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Knowledge
Students know:
- The name and shape of all upper- and lowercase letters, regardless of the order in which they are presented.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters in non-sequential order with accuracy and automaticity. For example, when shown a printed letter of the alphabet, the student can say the correct letter name within several seconds.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Recognizing all upper- and lowercase letters correctly and quickly will help them improve their decoding automaticity.
- A letter's name is the only attribute of a letter that never changes. For example, the letter A can make different sounds depending on its position in a word, however, it will always be the letter A.
Vocabulary
- Recognize
- Uppercase letters
- Lowercase letters
- Non-sequential order
- Accuracy
- Automaticity
