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STANDARD 3.1 (READING) Kindergarten

Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators

A. Concepts About Print

  1. Realize that speech can be recorded in words (e.g., his/her own name; words and symbols in the environment).
  2. Distinguish letters from words.
  3. Recognize that words are separated by spaces.
  4. Follow words left to right and from top to bottom.
  5. Recognize that print represents spoken language.
  6. Demonstrate understanding of the function of a book and its parts, including front and back and title page.

B. Phonological Awareness (includes phonemic awareness)

  1. Demonstrate understanding that spoken words consist of sequences of phonemes.
  2. Demonstrate phonemic awareness by rhyming, clapping syllables, and substituting sounds.
  3. Understand that the sequence of letters in a written word represents the sequence of sounds (phonemes) in a spoken word (alphabetic principle).
  4. Learn many, though not all, one-to-one letter sound correspondences.
  5. Given a spoken word, produce another word that rhymes with it.

C. Decoding and Word Recognition

  1. Recognize some words by sight.
  2. Recognize and name most uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  3. Recognize and read one's name.

D. Fluency

  1. Practice reading behaviors such as retelling, reenacting, or dramatizing stories.
  2. Recognize when a simple text fails to make sense when listening to a story read aloud.
  3. Attempt to follow along in book while listening to a story read aloud.
  4. Listen and respond attentively to literary texts (e.g., nursery rhymes) and functional texts (e.g., science books).

E. Reading Strategies (before, during, and after reading)

  1. Begin to track or follow print when listening to a familiar text being read.
  2. Think ahead and make simple predictions about text.
  3. Use picture clues to aid understanding of story content.
  4. Relate personal experiences to story characters' experiences, language, customs, and cultures with assistance from teacher.
  5. "Read" familiar texts from memory, not necessarily verbatim from the print alone.

F. Vocabulary and Concept Development

  1. Continue to develop a vocabulary through meaningful, concrete experiences.
  2. Identify and sort words in basic categories.
  3. Explain meanings of common signs and symbols.
  4. Use new vocabulary and grammatical construction in own speech.

G. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text

  1. Respond to a variety of poems and stories through movement, art, music, and drama.
  2. Verbally identify the main character, setting, and important events in a story read aloud.
  3. Identify favorite books and stories.
  4. Retell a story read aloud using main characters and events.
  5. Participate in shared reading experiences.
  6. Make predictions based on illustrations or portions of stories.

H. Inquiry and Research

  1. Locate and know the purposes for various literacy areas of the classroom and the library/media center.
  2. Choose books related to topics of interest.