Key Ideas and Details Kindergarten ELA I Can Statements The white boxed indicate the quarter in which the specific standard will be assessed. RL.K.1. I can ask and answer questions about details in a text with help from my teacher. RL.K.2. I can retell a story with help from my teacher. RL.K.3. I can identify characters, settings, and important parts in a story with help from my teacher. Craft and Structure RL.K.4. I can ask and answer questions about words I do not know. RL.K.5. I can tell when a text is a story, a poem, or scripture. RL.K.6. I can name the author and illustrator and what he/she does in the book with help from my teacher. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas RL.K.7. I can use pictures to help me understand the story with help from my teacher. RL.K.8. (Not applicable for kindergarten). RL.K.9. I can tell how characters are the same or different with help from my teacher. RL.K.10. I can learn by listening to a story and talk about what I learned. Reading: Literature Reading: Informational Text Key Ideas and Details RI.K.1. I can ask and answer questions about important details in a text with help from my teacher. RI.K.2. I can tell what the text is mostly about and retell key details from a text with help from my teacher. RI.K.3. I can tell how two people, events, ideas, or facts go together in a story with help from my teacher. Craft and Structure RI.K.4. I can ask and answer questions about words I do not know, including scripture and other Catholic works. I can use picture clues to help with words I do not know with help from my teacher. RI.K.5. I can point to the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. RI.K.6. I can name the author and illustrator and what he/she does in the book. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas RI.K.7. I can point to the pictures in the text and tell how the pictures goes with the text with help from my teacher. RI.K.8. I can tell what the author wants me to know and how the words the author used helped me understand with help from my teacher. RI.K.9. I can tell the ways two texts are the same or different, including scripture and other Catholic works with help from my teacher. RI.K.10. I can learn by listening to a story and talk about what I learned.
Print Concepts RF.K.1. I can show that I understand the basic features of printed texts. a. I can follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page. b. I can recognize that letters written in a certain order stand for a spoken word. c. I can understand that there is a space before and after each word in print. d. I can recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Phonological Awareness Reading: Foundational Skills RF.K.2. I can show that I understand spoken words, syllables, and sounds. a. I can hear and say rhyming words. hear say b. I can count the syllables in spoken words, say each syllable separately, and blend separate syllables together. c. I can blend the beginning sound with the ending sound of a one-syllable word. d. I can say the first sound, the middle sound, and the last sound in a word like cat. e. I can change beginning, middle or ending sounds to make new words. Phonics and Word Recognition RF.K.3. I can use phonics and word study skills to recognize words in print. a. I can say the most common sound for each consonant. b. I can say the short and long sounds for the five major vowels. c. I can read sight words. Lists are provided for each quarter. d. I can use letter sounds to tell words apart when their spellings are almost the same. Fluency RF.K.4. I can read grade-level texts for fun or to find information. I can understand what I read. Text Types and Purposes W.K.1. I can draw, tell, or write what I think about a book. W.K.2. I can draw, tell, or write about the information I heard or read. W.K.3. I can draw, tell, or write about something that happened to me and how I felt about it. Production and Distribution of Writing Writing W.K.4. (Begins in grade 3) W.K.5. I can add details to my writing with help from my teacher or classmates. W.K.6. I can use digital tools with help to write a story. * This standard will be assessed the quarter your child has computer class. Rose, 403 - Q2, Slomsky. 404 - Q3, Grote, 408 - Q4 403 404 408
