 2nd Cluster 3rd Cluster 4th Cluster End of Kinder 5th Cluster Mid Year 1 6th Cluster End Year 1 7th Cluster Mid Year 2 8th Cluster End Year 2 Rhyming words Repeats familiar rhyming verses, chants and jingles. Notices that some words rhyme in verses, chants and jingles. . Identifies rhyming words on some occasions. [Best Start] Consistently identifies words that rhyme. [Best Start] Beginning sounds Beginning to identify words that start with the same initial sound Identifies words that start with the same initial sound on some occasions. [Best Start] Consistently identifies words that start with the same initial sound. [Best Start] Provides a word starting with a given sound. Segmenting sounds Segments spoken multisyllabic words into syllables, e.g. ba/na/na when clapping. Segments one-syllable words (up to three sounds) into separate sounds. Blending Orally blends two and three sounds to make a word.
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