Reading Skills by Grade Level

A complete checklist of the reading skills your child should master at each grade level. Check off what they can do, identify gaps, and see where to focus next.

Based on research-backed reading milestones for homeschool families

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Kindergarten Reading Skills0 / 12 mastered

Recognize and name all uppercase letters

Recognize and name all lowercase letters

Know the sound each letter makes

Identify rhyming words

Blend sounds to read CVC words (cat, dog, sit)

Recognize common sight words (the, and, is, my, to)

Identify beginning and ending sounds in words

Retell a familiar story in order

Follow along while being read to

Understand that print is read left to right, top to bottom

Ask and answer questions about a story read aloud

Identify characters in a story

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