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Curriculum: Language Arts

Kindergarten Reading

by Andrea Anderson

October 25, 2004

 

1.1.1 Read and write most of the words they speak

      - Begin to recognize grade-level high frequency words in context spell short vowel words

     

1.1.2 Students will demonstrate basic phonological awareness and familiarity with the letters of the alphabet exhibiting a working knowledge of letters and sounds

      -  Name the letters of the alphabet

      -  Identify beginning and ending sounds

      -  Associate a particular letter with a particular sound

      -  Correctly put the letters of the alphabet in order

     

1.1.3      Students will apply knowledge of the organization of print to their reading and writing

      -      Demonstrate Left-Right directionality

      -      Discriminate between letter, word and sentence

      -      Determine the use of capitals letters at grade level

     

1.1.4 Students will read and comprehend print, and demonstrate the understanding that reading (like conversation) communicates meaning

      -  Make predictions based on the cover and title

      -  Retell a story in his/her own words

      -  Distinguish between real and make-believe stories

      -  Recall a sequence of events in the story

      -  Use picture clues to help predict and understand the meaning of a story

      -  Identify what an author does

      -  Identify what an illustrator does

      -      Demonstrate correct book handling

 

1.1.5 Students will respond to literature

      -  Define grade-level vocabulary words

      -  Relate literature to their own personal experiences

      -  Enjoy a variety of literature types

     

1.1.6 Students will print neatly and correctly using correct letter formation of lower case and upper case manuscript letters

      -  Write his/her full name using correct letter formation

      -  Write upper and lower case letters with correct formation

 

 

 

1.1.7 Students will write (print) about experiences, stories, people,                         objects and events.

      -  Write one sentence with correct spacing between words, ending punctuation and capital letters

 

Speaking

 

1.2.1 Students will speak in clear, complete, coherent sentences using standard English

      -      Contribute to group discussions

      -      Describe people, places and things in his/her environment

      -      Generate telling and asking questions

      -      Convey messages in complete sentences

     

     Listening

 

1.3.1      Students will listen and be responsible members of the classroom

      -  Listen to a variety of literature read aloud to them

      -  Follow 3 step oral directions

     -   Demonstrate active listening skills (quiet hands, feet and mouth, look at speaker and sit still) for increasing periods of time

Kindergarten Reading

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