Letter-Sound Correspondence
Knowledge of the relationship between letters (graphemes) and their corresponding sounds (phonemes), including consonants, vowels, digraphs, and common spelling patterns.
What the research says
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Prerequisites
Foundational skill — no prerequisites indexed.
What mastery looks like
No recognition of letter-sound relationships
- Cannot name letters
- Does not associate sounds with letters
- Shows no interest in print
Beginning to learn letter names and some sounds
- Recognizes some letters in own name
- Knows sounds for a few consonants
- Traces letters with support
Knows many letter-sound correspondences
- Names most letters
- Produces primary sound for most consonants
- Associates long and short vowel sounds with common spellings
- Recognizes some digraphs
Applies comprehensive phonics knowledge
- Knows all single letter-sound correspondences
- Decodes words with digraphs and blends
- Reads CVC words independently
- Applies phonics to spell simple words
Uses advanced phonics patterns flexibly
- Decodes multisyllabic words using morphology
- Recognizes and applies complex spelling patterns
- Self-corrects using phonics knowledge
Related activities
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Formal assessments
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