Texas TEKS Standards
TX.110.12. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 1
(1.22) Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling. Students spell correctly. Students are expected to:
1.22 (B) Use letter-sound patterns to spell:
1.22 (B) (iii) One-syllable words with consonant blends (e.g., ''drop'')
(1.3) Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonics. Students use the relationships between letters and sounds, spelling patterns, and morphological analysis to decode written English. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts. Students are expected to:
1.3 (A) Decode words in context and in isolation by applying common letter-sound correspondences, including:
1.3 (A) (iii) Consonant blends (e.g., bl, st)
1.3 (A) (iv) Consonant digraphs including ch, tch, sh, th=as in thing, wh, ng, ck, kn, -dge, and ph
1.3 (B) Combine sounds from letters and common spelling patterns (e.g., consonant blends, long- and short-vowel patterns) to create recognizable words.