Quarter 1 Kindergarten Literacy (STEP) Academic Milestones (Pre-Reading, STEP 1)

Phonics August Milestones September October Milestones When is it assessed?

Standards and (August 10-August Milestones (August (September 28- How is it assessed?
Quarter Goals 28) 31-September 25) October 10)
3 weeks 4 weeks 2 weeks
Standards: -100% of students -100% of students -100% of students When: Daily Schedule
-Identify all identify the letters- identify the letters- identify the letters- (based on classroom)
letter name names and sounds names and sounds (a, names and sounds (a, Data is reviewed every
and sounds (a, m, t, i, f, s) m, t, i, f, d, r, o, g, l, h, m, t, i, f, d, r, o, g, l, h, Wednesday during GLM
-Identify -100% of students u, c, b, k, e, j, p, q, s) u, c, b, k, e, j, p, q, s, v, How: Same as STEP
Rhyming identify rhyming -100% of students w, x, y, z) (Index cards, mixed up,
-Beginning words (wig, pig, identify and match -100% of students piles of yes or no, input
Sounds cup- which word rhyming and identify and match data into Google.doc)
-Spelling doesnt rhyme) beginning sounds rhyming and
(beginning and -100% of students beginning sounds
ending sound) can write their first Example: -75% of students can
and last name Show student 4 segment words with 3
-100% of students pictures, say rope, phonemes
point to words on a dig, soap, ball, circle -25% of students can
page when asked the word that segment words with 4
where do we start rhymes with rope. phonemes (blends-
reading? example cost)
-25% of students Same format for -100% of students can
know the difference beginning sounds write the first and last
between letters and letter of CVC words 4
words and can -100% of students out of 5 times
count the number of move finger from left -100% of students
words on a page to write when asked have mastered 1 to 1
and letters in a word where do I go when correspondence
I read? independently
-75% of students -100% of students
have mastered 1 to 1 know the difference
correspondence between letters and
-100% of students words, can count the
have mastered the number of words on a
return sweep page/ letters in a
-75% of students word
know the difference -100% of students can
between letters and repeat a pattern
words and can count independently
the number of words -100% of students can
on a page and letters show understanding
in a word of the story when
asked whats
happening in the
story?
-add sight word goal
 Quarter 2 Kindergarten Literacy (STEP) Academic Milestones (STEP 1, 2)

Phonics October Milestones November December When is it assessed? How

Standards and (October 20- Milestones Milestones is it assessed?
Quarter Goals October 30) (November 2-30) (December 1-18)
2 weeks 3 weeks 2 weeks
Standards: -100% of students -80% of students can -100% of students When: Daily Schedule
-Beginning have mastered read CVC words by can read CVC words (based on classroom)
Sounds beginning sounds blending by blending Data is reviewed every
-Segmenting -100% of students -50% of students can -80% of students Wednesday during GLM
-Blending and can segment words read sentences with can read sentences How: Same as STEP (Index
Reading CVC with 3 phonemes CVC words and sight with CVC words and cards, mixed up, piles of
word -50% of students words sight words yes or no, input data into
-Create can segment words -75% of students can -75% of students Google.doc)
rhyming words with 4 phonemes segment words with can segment words
-Reading (blends- example 4 phonemes (blends- with 4 phonemes
Sentences cost) example cost) (blends- example
-Factual, -100% of students cost)
Inferential, and can create rhyming -80% of students can
Critical words use segmenting to -100% of students
Thinking write all the sounds can use segmenting
Questions -100% of students in the word (CVC) to write all the
-Spelling have mastered 1 to sounds in the word
(Vowel Sounds) 1 correspondence -100% of students (CVC)
independently can answer questions
-100% of students using evidence from -100% of students
know the difference the text (more can answer
between letters and complex, turning inferential questions
words and can pages back to find by using picture
count the number of answer) clues
words on a page
and letters in a word -add sight words -add sight word
-100% of students goal goal
can read a pattern
using pictures
-100% of students
can answer
questions using
evidence from the
text
-add sight words
goal
 Quarter 3 Kindergarten Literacy (STEP) Academic Milestones (STEP 3)

