Kindergarten
Common
Core
English
Language Arts Standards
Reading:
Literature
Key
Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer
questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2
With prompting and support, retell
familiar stories, including key details.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify
characters, settings, and major events in a story.
Craft
and Structure:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4
Ask and answer questions about unknown
words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5
Recognize common types of texts (e.g.,
storybooks, poems).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6
With prompting and support, name the
author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the
story.
Integration
of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the
relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g.,
what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.8
(RL.K.8 not applicable to literature)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.9
With prompting and support, compare and
contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Range
of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10
Actively engage in group activities with
purpose and understanding.
Reading:
Informational Text
Key
Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer
questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.2
With prompting and support, identify the
main topic and retell key details of a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.3
With prompting and support, describe the
connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in
a text.
Craft
and Structure:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.4
With prompting and support, ask and answer
questions about unknown words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.5
Identify the front cover, back cover, and
title page of a book.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.6
Name the author and illustrator of a text
and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
Integration
of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the
relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g.,
what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.8
With prompting and support, identify the
reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.9
With prompting and support, identify basic
similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in
illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
Range
of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.10
Actively engage in group reading
activities with purpose and understanding.
Reading:
Foundational Skills
Print
Concepts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1
Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.A
Follow
words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.B
Recognize
that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of
letters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.C
Understand
that words are separated by spaces in print.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D
Recognize
and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Phonological
Awareness:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,
syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.A
Recognize and produce rhyming
words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.B
Count,
pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.C
Blend
and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.D
Isolate
and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in
three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or C-V-C) words. (This does not
include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.E
Add
or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to
make new words.
Phonics
and Word Recognition:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.A
Demonstrate
basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the
primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.B
Associate
the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five
major vowels.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.C
Read
common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the,
of, to, you, she, my,
is, are, do, does).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.D
Distinguish
between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that
differ.
Fluency:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.4
Read emergent-reader texts with purpose
and understanding.
Writing
Text
Types and Purposes:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.1
Use a combination of drawing, dictating,
and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or
the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference
about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is…) .
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.2
Use a combination of drawing, dictating,
and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what
they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.3
Use a combination of drawing, dictation,
and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell
about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to
what happened.
Production
and Distribution of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.4
(W.K.4 begins in grade 3)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.5
With guidance and support from adults,
respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen
writing as needed.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.6
With guidance and support from adults,
explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in
collaboration with peers.
Research
to Build and Present Knowledge:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.7
Participate in shared research and writing
projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express
opinions about them).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.8
With guidance and support from adults,
recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources
to answer a question.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.9
(W.K.9 begins in grade 4)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.10
(W.K.10 begins in grade 3)
Speaking
& Listening
Comprehension
and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1
Participate in collaborative conversations
with diverse partners about kindergarten
topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-LITERAC.SL.K.1.A
Follow
agreed-upon rules for discussion (e.g., listening to others and taking turns
speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1.B
Continue
a conversation through multiple exchanges.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.2
Confirm understanding of a text read aloud
or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering
questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not
understood.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.3
Ask and answer questions in order to seek
help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
Presentation
of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.4
Describe familiar people, places, things,
and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.5
Add drawings or other visual displays to
descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.6
Speak audibly and express thoughts,
feelings, and ideas clearly.
Language
Conventions
of Standard English:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.A
Print
many upper- and lowercase letters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.B
Use
frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.C
Form
regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.D
Understand
and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, when, where, when, why, how).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.E
Use
the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.F
Produce
and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2
Demonstrate the command of the conventions
of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.A
Capitalize
the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.B
Recognize and name end
punctuation.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.C
Write
a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.D
Spell
simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
Knowledge
of Language:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.3
(L.K.3 begins in grade 2)
Vocabulary
Acquisition and Use:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of
unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases bases on kindergarten reading
and content.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.4.A
Identify
new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.4.B
Use
the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as
a clue ot the meaning of an unknown word.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.5
With guidance and support from adults,
explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.5.A
Sort
common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the
concepts the categories represent.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.5.B
Demonstrate
understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to
their opposites (antonyms).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.5.C
Identify
real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school
that are colorful).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.5.D
Distinguish
shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting
out the meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.6
Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.