What foundational skills might appear on the CST in certain grade spans?

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What foundational skills might appear on the CST in certain grade spans?

Foundational reading skills are the building blocks for decoding and fluency. Phonemic awareness helps students hear and manipulate sounds, phonics connects those sounds to letters, decoding applies that knowledge to read unfamiliar words, fluency shows the ability to read with speed and expression, and word recognition covers recognizing common words quickly. In certain grade spans, assessment items might target these building blocks to ensure students are developing essential reading abilities before moving on to more complex skills. The other areas focus more on writing conventions (like spelling and punctuation), grammar and sentence structure, or general test-taking strategies, which are not the core reading-building blocks addressed here.

Foundational reading skills are the building blocks for decoding and fluency. Phonemic awareness helps students hear and manipulate sounds, phonics connects those sounds to letters, decoding applies that knowledge to read unfamiliar words, fluency shows the ability to read with speed and expression, and word recognition covers recognizing common words quickly. In certain grade spans, assessment items might target these building blocks to ensure students are developing essential reading abilities before moving on to more complex skills. The other areas focus more on writing conventions (like spelling and punctuation), grammar and sentence structure, or general test-taking strategies, which are not the core reading-building blocks addressed here.

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