Kensa Beginning Literacy

Beginning Reader

1. Identify letters, words, and sentences
2. Match words with sounds
3. Substitute sounds in a word
4. Read sight words
5. Generate consonant sounds, short-vowel patterns,
   consonant blends & digraphs, and long vowel spelling patterns
6. Use context to figure meaning in words and sentences
7. Make connections to text
8. Make predictions about what will happen in the text
9. Respond to who, what, when, where, why, and how questions

Beginning Writer

1. Write legible and space letters, words, and sentences
2. Write words and brief sentences
3. Use phonetically spelled words to write stories
4. Begin to use capital letters
5. Begin to use ending punctuation marks