

      A .Students in Kindergarten who meet the reading standards are able to:

    §  Discuss the title, illustrations, and use background knowledge to make predictions before reading.

    §  Preview the text and apply concepts of print (left to right progression, line sweep, locate known letters and words)

    §  Recognize the letters of the alphabet and the sounds related to those symbols.

    §  Use picture clues to predict unknown words.

    §  Begin to recognize high frequency sight words (an, can, it)

    §  Demonstrate an understanding of what was read through retelling.

    §  Demonstrate fluency (choral reading, rereading familiar text and patterned sentences.

    §  Recognize various genres (nursery rhymes, poetry, fairy tales)

    §  Identify literary elements in stories: main character, setting, events.


    B. Students in Kindergarten who meet writing standards are able to:

    §  Write to express a personal story.

    §  Write to inform (lists, descriptions).

    §  Draw/write on a single topic.

    §  Dictate or draw a story that is in sequential order.

    §  Write using appropriate language patterns with correct word order.

    §  Edit writing to use capital and lower case letters

    C. Students in Kindergarten who meet speaking and listening standards are able to:

    §  Listen to others and ask related questions.

    §  Listen to a selection of literature and relate it to a similar experience, predict what will happen next, and identify main characters.

    §  Speak using complete thoughts, appropriate volume and pace, and pronounce words correctly.

    §  Contribute to discussions with appropriate information.

    §  Participate in small and large group presentations: participate in everyday conversation, use oral language to work cooperatively with others.

                       For a complete copy of academic standards go to www.pde.state.us
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