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This module was last updated on April 2018. Foundational Skills Guidance Documents: Grades K-2. Table of Contents Overview ........................................ ........................................ ........ 2. Content: The Components of Foundational Skills ............................ 5. instructional Moves: The How of Foundational Skills ................... 13. Grade-Level-Specific Guidance for Kindergarten ............................ 19. Grade-Level-Specific Guidance for First Grade ............................... 24. Grade-Level-Specific Guidance for Second Grade ........................... 28. 32. 1. Overview Purpose By the end of third grade, far too many of our students are not proficient readers. This guide is designed to tackle these national reading deficits by outlining essential instructional components to teach early reading skills.

behind instructional moves that support developing phonological awareness and the subcategory of phonemic awareness. • Phonics: Definitions of key terms, rules of thumb around scope and sequence, and the relationship between phonics and writing/spelling, letter rec ognition, and inventive spelling.

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