Elementary School - Kindergarten

Literacy

Concepts about print:

• Identify cover page of a book
• Follow left-to-right progression

Decoding:

• Identify consonants and corresponding sounds
• Identify vowels and corresponding short vowels sounds
• Demonstrate understanding of one-to-one letter/sound correspondence
• Sound out CVC words
• Identify and use rhyming words

Comprehension:

• Retell main events from story read aloud
• Sequence events
• Recognize fantasy vs. reality
• Identify main characters
• Make predictions about text
• Relate story to personal experience

Writing:

• Contribute to class writing activities
• Use phonetic spelling to write
• Write words to convey thoughts
• Dictate sentence/stories
• Use known letters or approximations of letters to represent written language
• Demonstrate understanding that print carries a message
• Draw pictures with labels to sequence stories
• Edit the spelling and capitalization of their names
• Edit for correct spacing
• Draw pictures with labels to sequence stories

Communication:

• Follow directions
• Take turns during discussions
• Show appropriate sitting behavior during group discussion
• Give opinions and descriptions
• Express feelings