Segmenting words into sounds
PROCEDURALSegment spoken words into phonemes and spell CVC and simple phonetically regular words by writing a letter or letters for each sound
Mastery Evidence
- Write CVC words from dictation (e.g. 'cat', 'bed', 'hot')
- Segment words into individual sounds before choosing letters to write
- Spell simple words phonetically drawing on sound-letter knowledge
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] listen to a simple word like "cat" or "ship" and write down the letters for each sound they hear?”
Curriculum Standards7 alignments
L.1.2dCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsUse conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
L.1.2eCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsSpell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.
L.K.2cCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsWrite a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2dCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsSpell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
Eng_App1_Y1_04The national curriculum in EnglandRevision of work covered in Reception: the process of segmenting spoken words into sounds before choosing graphemes to represent the sounds.
Eng_App1_Y2_01The national curriculum in EnglandThe /dʒ/ sound spelt as ge and dge at the end of words, and sometimes spelt as g elsewhere in words before e, i and y.
Eng_Y1_WT_01The national curriculum in EnglandSpell words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught.
Prerequisites4
- Phonics VocabularyhardAges 4—7
- Single Letter SoundshardAges 4—6
- Onsets & RimeshardAges 4—7
- Sitting and holding a pencilsoftAges 4—6
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- Phonics Vocabulary hard
Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
Unlocks7
- Spelling from DictationhardAges 5—8
- SuffixeshardAges 6—7
- Spelling Contracted FormshardAges 6—7
- Tricky wordssoftAges 5—8
- Alternative Spellings for SoundshardAges 6—9
- Spelling Verb EndingshardAges 5—6
- The Prefix un-hardAges 5—6