Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Communication and Literacy: Preschool

Other Kansas Early Learning sets

Speaking and Listening

  • 1

    Conversation and Comprehension 

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 1

        Participates in conversations with a small group.CL.SL.p3.1

        1. a

          Begins to follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.CL.SL.p3.1a

        2. b

          Continues a conversation through two or three exchanges.CL.SL.p3.1b

      2. 2

        Asks and answers “Who, What, Where” questions.CL.SL.p3.2

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 1

        Participates in conversations in increasing group sizes.CL.SL.p4.1

        1. a

          Follows agreedupon rules for discussions. CL.SL.p4.1a

        2. b

          Continues a conversation through multiple exchanges, while increasingly staying on topic.CL.SL.p4.1b

      2. 2

        Asks and answers questions and makes predictions.CL.SL.p4.2

  • 2

    Expressive Language

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 3

        Begins to describe familiar people, places, things and events with support.CL.SL.p3.3

      2. 4

        Begins to describe objects and actions depicted in pictures.CL.SL.p3.4

      3. 5

        Speaks so that unfamiliar listeners are usually able to understand ideas, feelings and needs.CL.SL.p3.5

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 3

        Able to describe familiar people, places, things and events with support.CL.SL.p4.3

      2. 4

         Able to tell another person about what they have drawn.CL.SL.p4.4

      3. 5

        Speaks understandably to express ideas, feelings and needs.CL.SL.p4.5

Language

  • 1

    Conventions of Language1

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 1

        Demonstrates an emerging understanding of the conventions of grammar and usage when writing or speaking.CL.LS.p3.1

        1. a

          Begins to make letter-like forms and print some letters.CL.LS.p3.1a

        2. b

          Uses frequently occurring nouns and verbs when speaking.CL.LS.p3.1b

        3. c

          Begins to form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/.CL.LS.p3.1c

        4. d

          Understands and uses some question words.CL.LS.p3.1d

        5. e

          Uses some prepositions.CL.LS.p3.1e

        6. f

          Communicates using at least three- to fourword sentences.CL.LS.p3.1f

      2. 2

        Demonstrates a beginning awareness of writing by using strings of letter-like forms or a series of random letters.CL.LS.p3.2

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 1

        Demonstrates an emerging command of the conventions of grammar and usage when writing or speaking.CL.LS.p4.1

        1. a

          Prints some uppercase and lowercase letters.CL.LS.p4.1a

        2. b

          Uses basic nouns and verbs.CL.LS.p4.1b

        3. c

          Begins to form regular plural nouns orally by correctly adding /s/ or /es/ on a more frequent basis.CL.LS.p4.1c

        4. d

          Understands and uses most question words.CL.LS.p4.1d

        5. e

          Uses an increasing amount of frequently occurring prepositions.CL.LS.p4.1e

        6. f

          Produces complete sentences in shared language activities.CL.LS.p4.1f

      2. 2

        Demonstrates a beginning awareness of the conventions of writing by using some letters to match sounds in words and usually writing from left to right (may reverse some letters).CL.LS.p4.2

  • 2

    Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 3

        Provides a label when given a child-friendly definition of a familiar word.CL.LS.p3.3

      2. 4

        Begins to demonstrate an understanding of some frequently occurring verbs and adjectives to name opposites.CL.LS.p3.4

        1. a

          Distinguishes among a few verbs describing the same general action. CL.LS.p3.4a

      3. 5

        With prompting and support, begins to experiment with new words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to and responding to texts.CL.LS.p3.5

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 3

        Determines or clarifies the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words with assistance or cues from an adult.CL.LS.p4.3

      2. 4

        Demonstrates an understanding of some frequently occurring verbs and adjectives to name opposites.CL.LS.p4.4

        1. a

          Distinguishes among some verbs describing the same general action by acting out the meanings. CL.LS.p4.4a

      3. 5

        With prompting and support, begins to use new words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to and responding to texts.CL.LS.p4.5

Literature

  • 1

    Identifying and finding meaning, details and ideas from literature.

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 1

        With prompting and support, asks and answers simple questions about the book or story’s content.CL.L.p3.1

      2. 2

        Uses pictures and illustrations to tell and retell parts of a book or story.CL.L.p3.2

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 1

        With prompting and support, asks and answers questions about key details in a book or story.CL.L.p4.1

      2. 2

        With prompting and support, retells books or stories with increasing detail and accuracy.CL.L.p4.2

      3. 3

        With prompting and support, identifies characters, settings and major events or facts from a book or story.CL.L.p4.3