Research to Build and Present Knowledge W.K.7. I can write with my class about something we learned. W.K.8. I can write an answer to question with help from my teacher. W.K.9. (Begins in grade 4) W.K.10. (Begins in grade 3) Comprehension and Collaboration SL.K.1. I can participate in discussions about books and topics we learn in kindergarten. a. I can take turns listen and speaking. b. I can add something to what others say.(stays on topic) SL.K.2. I can ask and answer questions about things I see, hear, and read. SL.K.3. I can ask and answer questions to get help, to get information, or to understand something better. Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas SL.K.4. I can tell about something I know and I can add more details. SL.K.5. I can use pictures to match what I say. SL.K.6. I can speak so others can hear me and I can tell my thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. Writing Continued Speaking & Listening Conventions of Standard English L.K.1. I can show that I know the rules of standard English grammar and usage when I write or speak. a. I can print many upper-and lowercase letters. b. I can tell about people, places and things in my writing or speaking. c. I can add /s/ or /es/ to show more than one when speaking. d. I can ask questions in my writing or speaking. Language e. I can use words to tell where something is when writing or speaking, such as to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of by, and with. f. I can create and add to a sentence to make it clearer. L.K.2. I can put a capital letter and punctuation in my sentence, and I can spell my words correctly. a. I can start my sentence with a capital letter and I can write the word I correctly in my writing. b. I can recognize and name periods, question marks, and exclamation points. c. I can write a letter or letters for most consonant and short vowel sounds. d. I can spell simple words using letter sounds. recognize name
Knowledge of Language L.K.3. (Begins in grade 2) Vocabulary Acquisition and Use L.K.4. I can tell more than one meaning for a word. L.K.4a. I can use words that have more than one meaning correctly. L.K.4b. I can use the beginning and ending of words, such as -ed, -s, un-, pre-, -ful, and -less, to figure out what a word means. L.K.5. I can explore word relationships and differences among words with similar meanings with help from my teacher. a. I can sort objects into groups and use words to tell how I made the groups. b. I can say an action word and the opposite. c. I can make connections between words and their use in real life. d. I can tell differences between words that mean almost the same thing by acting them out. L.K.6. I can use words new words that I have learned by reading, being read to, and by talking to others. Form and Legibility WL.K.1. I can show understanding of the organization and basic features of print. a. I can form letters from top to bottom, left to right across a page. WL.K.2.I can identify and create four basic manuscript lines. a. Vertical lines b. Horizontal lines c. Circle lines (forward and backward) d. Slant lines WL.K.3. I can identify and print most uppercase letters. a. I can copy uppercase letters from a model. b. I can recognize and form most uppercase letters independently. c. I can use uppercase letters at the start of the first and last name. WL.K.4. I can identify and print most lowercase letters. a. I can copy lowercase letters from a model. b. I can recognize and form most lowercase letters independently. WL.K.5. I can identify and print numerals a. I can trace and copy numerals 0-9 b. I can recognize and form numerals 0-9 Spacing and Size Language Continued Written Language WL.K.6. I can show understanding of the organization and basic features of print and I can recognize that there are two sizes (heights) of both upper-and lowercase alphabet letters. a. I can show that short letters should begin at the midpoint dotted line and rest on the lower line/baseline. b. I can show that tall letters should begin at the top line and rest on the lower line/baseline.
Written Language Continued WL.K.7. I can show understanding of the organization and basic features of print. I can recognize that letters, words, and sentences require appropriate spacing. a. I can show that letters in a word should not touch or crash into each other. b. I can show that between words in a sentence, the space should be the size of an individual letter. c. I can show that between sentences, the space should be the size of two letters. WL.K.8. I can print letters with proper proportions on grade-level-appropriate lined paper. a. I can show that descenders should approach lower dotted line. b. I can show that ascenders should approach solid top line. c. I can show that letter midpoints should align with midpoint dotted line. WL.K.9. I can control size of uppercase letters between top and bottom lines of grade-level-appropriate lined paper. WL.K.10. I can print whole words using correct spacing between letters. WL.K.11. I can print sentences using correct spacing between words. WL.K.12.I can print two-digit numerals using correct spacing. Rate and Fluency WL.K.13. I can print individual uppercase letters within 5-6 seconds after dictated by the teacher. WL.K.14. I can print individual lowercase letters within 5-6 seconds after dictated by the teacher. WL.K.15. I can print numerals 0-9 in order within one minute, with or without dictation by the teacher. Writing Application WL.K.16. I can show that I know and apply grade-level handwriting skills a. I can print letters and letter-like forms to create identifiable words. b. I can print first and last name. c. I can begin to copy sentences.