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K–12 Standards

Kindergarten

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Reading (Literary and Informational)

  • 1.A

    With assistance, develop and demonstrate comprehension-reading skills in response to read alouds. K.R.1.A

    1. b

      Asking and responding to questions about texts read aloudK.R.1.A.b

  • 1.B

    With assistance, develop an understanding of vocabulary. K.R.1.B

    1. e

      Using words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to textsK.R.1.B.e

  • 1.D

    Read independently for sustained periods of time.K.R.1.D

  • 2.A

    With assistance, read, infer and draw conclusions using fiction texts including poetry and drama.K.R.2.A

    1. a

      Identify elements of a story, including setting, characters, and key eventsK.R.2.A.a

  • 3.A

    With assistance, read, infer and draw conclusions using text features in nonfiction texts.K.R.3.A

    1. a

      Identify the topic and details in an expository text heard and/or read, referring to the words and/or illustrationsK.R.3.A.a

  • 3.C

    With assistance, read, infer and draw conclusions using text structures in nonfiction texts. K.R.3.C

    1. c

      Name the main topic and recall key details of the text K.R.3.C.c

Foundational Skills

  • 1.A

    Develop print awareness in the reading process. K.RF.1.A

    1. a

      Identifying all upper- and lower-case lettersK.RF.1.A.a

    2. c

      Demonstrating that books are read left to right, top to bottomK.RF.1.A.c

    3. f

      Demonstrating one-to-one correspondence between spoken words and written wordsK.RF.1.A.f

  • 2.A

    Develop phonemic awareness in the reading process.K.RF.2.A

    1. a

      Identifying sounds in spoken wordsK.RF.2.A.a

    2. b

      Produce rhymes in response to spoken wordsK.RF.2.A.b

    3. c

      Distinguishing orally presented rhyming pairs of words from nonrhyming pairsK.RF.2.A.c

    4. e

      Blending spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words  K.RF.2.A.e

    5. f

      Blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable wordsK.RF.2.A.f

    6. g

      Isolating the initial, medial, and final sounds in spoken wordsK.RF.2.A.g

    7. h

      Segmenting spoken words into two or three phonemesK.RF.2.A.h

  • 3.A

    Develop phonics in the reading process.K.RF.3.A

    1. a

      Producing and writing letter(s) for most short vowel and consonant soundsK.RF.3.A.a

    2. b

      Reading high-frequency wordsK.RF.3.A.b

    3. c

      Blending letter sounds to decode simple wordsK.RF.3.A.c

    4. d

      Recognizing that new words can be created when letters are changed, added, or deleted and using letter-sound knowledge to write simple messages and wordsK.RF.3.A.d

Writing

  • 2.A

    With assistance, draw/write opinion texts.K.W.2.A

  • 2.B

    With assistance, draw/write informative/explanatory texts.K.W.2.B

  • 2.C

    With assistance, draw/write fiction or non-fiction narratives and poems.K.W.2.C

Language

  • 1.A

    In written text, apply standard English grammar.K.L.1.A

    1. d

      Demonstrate the use of complete sentences in shared language activitiesK.L.1.A.d

  • 1.B

    In written text, apply punctuation, capitalization and spelling.K.L.1.B

    1. a

      Print in upper and lowercase lettersK.L.1.B.a

    2. b

      Recognize that a sentence ends with punctuation marksK.L.1.B.b

    3. d

      Capitalize first word in a sentenceK.L.1.B.d

Speaking/Listening

  • 3.A

    Speak clearly using conventions of language when presenting individually or with a group.K.SL.3.A

    1. c

      Confirming comprehension by retelling information and asking appropriate questions based on read-alouds or other mediaK.SL.3.A.c

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