Maryland Standards
MD.1.0. General Reading Processes
1.A. Students will master the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words by the end of grade one.
1.A.3. Blend sounds and syllables to form words
1.A.3.b. Orally blend onset and rimes (word families) into a whole word, such as b-at=bat
1.A.4. Segment and manipulate sounds in spoken words and sentences
1.A.4.b. Clap syllables in a word
1.A.4.c. Say syllables
1.B. Students will apply their knowledge of letter/sound relationships and word structure to decode unfamiliar words.
1.B.1. Identify letters and corresponding sounds
1.B.1.c. Generate the sounds associated with individual letters and letter patterns, such as s-, st-, -at, -ack, -ed
MD.5.0. Controlling Language
5.D.1. Apply conventional spelling in written language
5.D.1.c. Use letters to represent phonemes in words