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K–12 Standards

Kindergarten (AAS)

Other Alabama English Language Arts AAS sets

Oral Language

  • 1

    With prompting and support, actively listen and speak.ELA.AAS.K.1

  • 2

    Take turns communicating with others.  ELA.AAS.K.1a

  • 3

    With prompting and support, listen to teacher-led reading experiences and participate in discussions to build background knowledge. ELA.AAS.K.2

  • 4

    Participate in teacher-led choral reading experiences (i.e., songs, nursery rhymes). ELA.AAS.K.3

  • 5

    Ask questions to get help or to get information.  ELA.AAS.K.4

  • 6

    Express feelings and ideas.ELA.AAS.K.5a

  • 7

    Follow one-step directions. ELA.AAS.K.7

Concepts of Print

  • 8

    Follow words from left to right and top to bottom. ELA.AAS.K.8

  • 9

    Point to words or pictures in a text.ELA.AAS.K.8a

Phonological Awareness/Phonemic Awareness

  • 10

    Participate in letter-sound correspondence. ELA.AAS.K.9

Phonics

  • 11

    With promoting and support, identify letter-sound correspondence for consonants of the alphabet. ELA.AAS.K.10

Fluency

  • 12

    With prompting and support, identify or name upper and lower case letters in sequential alphabetical order. ELA.AAS.K.11

  • 13

    With prompting and support, match concrete words with pictures.  ELA.AAS.K.16

Vocabulary

  • 14

    Identify common antonyms (i.e., hot/cold, on/off, open/close, up/down, walk/run, sit/stand).ELA.AAS.K.19

  • 15

    Sort pictures or objects into categories. ELA.AAS.K.20

Comprehension

  • 16

    Use words and/or pictures to create a simple sentence. ELA.AAS.K.23

  • 17

    Identify the topic of a book when given the title or a picture on the cover of the book.  ELA.AAS.K.25

  • 18

    Identify the main character of a story.  ELA.AAS.K.27

  • 19

    Using pictures, words, or objects, identify the ideas of a story. ELA.AAS.K.28

  • 20

    Using pictures, words, or objects, identify the main topic of an informational text. ELA.AAS.K.29

  • 21

    Identify individuals, events, or ideas in an informational text.ELA.AAS.K.32

Writing

  • 22

    With prompting and support, express ideas orally or with pictures/drawings. ELA.AAS.K.33

  • 23

    Hold a writing utensil and make an intentional mark on a surface when instructed.  ELA.AAS.K.34

  • 24

    Participate in shared writing using words or pictures to create narratives with events in sequence.  ELA.AAS.K.36b

  • 25

    Participate in shared writing using words or pictures to create opinion pieces with reasons. ELA.AAS.K.36c

  • 26

    Participate in shared writing using words or pictures to create informative or explanatory pieces with facts about a topic. ELA.AAS.K.36d

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten
Where can I read the official document?
2021 Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

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