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A prerequisite knowledge graph of 1590 learning concepts across 8subjects. Track what you've mastered and see exactly what you're ready to learn next — the topics whose prerequisites you've already met. Built on the Marble Open Skill Taxonomy.

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Computing
Mastered Ready to learn LockedHover a node for its description · click to open
Computers in Everyday L…Computers in Everyday Life — frontier Identifying computers in everyday life — not just laptops but phones, tablets, smart speakers, traffic lights, washing machines; what makes something a computerReal-World RobotsReal-World Robots — locked What a robot really is — not the sci-fi version; robots in factories, robot vacuum cleaners, robot arms in surgery; that robots follow instructions given by peopleSmart Versus Not-Smart…Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices — locked Sorting objects into 'smart' (can sense and respond) and 'not smart' (just sits there); a toaster vs a smart speaker; introduction to the idea that some machines can sense and respond to the worldStep-by-Step Instructio…Step-by-Step Instructions — locked Step-by-step instructions for everyday tasks (making a sandwich, brushing teeth); that if instructions are wrong or missing, things go wrong; computers follow instructions exactly
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Blending Sounds to Read Words

English · Phonics & Word Reading · procedural

Apply phonic knowledge to blend sounds in unfamiliar words containing taught grapheme-phoneme correspondences; respond speedily to graphemes for all 40+ phonemes

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What mastery looks like

  • Sound out and blend unfamiliar phonically regular words (e.g. /sh/-/o/-/p/ → 'shop')
  • Read words containing taught GPCs without excessive sounding out
  • Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying differing letter sounds (e.g. 'big' vs 'bag')

Check your understanding

When Blending Sounds to Read Words comes across a word they haven't seen before, can they sound it out bit by bit and blend the parts together to read it — even if it takes a moment?

Prerequisites

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