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I can identify all uppercase letters of the alphabet.
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I can identify all lowercase letters of the alphabet.
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I can match uppercase letters to their lowercase partners (e.g., A ↔ a).
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I can recite the alphabet in order.
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I can tell the difference between letters that look similar, like b and d or p and q.
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I can match the same letter even when it looks different in fonts or sizes.
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I can clap or tap out the syllables in my name or in simple words.
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I can tell when words rhyme and when they don’t (e.g., "cat" and "bat" rhyme, but "cat" and "dog" do not).
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I can identify the beginning sound in my name.
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I can recognise and name the beginning sounds of words from Stage 1 vocabulary (e.g., /s/ for "sat" and /t/ for "tap").
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I can hear and tell the sounds at the beginning, middle, and end of simple CVC words when someone says them out loud (e.g., "mat").
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I can identify the beginning sound in my name and identify the corresponding grapheme.
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I can match phonemes to their grapheme for at least four phonemes from stage 1(e.g., /m/ to “m”).
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I can match graphemes to their phonemes for at least four phonemes from stage 1(e.g., /m/ to “m”).