English Language Arts, Grade K, 2007
1.) Exhibit phonemic awareness, including identifying and categorizing phonemes, orally blending phonemes into one-syllable words, segmenting one-syllable words into phonemes, and rhyming.
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2.) Demonstrate letter-sound association, including matching letters to corresponding spoken sounds and blending letter sounds into one-syllable words, using printed materials.
Examples: initial consonant sounds, final consonant sounds, medial short vowel sounds
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3.) Identify upper- and lower-case letters.
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4.) Use words that describe and represent real-life objects and actions.
Example: using words that describe location, size, color, and shape
• Using a variety of emergent reading materials
Examples: picture books, predictable texts, decodable text, print in the environment
• Learning new words through stories and explicit instruction
• Recognizing kindergarten high-frequency words in print
Examples: Dolch word lists, basal reader word lists
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5.) Demonstrate listening comprehension of passages, including retelling stories and answering questions.
• Recalling information
Examples: characters, settings, details, main ideas, beginning and ending of story
• Making predictions to determine main idea or anticipate an ending
• Responding to stories, asking questions, discussing ideas, and relating events to daily life
• Identifying correct sequence of events after listening to a story
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6.) Identify various forms of narrative texts, including nursery rhymes, poetry, and stories.
• Naming characters and settings in books and stories
• Identifying the author and title of a text
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7.) Recognize basic features of informational text.
Examples: pictures, photographs, captions, facts
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8.) Use brainstorming, drawing, and discussion as elements of prewriting in the writing process.
Examples: graphic organizers, storyboards, peer group discussions
• Drafting by stringing letters together to express thought
• Revising group or modeled story
• Using approximate spelling while editing
• Publishing through reading or displaying work
• Using basic punctuation
Examples: period, question mark, exclamation point
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9.) Print upper- and lower-case letters using proper formation, spacing, and letter-line placement.
• Using correct hand position when holding writing instrument
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10.) Use print and nonprint classroom, library, and real-world resources to acquire information.
Examples: nonfiction books, videos, personal interviews, Web-based sources, environmental print
• Identifying parts of a book
• Using simple charts, maps, and graphs to gain basic information
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11.) Follow one- and two-part oral directions.
• Responding to various types of literature read aloud
Examples: drawing a picture, composing a song, participating in a discussion
• Looking at the speaker without interrupting
• Listening for meaning in oral communication
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12.) Select appropriate voice level when interacting with others.
Examples: whispering in the library, cheering loudly in the gym
• Using appropriate grammar and word choice for a specific audience
• Reciting short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns
• Demonstrating the ability to take turns in a conversation
• Making connections to stories read aloud
Examples: text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world
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