Language Arts: Kindergarten
Mathematics: Kindergarten
Physical Health and Growth: Kindergarten
Science: Kindergarten
Social Studies: Kindergarten
Student Wellbeing: K-Grade 2

Communication ProcessELA.1

1
Demonstrate Receptive CommunicationELA.1.1
1. a
  Younger and Older Preschool: Demonstrate continual growth in understanding increasingly complex and varied vocabularyELA.1.1.a
2. b
  Younger and Older Preschool: Respond to complex gestures and/or actions to communicate (such as comforting others who are crying)ELA.1.1.b
3. c
  Younger Preschool: Listen to and follow multi-step directions with adult supportELA.1.1.c
4. d
  Older Preschool: Listen to and follow multi-step directionsELA.1.1.d
5. e
  Older Preschool: With adult support, discover the meaning of new words and relate them to prior knowledgeELA.1.1.e
2
Demonstrate Expressive CommunicationELA.1.2
1. a
  Younger and Older Preschool: Demonstrate continual growth in increasingly varied and complex vocabularyELA.1.2.a
2. b
  Younger and Older Preschool: Use complex gestures and actions to communicateELA.1.2.b
3. c
  Younger Preschool: Describe activities and experiences with detailELA.1.2.c
4. d
  Older Preschool: Describe activities, experiences, and stories with expanded detailsELA.1.2.d
5. e
  Younger Preschool: Use expanded sentencesELA.1.2.e
6. f
  Older Preschool: Use complex sentences ELA.1.2.f
7. g
  Older Preschool: Change word tense to indicate time ELA.1.2.g
8. h
  Older Preschool: Use communication for a variety of purposesELA.1.2.h
3
Demonstrate ability to engage in conversationsELA.1.3
1. a
  Younger Preschool: Answer questions posed by adults or peersELA.1.3.a
2. b
  Older Preschool: Answer openended questions posed by adults or peersELA.1.3.b
3. c
  Younger and Older Preschool: Ask questions for understanding and clarity ELA.1.3.c
4. d
  Younger and Older Preschool: Make on-topic commentsELA.1.3.d
5. e
  Younger Preschool: Stay on topic in two-way conversation with othersELA.1.3.e
6. f
  Older Preschool: Stay on topic in two-way conversation that involves multiple turnsELA.1.3.f
7. g
  Older Preschool: Communicate actively in group activitiesELA.1.3.g
8. h
  Older Preschool: Vary tone and volume of expression to match the situationELA.1.3.h

Early ReadingELA.2

1
Demonstrate awareness of the alphabetELA.2.1
1. a
  Younger Preschool: Recognize and identify some uppercase and a few lowercase letters in a meaningful context (e.g., the first letter in their name)ELA.2.1.a
2. b
  Older Preschool: Recognize and identify most uppercase and some lowercase lettersELA.2.1.b
3. c
  Recognize own name in printELA.2.1.c
2
Demonstrate phonological awarenessELA.2.2
1. a
  Younger and Older Preschool: Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondenceELA.2.2.a
2. b
  Younger and Older Preschool: Engage in rhyming games and songs; can recognize a familiar rhymeELA.2.2.b
3. c
  Younger Preschool: Identify rhyming words in spoken languageELA.2.2.c
4. d
  Older Preschool: Make rhymes to simple wordsELA.2.2.d
5. e
  Younger Preschool: Orally blend and segment familiar compound words, with modeling and supportELA.2.2.e
6. f
  Older Preschool: Blend and segment syllables in spoken words with modeling and support ELA.2.2.f
7. g
  Younger Preschool: Demonstrate awareness of sounds as separate unitsELA.2.2.g
8. h
  Older Preschool: Isolate the initial sound in some wordsELA.2.2.h
3
Demonstrate awareness and understanding of concepts of printELA.2.3
1. a
  Younger Preschool: Begin to understand that books are comprised of written words ELA.2.3.a
2. b
  Older Preschool: Understand that print carries meaningELA.2.3.b
3. c
  Younger Preschool: Respond to and interact with readalouds of literary and informational textELA.2.3.c
4. d
  Younger Preschool: Hold books right side up and turn pages left to rightELA.2.3.d
5. e
  Older Preschool: Track words in a book from left to right, top to bottom, and page to page with adult supportELA.2.3.e
4
Demonstrate comprehensionELA.2.4
1. a
  Younger and Older Preschool: Respond and interact with literature, including both fiction and building background knowledge with nonfiction textELA.2.4.a
2. b
  Younger and Older Preschool: Answer questions about a storyELA.2.4.b
3. c
  Younger Preschool: With adult support, begin to retell familiar storiesELA.2.4.c
4. d
  Older Preschool: Retell familiar storiesELA.2.4.d

Early WritingELA.3

1
Demonstrate mechanics of writingELA.3.1
1. a
  Younger Preschool: Recognize that drawings, paintings, and writings are meaningful representationsELA.3.1.a
2. b
  Older PreschoolELA.3.1.b
3. c
  Younger Preschool: Copy simple lines and shapes during playELA.3.1.c
4. d
  Older Preschool: Use writing toolsELA.3.1.d
5. e
  Younger Preschool: Use writing tools with adult support during playELA.3.1.e
6. f
  Younger Preschool: Create a simple pictureELA.3.1.f
7. g
  Older Preschool: Copy more complex lines, shapes, and some letters, particularly the letters in their name ELA.3.1.g
2
Demonstrate ability to communicate a storyELA.3.2
1. a
  Younger and Older Preschool: Create writing with the intent of communicatingELA.3.2.a
2. b
  Younger Preschool: Dictate a story for an adult to writeELA.3.2.b
3. c
  Older Preschool: Dictate a story that demonstrates simple details and narrative structureELA.3.2.c
4. d
  Younger Preschool: Use pictures, letters, and symbols to communicate a storyELA.3.2.d
5. e
  Older Preschool: Use letters, symbols, and words to share an idea with someoneELA.3.2.e
6. f
  Use writing to label drawingsELA.3.2.f

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What grade levels do these standards cover?: PRE-K
Where can I read the official document?: Indiana Early Learning Standards

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