D. Common Core State Standard
The following standard is a grade lower than what the student is in. Since she is in first grade, she should have been able to correctly complete all of the Kindergarten standards before moving on. Instead she is in first grade learning first grade material without knowing the foundational skills that she should have learned in Kindergarten. This standard applies to the objective because it explicitly states that students should be able to recognize and name not just upper case letters, but also the lower case letters of the alphabet.
1. Demonstrate understanding