  • 2

    Structure and Format

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 3

        Exhibits curiosity and interest in learning new words.CL.L.p3.3

      2. 4

        Interacts with a variety of books. CL.L.p3.4

      3. 5

        Understands that books have both illustrations and print.CL.L.p3.5

      4. 6

        Identifies the front and back cover of a book.CL.L.p3.6

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 4

        Asks and answers questions about unknown words in a book.CL.L.p4.4

      2. 5

        Interacts with a larger variety of books and text.CL.L.p4.5

      3. 6

        With prompting and support, describes the role of an author and an illustrator.CL.L.p4.6

  • 3

    Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 7

        With prompting and support, makes connections between self, illustrations and the story when talking through the pictures of a book.CL.L.p3.7

      2. 8

        With prompting and support, compares and contrasts the adventures and experiences of the characters to self.CL.L.p3.8

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 7

        With prompting and support, uses the illustrations to retell major events in the story. CL.L.p4.7

      2. 8

        With prompting and support, begins to compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories. CL.L.p4.8

      3. 9

        With prompting and support, answers “wh” questions, such as what, when, where or why, based on information presented in the book or story.CL.L.p4.9

  • 4

    Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 9

         Actively engages in small group reading activities with purpose and understanding.CL.L.p3.9

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 10

        Actively engages in large and small group reading activities with purpose and understanding.CL.L.p4.10

Foundational Reading Skills

  • 1

    Print Concepts

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 1

        Shows an understanding that print conveys meaning.CL.F.p3.1

        1. a

          Demonstrates an understanding of how print is read (i.e., left to right, top to bottom, front to back).CL.F.p3.1a

        2. b

          Demonstrates an understanding that print conveys meaning (i.e., environmental print).CL.F.p3.1b

        3. c

          Recognizes letters in their name.CL.F.p3.1c

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 1

        Begins to demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.CL.F.p4.1

        1. a

          Follows words from left to right, top to bottom and page by page.CL.F.p4.1a

        2. b

          Recognizes that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.CL.F.p4.1b

        3. c

          Recognizes that letters are grouped to form words.CL.F.p4.1c

        4. d

          Recognizes and names some uppercase and lowercase letters, in addition to those in first name.CL.F.p4.1d

  • 2

    Phonological Awareness

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 2

        Plays with the sounds of language. CL.F.p3.2

        1. a

          Distinguishes whether two words rhyme or not.CL.F.p3.2a

        2. b

          Blends compound words and syllables in spoken words.CL.F.p3.2b

        3. c

          Identifies two words that start with the same sound.CL.F.p3.2c

      2. 3

        Begins to recognize and “read” familiar words or environmental print.CL.F.p3.3

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 2

        Demonstrates understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds. CL.F.p4.2

        1. a

          Recognizes rhyming words.CL.F.p4.2a

        2. b

          Produces rhyming words.CL.F.p4.2b

        3. c

          Blends syllables in spoken words.CL.F.p4.2c

        4. d

          Segments syllables in spoken word.CL.F.p4.2d

        5. e

          With prompting and support, blends and segments initial and ending sounds of single syllable words.CL.F.p4.2e

        6. f

          States the initial sound (phoneme) in consonant-vowel consonant (CVC) words.CL.F.p4.2f

      2. 3

        Demonstrates basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondence by producing the sound of some letters.CL.F.p4.3

  • 3

    Fluency

    1.  

      Pre 3

      1. 4

        Begins to identify own name in print.CL.F.p3.4

    2.  

      Pre 4

      1. 4

        Identifies own name in print.CL.F.p4.4

        1. a

          Recognizes and “reads” familiar words or environmental print.CL.F.p4.4a

Writing

  • E

    Writing

Pre 3

  • 1

    Uses drawing, scribbling, letter-like forms, random letter strings and/or dictation to express thought and ideas.CL.W.p3.1

  • 2

    Uses consistent marks to represent their name when writing.CL.W.p3.2

  • 3

    With guidance and support, imitates shapes and strokes.CL.W.p3.3

  • 4

    With guidance and support, explores a variety of digital tools to express ideas. CL.W.p3.4

  • 5

    Participates in shared writing projects.CL.W.p3.5

  • 6

    With guidance and support from adults, collaborates with peers to recall information from experiences.CL.W.p3.6

Pre 4

  • 1

    Uses a combination of drawing, dictating or emergent writing to express thoughts and ideas.CL.W.p4.1

  • 2

    Recognizably writes most of the letters in their name.CL.W.p4.2

  • 3

    With guidance and support, responds to questions and suggestions and adds details to drawings or emergent writing as needed.CL.W.p4.3

  • 4

    With guidance and support, explores a variety of digital tools to produce and publish emergent writing. CL.W.p4.4

  • 5

    Participates in shared research and writing projects.CL.W.p4.5

  • 6

    With guidance and support from adults, recalls information from experiences or gathers information from provided sources to answer a question.CL.W.p4.6

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