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Oregon’s Early Learning and Kindergarten Guidelines

Not Yet in Kindergarten
Social-Emotional Development: By Entry to Kindergarten
Approaches to Learning: By End of Kindergarten
Language and Communication: By End of Kindergarten
Literacy: By End of Kindergarten
Social-Emotional Development: By End of Kindergarten

1
Child attends to communication and language from others. 1
1. a
  With the support of a trusted adult or peer, shows acknowledgment of comments or questions and is able to attend to conversations, either spoken or signed.1.a
2
Child understands and responds to increasingly complex communication and language from others.2
1. a
  With the support of a trusted adult or peer, understands and responds (verbally and nonverbally) to increasingly longer sentences, simple questions, and simple stories.2.a

3
Child varies the amount of information provided to meet the demands of the situation.3
1. a
  Uses language, spoken or sign, for different purposes and is sometimes able to provide sufficient detail to get needs met from a variety of trusted adults.3.a
4
Child understands, follows, and uses appropriate social and conversational rules.4
1. a
  Engages in conversations with trusted adults, other children, or within the group setting lasting 2–3 conversational turns, and, with support, will sometimes adjust tone and volume for different situations.4.a
5
Child expresses self in increasingly long, detailed, and sophisticated ways.5
1. a
  Communicates clearly enough to be understood by familiar adults, but may make some pronunciation and grammatical errors.5.a
2. b
  Typically uses 3–5 word phrases/ sentences when communicating.5.b
3. c
  With some prompting, can offer multiple (2–3) pieces of information on a single topic.5.c
4. d
  Children who are dual language learners may use 2–3 words to communicate an entire idea or thought, such as “Me paint.”5.d

6
Child understands and uses a wide variety of words for a variety of purposes.6
1. a
  Shows a rapid increase in acquisition of new vocabulary words that describe actions, emotions, things, or ideas that are meaningful within the everyday environment.6.a
2. b
  Uses new vocabulary words to describe relations among things or ideas. Shows repetition of new words offered by trusted adults.6.b
7
Child shows understanding of word categories and relationships among words.7
1. a
  Typically uses known words in the correct context and, with support, shows an emerging understanding of how words are related to broader categories, such as sorting things by color. 7.a

What grade levels do these standards cover?: PRE-K
Where can I read the official document?: Oregon’s Early Learning and Kindergarten Guidelines

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