Standards
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the appropriate grade band grammar continuum.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing; demonstrate proficiency within the appropriate grade band conventions continuum.
Generate resourceApply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Generate resourceDetermine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, word relationships, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
Generate resourceAcquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in developing vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the K-1 grammar continuum.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing; demonstrate proficiency within the K-1 conventions continuum.
Generate resourceDetermine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content: context clues, word parts, and word relationships.
Generate resourceSort common objects into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).
Generate resourceDistinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action by acting out the meanings.
Generate resourceUse words and phrases learned through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
Generate resourceRecognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
Generate resourceIsolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
Generate resourceAdd or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.
Generate resourceKnow and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Generate resourceDemonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
Generate resourceAssociate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
Generate resourceDistinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
Generate resourceRead closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Generate resourceRead and understand complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently, connecting prior knowledge and experiences to text.
Generate resourceDetermine central ideas (RI) or themes (RL) of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Generate resourceAnalyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Generate resourceInterpret words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Generate resourceAnalyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Generate resourceAssess how point of view, perspective, or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Generate resourceIntegrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Generate resourceDelineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Generate resourceAnalyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, define the role of the author and illustrator in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, describe how the words and illustrations work together to provide information.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.
Generate resourceRead closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Generate resourceRead and understand complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently, connecting prior knowledge and experiences to text.
Generate resourceDetermine central ideas (RI) or themes (RL) of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Generate resourceAnalyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Generate resourceInterpret words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Generate resourceAnalyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Generate resourceAssess how point of view, perspective, or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Generate resourceIntegrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Generate resourceDelineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Generate resourceAnalyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about words in a text that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, define the role of the author and illustrator in telling the story.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, describe how the words and illustrations work together to tell a story.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Generate resourcePrepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Generate resourceIntegrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Generate resourceEvaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
Generate resourcePresent information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceMake strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Generate resourceParticipate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
Generate resourceConfirm 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.
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
Generate resourceAdd drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
Generate resourceWrite arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Generate resourceWrite informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Generate resourceWrite narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Generate resourceUse digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
Generate resourceConduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Generate resourceGather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
Generate resourceUse 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.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from adults and/or peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Generate resourceUse 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.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from adults and/or peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Generate resourceUse a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and with guidance and support, provide a reaction to what happened.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from adults and/or peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing, either in collaboration with peers or in a whole group setting.
Generate resourceParticipate in shared investigation of grade appropriate topics and writing projects.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Generate resourceNarrate.Interpretive: Interpret language arts narratives (with prompting and support) by:
Generate resourceNarrate.Expressive: Construct language arts narratives (with prompting and support) that:
Generate resourceInform.Interpretive: Interpret informational texts in language arts (with prompting and support) by:
Generate resourceAsking and answering questions about descriptions of familiar attributes and characteristics
Generate resourceInform.Expressive: Construct informational texts in language arts (with prompting and support) that:
Generate resourceInform.Interpretive: Interpret mathematical informational texts (with prompting and support) by:
Generate resourceInform.Expressive: Construct mathematical informational texts (with prompting and support) that:
Generate resourceDefining investigable questions or simple design problems based on observations and data about a phenomenon
Generate resourceUsing information from observations to find patterns and to explain how or why a phenomenon occurs
Generate resourceShare ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning
Generate resourceSummarize information from interaction with others and from learning experiences
Generate resourceFollow and describe cycles in diagrams, steps in procedures, or causes and effects
Generate resourceAct on feedback to revise understandings of how or why something works
Generate resourceDemonstrate emerging understanding of letter and word use within the K-1 grammar continuum when writing or communicating.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support demonstrate knowledge of word meanings used in every day routines.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, demonstrate emerging understanding of word relationships.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, use words acquired through conversations, being read to, and during shared reading activities.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard W.5 (from Proposed Standards – was W.7 in 2010 Standards) – Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.7 – Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.1 – Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard L.2 – Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing; demonstrate proficiency within the appropriate grade band conventions continuum.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard L.4 – Determine and clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RL.5 – Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard SL.2 – Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard SL.1 – Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.6: Assess how point of view, perspective, or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.3 – Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard L.5 – Demonstrate understanding of figurative language and nuances in word meanings.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RL.7 – Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard SL.6 – Determine whether information presented in diverse media (book, newspaper, video, television, internet) is credible and identify discrepancies.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RL.10: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently, connecting prior knowledge and experiences to text.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard W.2 – Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard W.1 – Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RL.1 – Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard SL.3 – Determine whether information presented in diverse media (book, newspaper, video, television, internet) is credible and identify discrepancies.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard L.3 – Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully reading or listening.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RL.6 Assess how point of view, perspective, or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard L.6 – Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in developing vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
Generate resourceCCRAnchorStandardRL.9 – Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard W.6 (from Proposed Standards – was W.8 in 2010 Standards) – Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RL.2 –Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RL.8 – Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Generate resourceCR Anchor Standard RI.10: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently, connecting prior knowledge and experiences to text.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard SL.4 – Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard L.1 – Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the appropriate grade band grammar continuum.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.4: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Generate resourceCR Anchor Standard W.4: Use digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.8 – Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Generate resourceRL.4: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard W.3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.5 – Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.9 – Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RI.2 – Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard SL.5 – Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Generate resourceCCR Anchor Standard RL.3 –Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support during shared reading, demonstrate understanding that print is read left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support during shared reading, demonstrate understanding of the orientation of books and other forms of print.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support during shared reading, demonstrate understanding of the one-to-one correspondence between written and spoken words.
Generate resourceDemonstrate emerging understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, recognize the number of words in a spoken message.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, identify single-syllable, familiar, spoken words with the same onset (beginning sound).
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, identify individuals, events, or ideas in a familiar informational text.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, answer what questions about words in a familiar text.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, distinguish between words and illustrations in a familiar informational text.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, identify illustrations or objects/tactual information that go with a familiar text.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, identify something that is the same about two familiar texts on the same topic."
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, identify characters and settings in a familiar story.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, distinguish between words and illustrations in a story.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, identify illustrations or objects/tactual information that go with a familiar story.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, identify the experiences of a character in a familiar story.
Generate resourceParticipate in multiple-turn communication exchanges with support from adults.
Generate resourceDemonstrate an emerging understanding of a familiar text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by identifying objects, images, or other representations of the text.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support add or select drawings or other visual or tactual displays to communicate about familiar people, places, things, and events.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, select a familiar book and use drawing, dictating, or writing to state an opinion about it.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, select a familiar topic and use drawing, dictating, or writing to share information about it.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, select a familiar event and use drawing, dictating, or writing to share information about it.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce group writing.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, participate in shared research and writing projects.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, identify information, objects, or events that relate to personal experiences.
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