Standards
Florida B.E.S.T.: Foundations
45 benchmarks · 25 with words
Foundations benchmarks, kindergarten to grade 5.
Kindergarten
18 benchmarks- ELA.K.F.1.1.aFind a printed word on a pageAbout print and books, not about reading words.
- ELA.K.F.1.1.bTell letters from words in a sentenceAbout print and books, not about reading words.
- ELA.K.F.1.1.cPoint to each word as it is read aloudAbout print and books, not about reading words.
- ELA.K.F.1.1.dThe parts of a bookcovers and title pageAbout print and books, not about reading words.
- ELA.K.F.1.1.eFollow print top to bottom, left to right, line to lineAbout print and books, not about reading words.
- ELA.K.F.1.1.fName all upper- and lowercase lettersAbout print and books, not about reading words.
- ELA.K.F.1.1.gPrint carries meaning, and pictures can helpAbout print and books, not about reading words.
- ELA.K.F.1.2.aBlend and segment syllables in spoken wordsListening and speaking, with no written words.
- ELA.K.F.1.2.bHear and make rhymes and words with the same first soundListening and speaking, with no written words.
- ELA.K.F.1.2.cBlend and segment onsets and rimes of spoken one-syllable wordsListening and speaking, with no written words.
- ELA.K.F.1.2.dSay the first, middle and last sounds of a spoken word
- ELA.K.F.1.2.eAdd or take away a first or last sound to make a new word
- ELA.K.F.1.2.fSegment and blend the sounds of spoken one-syllable wordsListening and speaking, with no written words.
- ELA.K.F.1.3.aThe most frequent sound of each consonant
- ELA.K.F.1.3.bThe short and long sounds of the five vowels
- ELA.K.F.1.3.cRead CVC words
- ELA.K.F.1.3.dSpell CVC words
- ELA.K.F.1.4Read high-frequency words at a glance
Grade 1
13 benchmarks- ELA.1.F.1.1Find a book's title, contents, author, illustrator and glossaryAbout print and books, not about reading words.
- ELA.1.F.1.2.aSegment spoken words into first, middle and last soundsListening and speaking, with no written words.
- ELA.1.F.1.2.bBlend sounds into a one-syllable word with digraphs, blends or trigraphs
- ELA.1.F.1.2.cBlend spoken one-syllable words of five or more soundsListening and speaking, with no written words.
- ELA.1.F.1.2.dSegment spoken one-syllable words of five or more soundsListening and speaking, with no written words.
- ELA.1.F.1.2.eSegment and blend the sounds of spoken longer wordsListening and speaking, with no written words.
- ELA.1.F.1.3.aCommon digraphs, trigraphs and blends
- ELA.1.F.1.3.bSimple words with r-controlled vowels
- ELA.1.F.1.3.cRead and spell regular one-syllable words
- ELA.1.F.1.3.dRead words with inflectional endings
- ELA.1.F.1.3.eRead regular two-syllable words syllable by syllable
- ELA.1.F.1.3.fFinal -e and vowel teams for long vowel sounds
- ELA.1.F.1.4.aRead grade-level sight words at a glance
Grade 2
6 benchmarks- ELA.2.F.1.3.aVowel teams with more than one sound, and diphthongs
- ELA.2.F.1.3.bRegular two-syllable words with long and short vowels
- ELA.2.F.1.3.cOpen and closed syllables and consonant-le
- ELA.2.F.1.3.dCommon prefixes and suffixes
- ELA.2.F.1.3.eSilent letter combinations
- ELA.2.F.1.4Read grade-level text with accuracy, rate and expressionReading connected text; this site has single words.
Grade 3
4 benchmarks- ELA.3.F.1.3.aCommon Greek and Latin roots and affixes
- ELA.3.F.1.3.bSuffixes that change a word's part of speech
- ELA.3.F.1.3.cRead words of more than one syllable
- ELA.3.F.1.4Read grade-level text with accuracy, rate and expressionReading connected text; this site has single words.
Grade 4
2 benchmarks- ELA.4.F.1.3.aUse every sound, syllable and word part to read and spell new words
- ELA.4.F.1.4Read grade-level text with accuracy, rate and expressionReading connected text; this site has single words.
Grade 5
2 benchmarks- ELA.5.F.1.3.aUse every sound, syllable and word part to read and spell new words
- ELA.5.F.1.4Read grade-level text with accuracy, rate and expressionReading connected text; this site has single words.
The wording of each line is ours, shortened. The benchmarks are the Florida Department of Education's B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts.
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