READING
Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development
Students know about letters, words, and sounds. They apply this knowledge to read simple sentences.
A helpful comprehensive resource for teachers as well as parents can be found at:
- Manatee FL Benchmarks and Instant Resources
- http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/psKgle.htm
Concepts About Print
1.1 The student will identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
1.2 The student will follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on the printed page.
1.3 The student will understand that printed materials provide information.
1.4 The student will recognize that sentences in print are made up of separate words.
1.5 The student will distinguish letters from words.
1.6 The student will recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
- Literacy Center
- http://www.literacycenter.net/
- 800 Remedial and Phonics Worksheets
- http://www.tampareads.com/order/kindergarten/file1K.htm
Phonemic Awareness
1.7 The student will Track (move sequentially from sound to sound) and represent the number, sameness/difference, and order of two and three isolated phonemes (e.g., /f, s, th/, /j, d, j/).
- Mrs. Solley's Fun with Phonics Ideas
- http://www.madison.k12.al.us/rivelementary/kindergarten/solley/funphonicspage.html
1.8 The student will track (move sequentially from sound to sound) and represent changes in simple syllables and words with two and three sounds as one sound is added, substituted, omitted, shifted, or repeated (e.g., vowel-consonant, consonant-vowel, or consonant-vowel-consonant)
1.9 The student will blend vowel-consonant sounds orally to make words or syllables.
1.10 The student will identify and produce rhyming words in response to an oral prompt.
1.11 The student will distinguish orally stated one-syllable words and separate into beginning or ending sounds.
1.12 The student will track auditorally each word in a sentence and each syllable in a word.
1.13 The student will count the number of sounds in syllables and syllables in words.
- ProTeacher Phonemic Awareness
- http://www.proteacher.com/070010.shtml
- The Phonics Room
- http://members.aol.com/phonicsrm/
- Mommy and Me-Learn Letters and Sounds
- http://www.lil-fingers.com/abc/by.html
- Identifying Letters
- http://www.literacycenter.net/
- Scroll down to Pre-Reading Strategies
- http://www.abcteach.com/Reading/readingTOC.htm
Decoding and Word Recognition
1.14 The student will match all consonant and short-vowel sounds to appropriate letters.
- Mrs. Madden's VirtualAlphabetPage
- http://www2.minot.k12.nd.us/classrooms/madden/virtual_alphabet.htm
1.15 The student will read simple one-syllable and high frequency words (i.e., sight words).
- Sight Word List
- http://www.geocities.com/melissashomepage/units/sight_word_ideas.htm#Sight%20Word%20Games
1.16 The student will understand that as letters of words change, so do the sounds (i.e., the alphabetic principle).
Vocabulary and Concept Development
1.17 The student will identify and sort common words in basic categories (e.g., colors, shapes, foods).
1.18 The student will describe common objects and events in both general and specific language.
Top of Page
Students identify the basic facts and ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed. They use comprehension strategies (e.g., generating and responding to questions, comparing new information to what is already known). The selections in Recommended Readings in Literature, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight (California Department of Education, 1996) illustrates the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students.
- Recommended Readings
- http://www.cde.ca.gov/literaturelist/
- 1-2-3 Reading Road: A Thinkquest Site
- http://library.thinkquest.org/50027/
- Wonder Vista Online Stories
- http://www.wondervista.com/Wondervista/home.html
- Between the Lions-A PBS Site
- http://pbskids.org/lions/
Structural Features of Informational Materials
2.1 The student will locate the title, table of contents, name of author, and name of illustrator.
Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
- SCORE CyberGuides Grades K-3
- http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyk3.html
- ABC Teach K-2 Reading Comp
- http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/k2/
2.2 The student will use pictures and context to make predictions about story content.
2.3 The student will connect to life experiences the information and events in texts.
2.4 The student will retell familiar stories.
2.5 The student will ask and answer questions about essential elements of a text.
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
Students listen and respond to stories based on well-known characters, themes, plots, and settings. The selections in Recommended Readings in Literature, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight illustrates the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students.
Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
3.1 The student will distinguish fantasy from realistic text.
3.2 The student will identify types of everyday print materials (e.g., storybooks, poems, newspapers, signs, labels).
3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events.
WRITING
Students write words and brief sentences that are legible.
Organization and Focus
1.1 The student will use letters and phonetically spelled words to write about experiences, stories, people, objects, or events.
1.2 The student will write consonant-vowel-consonant words (i.e., demonstrate the alphabetic principle).
1.3 The student will write by moving from left to right and from top to bottom.
Penmanship
1.4 The student will write uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet independently, attending to the form and proper spacing of the letters.
Written and Oral English Language Conventions
The standards for written and oral English language conventions have been placed between those for writing and for listening and speaking because these conventions are essential to both sets of skills.
1.0 Written and Oral English Language Conventions
Students write and speak with a command of Standard English conventions.
Sentence Structure
1.1 The student will recognize and use complete, coherent sentences when speaking.
Spelling
1.2 The student will spell independently by using pre-phonetic knowledge, sounds of the alphabet, and knowledge of letter names.
- AskEric Spelling Resources
- http://www.askeric.org/cgibin/print.cgi/Resources/Subjects/Language_Arts/Spelling.html
Listening and Speaking
1.0. Listening and Speaking Strategies: Students listen and respond to oral communication. They speak in clear and coherent sentences.
Comprehension
1.1 The student will understand and follow one-and two-step oral directions.
1.2 The student will share information and ideas, speaking audibly in complete, coherent sentences.
2.0. Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)
Students deliver brief recitations and oral presentations about familiar experiences or interests, demonstrating command of the organization and delivery strategies outlined in Listening and Speaking Standard 1.0.
2.1 The student will describe people, places, things (e.g., size, color, shape), locations, and actions.
2.2 The student will recite short poems, rhymes, and songs.
2.3 The student will relate an experience or creative story in a logical sequence.