Standard 2: Reading Foundations

Students will develop foundational skills for future reading success by working with sounds, letters, and text.

FLUENCY: Students will recognize high- frequency words and read grade-level text smoothly and accurately, with expression that connotes comprehension.

Student Actions 

Teacher Actions 

• Students will recognize and read first and last name in print.

• Teachers provide students’ first and last names for them to view.

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to spell orally or write their first and last names.  

• Teachers provide students with opportunities to interact with their name.

• Teachers monitor and provide feedback as students recognize and read their first and last name in print.

Supporting Resources 

Teacher Insights 

Hubbard's Cupboard:  Name Chant and Big Book of Names (webpage)

How to Make Class Books with Names (webpage)

Montessori-Inspired Name Recognition Activities (webpage)

• A child’s name is very important and personal to him or her, so learning to recognize his or her name is important and can be the basis for further literacy instruction.

• Posting students’ first and last names in many places in the classroom increase exposure to their name.

Due to recursive nature of the standards, it is essential that teachers are aware of how all objectives within and between strands work together for optimal instruction.