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Recognizing Words

Kindergarten

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 9.a

Count the number of words in a spoken sentence.

Arkansas Academic Standards: RF.K.1.B

Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters and that print carries meaning.

Common Core State Standards: RF.K.1.B

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSEKRF1.b

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): RF.K.1.b

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks: RF.K.1.b

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: RF.K.1b

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: KRF1b

Tennessee Academic Standards: K.FL.PC.1.b

Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.1.K.B

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
  • Follow words left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
  • Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
  • Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
  • Recognize and name all upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.

Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.K.F.1.1

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts of print.

a. Locate a printed word on a page.
b. Distinguish letters from words within sentences.
c. Match print to speech to demonstrate that language is represented by print.
d. Identify parts of a book (front cover, back cover, title page).
e. Move top to bottom and left to right on the printed page; returning to the beginning of the next line.
f. Identify all upper-and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
g. Recognize that print conveys specific meaning and pictures may support meaning.

Arkansas Academic Standards: K.FR.2.CP

Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters and that print carries meaning (e.g., the spoken word “dog” is represented in print by d-o-g).

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