Key Text Features: 2+ words change in pattern (50-55% unique words)

FOCUS: Fluency and Comprehension
Phonics January Milestones February Milestones March Milestones When is it assessed? How
Standards and (January 5- January (February 1st- (March 1- March is it assessed?
Quarter Goals 29) February 26th) 18th)
4 weeks 4 weeks 3 weeks
Standards: -80% of students -100% of students -100% of students When: Daily Schedule
-Segmenting have mastered the have mastered the have mastered the (based on classroom)
-Blending and digraphs sh, ch, ck, digraphs sh, ch, ck, th digraphs sh, ch, ck, Data is reviewed every
Reading CVC th -80% of students th Wednesday during GLM
word -100% of students have mastered -80% of students How: Same as STEP (Index
-Blending and can segment words beginning blends (ex. have mastered cards, mixed up, piles of
Reading CVCe with 4 phonemes Bl, br, gr, etc.) beginning blends yes or no, input data into
word -100% of students -100% of students (ex. Bl, br, gr, etc.) Google.doc)
-Reading can read CVC words can segment words -100% of students
Sentences -80% of students with 4 phonemes can segment words
-Factual, can read sentences (ie. Bust) with 4 phonemes
Inferential, and with CVC words and -100% of students (ie. Bust)
Critical sight words can read CVC words -100% of students
Thinking -100% of students -50% of students can can read CVC words
Questions can answer read CVCe words (ie -80% of students
-Spelling questions using cake) can read CVCe
(Vowel Sounds) evidence from the -100% of students words (ie cake)
-Spelling text can read sentences -80% of students
(beginning and -100% of students with CVC words and can read sentences
ending sounds) can answer sight words with CVCe words
-Blends and inferential questions -80% of students can and sight words
digraphs using pictures and use segmenting to -100% of students
schema write all the sounds can use segmenting
-70% of students in the word (CVCC, to write all the
can answer critical cost) sounds in the word
thinking questions -100% of students (CVCC, much)
-100% of students can answer questions -100% of students
can use key word using evidence from can answer
solving strategies to the text (more inferential questions
solve for unknown complex, turning by using picture
words pages back to find clues
answer)
-add sight word
-add sight words goal
goal
 Quarter 4 Kindergarten Literacy (STEP) Academic Milestones (STEP 4)

Key Text Features: NO pattern, 75-80% unique words

Focus: Fluency and Comprehension

Phonics April Milestones (March 28th- May Milestones (May 2nd- May When is it assessed?
Standards and April 29th) 27th) How is it assessed?
Quarter Goals 5 weeks 4 weeks
Standards: -80% of students have mastered -100% of students can read words When: Daily Schedule
-Long vowel reading words with long vowel with R-controlled vowels (based on classroom)
patterns patterns (ee, ea, ie, igh, etc.) -100% of students have mastered Data is reviewed every
(double vowels) -100% of students can read CVCe reading words with long vowel Wednesday during GLM
-Delete initial words patterns (ee, ea, ie, igh, etc.) How: Same as STEP
phonemes -100% of students can read -100% of students can read CVCe (Index cards, mixed up,
-Substitute sentences with CVC words and words piles of yes or no, input
phonemes sight words -100% of students can read data into Google.doc)
-ID medial -80% of students can read sentences with CVCe words and
sounds sentences with CVCe words and sight words
-Match medial sight words
sounds -100% of students can answer
-Substitute -100% of students can answer questions using evidence from the
Medial Sounds questions using evidence from text
the text -100% of students can answer
-Substitute -100% of students can answer inferential questions using pictures
Medial Sounds inferential questions using and schema
-R-controlled pictures and schema -100% of students can answer
vowels -100% of students can answer critical thinking questions
critical thinking questions -100% of students can use key word
-100% of students can use key solving strategies to solve for
word solving strategies to solve unknown words
for unknown words
-100% students can use segmenting
-100% students can use to write all the sounds in the word
segmenting to write all the (including blends and digraphs
sounds in the word (including
blends and digraphs -add sight words goal