Kindergarten Language Arts
(Reading, Language, Writing, Speaking & Listening)
Common Core Standards
Dates
Standard
K.RF.1a
K.RF.1b
K.RF.1c
K.RF.1d
K.RF.2a
K.RF.2b
K.RF.2c
August & September
K.RF.3a
K.RF.3b
K.RL.1
K.RI.1
K.RI.5
K.RL.5
K.RL.6
K.RI.6
K.RL.2
K.RL.7
K.L.1a
K.L.1b
K.L.1c
K.L.1d
K.L.1e
K.L.2a
K.L.2b
K.L.5c
K.L.6
K.SL.1-6
Writing:
K.L.1f
Content
Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page
Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by a specific
sequence of letters
Understand that words are separated by spaces in print
Recognize and name all upper and lower-case letters
Recognize and produce rhyming words
Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
Blend and segment onsets and rimes (word families) of single syllable spoken
words
Demonstrate letter-sounds correspondence (by producing the primary or many
of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.)
Associate long and short vowel sounds with common spellings (graphemes)
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a
text
Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
Recognize common types of text (e.g. storybooks, poems, etc)
Name the author and illustrator of a story or text and define the role of each.
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details
With prompting and support, describe the relationships between the illustrations
and the story in which they appear (e.g. What moment in a story the illustration
depicts.)
Print upper and lower case letters
Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs
Form regular ploural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/
Understand and use question words in discussions (interrogatives) (e.g. who,
what, when, where, why, how)
Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off,
for, of, by, with)
Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I
Recognize and name end punctuation
Identify the real life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places
at school that are colorful).
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read
to, and responding to texts.
Participate in conversation with peers and adults about kindergarten topics and
texts in small and large groups; Listening to others; Take turns speaking;
Conversation; Ask and answer questions about details; Ask questions to get
information, seek help, or clarify; Describe familiar people, places, things, and
events, providing details with support; Add drawings or other visual displays to
descriptions to provide additional detail; Speak audibly and express thoughts,
feelings, and ideas clearly.
Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities
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Dates
Standard
Content
K.RF.1d
Recognize and name all upper and lower-case letters
Isolate and pronounce initial, middle, and final sounds in CVC words not
ending in /l/, /r/, or /x/
Add or Substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words
to make new words
Demonstrate letter-sounds correspondence (by producing the primary or many
of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.)
Associate long and short vowel sounds with common spellings (graphemes)
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a
text
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words
in a text.
With prompting and support, identify characters, setting, and major events in a
story.
With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and
experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Print upper and lower case letters
Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I
Recognize and name end punctuation
Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short vowel sounds (phonemes)
Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the
concepts the categories represent
Demonstrated understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by
relating them to their opposites (antonyms)
Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action
(e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings
Participate in conversation with peers and adults about kindergarten topics and
texts in small and large groups; Listening to others; Take turns speaking;
Conversation; Ask and answer questions about details; Ask questions to get
information, seek help, or clarify; Describe familiar people, places, things, and
events, providing details with support; Add drawings or other visual displays to
descriptions to provide additional detail; Speak audibly and express thoughts,
feelings, and ideas clearly.
K.RF.2d
K.RF.2e
K.RF.3a
K.RF.3b
K.RL.1
K.RI.1
K.RL.4
K.RI.4
K.RL.3
October, November, & December
K.RL.9
K.L.1a
K.L.2a
K.L.2b
K.L.2c
K.L.5a
K.L.5b
K.L. 5d
K.SL.1-6
Writing:
K.W.3
K.W.5
Draw, dictate, and/or write about a single event or several loosely-linked events
in sequence and provide a reaction to what happened.
With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
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Dates
Standard
K.RF.2d
K.RF.2e
K.RF.3a
K.RF.3b
K.RF.3c
K.RF.3d
January, February, & March
K.RL.1
K.RI.1
K.RI.2
K.RL.4
K.RI.4
K.RI.7
K.RI.9
K.L.2a
K.L.2b
K.L.2d
K.L.4a
K.L.5b
K.SL.1-6
Content
Isolate and pronounce initial, middle, and final sounds in CVC words not
ending in /l/, /r/, or /x/
Add or Substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words
to make new words
Demonstrate letter-sounds correspondence (by producing the primary or many
of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.)
Associate long and short vowel sounds with common spellings (graphemes)
Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g. the, of, to, you , she, my,
his, are, do, does)
Distinguish between similarly spelled words, identifying the sounds that are
different
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a
text
With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words
in a text.
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and
the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text
an illustration depicts)
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences
between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or
procedures)
Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I
Recognize and name end punctuation
Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter
relationships
Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g.,
knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck)
Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by
relating them to their opposites (antonyms)
Participate in conversation with peers and adults about kindergarten topics and
texts in small and large groups; Listening to others; Take turns speaking;
Conversation; Ask and answer questions about details; Ask questions to get
information, seek help, or clarify; Describe familiar people, places, things, and
events, providing details with support; Add drawings or other visual displays to
descriptions to provide additional detail; Speak audibly and express thoughts,
feelings, and ideas clearly.
Writing:
K.W.2
K.W.5
K.W.7
K.W.8
Draw, dictate, or write to compose informative/explanatory writing, naming
what they are writing about and supplying some information about the topic
With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Participate in shared research and writing projects
With guidance and support, recall information from experiences or gather
information from sources provided to answer a question
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Dates
Standard
K.RF.3a
K.RF.3b
K.RF.3c
K.RF.3d
K.RF.4
K.RL.1
K.RI.1
K.RI.3
April & May
K.RI.8
K.RL.10
K.RI.10
K.L.2d
K.L.4b
K.SL.1-6
Writing:
K.W.1
K.W.5
K.W.6
K.W.7
Content
Demonstrate letter-sounds correspondence (by producing the primary or many
of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.)
Associate long and short vowel sounds with common spellings (graphemes)
Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g. the, of, to, you , she, my,
his, are, do, does)
Distinguish between similarly spelled words, identifying the sounds that are
different
Read emergent reader text with purpose and understanding.
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a
text
With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals,
events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text
With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support
points in a text
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding
Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter
relationships
Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-,
pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning to an unknown word.
Participate in conversation with peers and adults about kindergarten topics and
texts in small and large groups; Listening to others; Take turns speaking;
Conversation; Ask and answer questions about details; Ask questions to get
information, seek help, or clarify; Describe familiar people, places, things, and
events, providing details with support; Add drawings or other visual displays to
descriptions to provide additional detail; Speak audibly and express thoughts,
feelings, and ideas clearly.
Draw, dictate, and/or write to compose opinion pieces of a book or other topic
With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
With guidance and support, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and
publish writing, including in collaboration with peers
Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g. explore a number of
books by a favorite author and express opinions about them)
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