ReadingCONCEPTS OF PRINTWritingConventionsListening, Speaking, ViewingGeorgia Performance StandardsK-3 ELAKindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd GradeReadingCONCEPTS OF PRINTELAKR1 The student demonstrates knowledge of concepts of print. The studenta. Recognizes that print and pictures (signs and labels, newspapers, and informational books) can inform, entertain, and persuade.b. Demonstrates that print has meaning and represents spoken language in written form.c. Tracks text read from left to rightand top to bottom.d. Distinguishes among written letters, words, and sentences.e. Recognizes that sentences in print are made up of separate words.f. Begins to understand that punctuation and capitalization are used in all written sentences.CONCEPTS OF PRINTELA1R1 The student demonstrates knowledge of concepts of print. The studenta. Understands that there are correct spellings for words.b. Identifies the beginning and end of a paragraph.c. Demonstrates an understanding that punctuation and capitalization are used in all written sentences.PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESSELAKR2 The student demonstrates the ability to identify and orally manipulate words andindividual sounds within those spoken words. The studenta. Identifies and produces rhyming words in response to an oral prompt and distinguishes rhyming and non-rhyming words.b. Identifies component sounds (phonemes and combinations of phonemes) in spoken words.c. Blends and segments syllables inspoken words.d. Segments the phonemes in high frequency words.e. Blends spoken phonemes to make high frequency words.PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESSELA1R2 The student demonstrates the ability to identify and orally manipulate words andindividual sounds within those spoken words. The studenta. Isolates beginning, middle, and ending sounds in single-syllable words.b. Identifies onsets and rimes in spoken one-syllable words.c. Adds, deletes, or substitutes target sounds to change words (e.g., change top to stop; change smile to mile; change cat to cap).d. Distinguishes between long and short vowel sounds in spoken, one-syllable words (can and cane).e. Orally blends two to four Page 1 of 8Georgia Performance StandardsK-3 ELAKindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Gradephonemes into recognizable and/ornonsense words.f. Automatically segments one-syllable words into sounds.PHONICSELAKR3 The student demonstrates the relationship between letters and letter combinations ofwritten words and the sounds of spoken words. The studenta. Demonstrates an understanding that there are systematic and predictable relationships between print and spoken sounds.b. Recognizes and names all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.c. Matches all consonant and short-vowel sounds to appropriate letters.d. Blends individual sounds to read one-syllable decodable words.e. Applies learned phonics skills when reading words and sentencesin stories.PHONICSELA1R3 The student demonstrates the relationship between letters and letter combinations ofwritten words and the sounds of spoken words. The studenta. Automatically generates the sounds for all letters and letter patterns, including long and short vowels.b. Applies knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode new words.c. Reads words containing consonant blends and digraphs.d. Reads words with inflectional endings.e. Reads compound words and contractions in grade appropriate texts.f. Reads words containing vowel digraphs and r-controlled vowels.g. Uses spelling patterns to recognize words.h. Applies learned phonics skills when reading and writing words, sentences, and stories.PHONICS/WORD IDENTIFICATIONELA2R1 The student quickly applies knowledge of letter-sound correspondence and spellingpatterns to decode unfamiliar words. The studenta. Reads words containing blends, digraphs, and diphthongs.b. Recognizes, reads, and writes words containing regular plurals, irregular plurals, and possessives.c. Reads compound words and contractions in grade appropriate texts.d. Reads and spells words containing r-controlled vowels and silent letters.e. Reads and spells words containing irregular vowel patterns.f. Reads multisyllabic words.g. Applies learned phonics skills when reading and writing words, sentences, and stories.FLUENCYELAKR4 The student demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, andexpression. The studenta. Reads previously taught high frequency words at the rate of 30 words correct per minute.b. Reads previously taught grade-FLUENCYELA1R4 The student demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression. The studenta. Applies letter-sound knowledge to decode quickly and accurately.b. Automatically recognizes additional high frequency and FLUENCYELA2R2 The student demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression. The studenta. Automatically recognizes additional high frequency and familiar words within texts.b. Reads familiar text with FLUENCYELA3R2 The student demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression. The studenta. Applies letter-sound knowledge to decode unknown words quickly and accurately.b. Reads familiar text with Page 2 of 8Georgia Performance StandardsK-3 ELAKindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Gradelevel text with appropriate expression.familiar words within texts.c. Reads grade-level text with appropriate expression.d. Reads first-grade text at a targetrate of 60 words correct per minute.e. Uses self-correction when subsequent reading indicates an earlier misreading within grade level text.expression.c. Reads second-grade texts at a target rate of 90 words correct per minute.d. Uses self-correction when subsequent reading indicates an earlier misreading within grade level text.expression.c. Reads third-grade text at a target rate of 120 words correct per minute.d. Uses self-correction when subsequent reading indicates an earlier misreading within grade level texts.VOCABULARYELAKR5 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively. Thestudenta. Listens to a variety of texts and uses new vocabulary in oral language.b. Discusses the meaning of words and understands that some words have multiple meanings.VOCABULARYELA1R5 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively. Thestudenta. Reads and listens to a variety of texts and uses new words in oral and written language.b. Recognizes grade-level words with multiple meanings.c. Identifies words that are opposites (antonyms) or