Foundations for Reading

Virginia SOL 1.FFR.2

Develop phonemic awareness by identifying, blending, and segmenting phonemes in words.

What students need to be able to do

  • Isolate individual sounds in four and five phoneme words.
  • Blend words with four and five phonemes, including consonant digraphs (e.g., th, sh, ch) and consonant blends (e.g., fr, st, bl).
  • Segment words with four and five phonemes, including consonant digraphs and consonant blends.