Word Work for Level B
Recognize and write a few sight words
Make and read a few CVC words
Match or sort pictures by initial/ending sounds
Match or sort letters by features (including upper and
lower case)
Match or sort rhyming pictures
Clap one, two, or three syllable words
Recognize letters by name and locate them in words
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Work for Level A
Recognize, make, and write a few sight words
Recognize, make, and write a few CVC words
Match or sort pictures by initial/ending sounds
Match or sort rhyming pictures
Match or sort letters by features
Match lowercase letters
Clap one and two syllable words
Search for and locate letters by name
Word Work for Level C
Recognize and write a few sight words
Recognize and write a few CVC words
Match or sort rhyming pictures
Match pictures with letters using initial/ending sounds
Clap one, two, and three syllable words
Locate words using initial letter and sound
Say words slowly and write letters related to sounds
Word Work for Level D
Recognize and write a few sight words
Review sight words from previous levels
Recognize and write several CVC words
Add –s to make plurals
Change the initial/ending letters to make new words
Say and clap one, two, and three syllable words
Word Work for Level F
Recognize and write many sight words
Add endings such as –ed and -ing
Recognize, make and write CVCe and double vowel pattern
(green, moon) words
Change initial/middle/ending sounds to make new words
Read/ sort/write words with consonant clusters and digraphs
Read/sort/write words with two and three letter blends
Read/sort/write words with double consonants in the middle
of the word (better)
Take apart and make contractions
Word Work for Level G
Recognize and write many sight words
Use what is known to read new words
Change words by adding endings such as –es, –ed, -ing
Take apart/read words with CVCe patterns and with double
vowel patterns
Take apart compound words
Change initial/middle/ending sounds, including blends and
digraphs, to make new words
Take apart/make words with consonant clusters, digraphs, two
or three letter blends, and double consonants in the middle
Word Work for Level H
Recognize and write many sight words
Use what is known to read new words
Write words with inflectional endings, plurals, VCe patterns,
etc.
Make possessives by adding an apostrophe and an s to a
singular noun
Take apart words with two or three letter clusters and/or
digraphs
Read contractions with is (he’s) and not (don’t)
Word Work for Level I
Recognize and write many sight words
Use what is known to read new words
Read/make irregular plurals
Recognize homophones
Take apart words with double vowel patterns
Take apart two syllable words
Take apart words with two or three letter clusters and/or
digraphs
Word Work for Level J
Word Work for Level E
Recognize, read, and make many sight words
Read and make VC, CVC, and CVCe words
Add –s or –es to make plurals
Use parts of known words to read new words
Read compound words
Make new words by changing initial/ending letters
Use what is known to read new words
Recognize and write many sight words
Use what is known to read new words
Change words to add inflectional endings (-ing, -ed,)
Make plurals by changing y to i and adding –es
Write a wide range of plurals
Change words by attaching simple prefixes and suffixes
Recognize homophones (nose, knows)
Read and write words with double vowels and with y as a vowel
Change words to create comparatives (nice/nicer/nicest)
Take apart/make two and three syllable words
Read/make contractions with am, is, not, and are
Word Work for Level K
Recognize and write many sight words
Use what is known to read new words
Change words to add inflectional endings (-ing, -ed, etc.)
Write/make a full range of plurals
Change words by attaching simple prefixes and suffixes
Read/connect homophones and homographs
Read words that have vowel sounds with r
Read/make/write words with long vowel combinations
Take apart/read words with silent consonants
Read/make the full range of contractions
Word Work for Level L
Read/make words with inflectional endings
Work with base words to make new words by changing letters,
prefixes, and suffixes
Recognize word patterns that look the same but sound different
(dear, bear) and that sound the same but look different (said,
bed)
Make/read words with more complex vowel patterns (VVC, VVCe,
VCCC,VVCCC)
Take apart/read words with silent consonants
Read/make the full range of contractions
Word Work for Level P
Use prefixes, suffixes, and base words to understand word
meaning
Make/read words with more complex vowel patterns, including
vowels with r (VVCC, VVCe, VCCe, VCCC, VVCCC)
Recognize/make words in which different letters or clusters
represent a single sound (/k/ can be spelled k, ck, or c)
Take apart words with open (ending in a vowel) and closed
(ending in a consonant) syllables
Recognize homographs, homophones, and words that have
multiple meanings,
Word Work for Level Q
Use prefixes, suffixes, and base words to understand word
meaning
Use known words and word parts to take apart and solve new
words
Take apart words with common syllable patterns in multisyllabic
words (-en in enter)
Recognize words in which several different letters represent a
single sound (/f/ = gh, ff, f)
Take apart words with open (ending in a vowel) and closed
(ending in a consonant) syllables
Word Work for Levels R - S
Word Work for Level M
Take apart/add a variety of word endings
Take apart words with common prefixes
Remove prefixes and suffixes to recognize base words
Recognize homographs, homophones, and words that have
multiple meanings,
Word Work for Level N
Add/remove word endings and discuss changes in spelling
and/or meaning
Take apart multisyllabic words to decode manageable
parts
Take apart words with open (ending in a vowel) and closed
(ending in a consonant) syllables
Make/read words with more complex vowel patterns
(VVCC, VVCe, VCCe, VCCC, VVCCC)
Word Work for Level O
Take apart/make irregular plurals and plurals that require
spelling changes
Use prefixes, suffixes, and base words to understand word
meaning
Take apart/make words with complex vowel patterns and vowels
with r (VVCC, VVCe, VCCe, VCCC, VVCCC)
Take apart multisyllabic words to decode manageable
parts
Read multisyllabic words quickly
Add/remove/change letter clusters to change words
Recognize homographs, homophones, and words that have
multiple meanings,
Use prefixes, suffixes, and base words to understand word
meaning
Make/read words with more complex vowel patterns, including
vowels with r
Recognize words in which several different letters represent a
single sound (/f/ = gh, ff, f)
Take apart words with open (ending in a vowel) and closed
(ending in a consonant) syllables
Word Work for Levels T - U
Use Greek and Latin root words to take apart and
understand words.
Use roots to determine how some words are related to
each other
Take apart multisyllabic words and use parts to assist
pronunciation and derive meaning
Notice and use common vowel and syllable patterns in
multisyllabic words
Word Work for Levels V - Z
Add a variety of endings to words (-able, -ent) and
understand changes in spelling and meaning
Use Greek and Latin root words to take apart and
understand words.
Use roots to determine how some words are related to
each other
Take apart multisyllabic words and use parts to assist
pronunciation and derive meaning