There is an entry point to Set 1 with additional scaffolding in kindergarten to ensure students begin getting additional foundational skills instruction.
For students who do not know at least 21 letter names by the end of the Letter Names lessons, provide additional instruction with letter names prior to starting instruction in the Being a Reader Small-Group Reading sets. Follow the comprehensive guidance, including articulated small-group lessons in "Support Kindergarten Students in Learning Letter Names.”
For students who engaged in the articulated small-group lessons in "Support Kindergarten Students in Learning Letter Names,” after unit 2, begin instruction in Set 1 and insert letter naming into the spelling-sound review to solidify letter names knowledge.
- If the students do not successfully complete Set 1, administer the Letter Sounds portion of the SIPPS Beginning Level Mastery Test 1 (at Lesson 10).
- If the student successfully completes the Letter Sounds portion of Mastery Test 1, begin Tier 2 instruction with SIPPS Beginning Level, Lesson 11.
If the student does not successfully complete the Letter Sounds portion of Mastery Test 1, use the assessment data to identify the spelling-sounds the student does not know and teach those sounds. Then begin Tier 2 instruction with SIPPS Beginning Level, Lesson 11.