KINDERGARTEN READING CURRICULUM
The primary focus of the reading curriculum in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in
Kansas is to maximize the talents in our students so they may become proficient and
informed critical readers in God’s ever changing world.
STANDARD 1: READING
The student will read and comprehend text across the curriculum including Bible
Scripture.
Phonetic Clues
The student will:
1. Identify and apply correct directionality working left to right; top to bottom.
2. Identify sounds of both upper and lower case letters of the alphabet
(Letter-sound relationship) + ▲
3. Identify names of both upper and lower case letters of the alphabet. + ▲
4. Orally match consonant letters to sounds and sounds to letters. + ▲
(Letter-sound relationships)
5. Given a word or picture determine the beginning consonant and sound. +
6. Identify the vowels (a,e,i,o,u) and will begin to distinguish short vowel
sounds.
7. Identify long vowel sounds.
8. Identify rhyming words.
9. Determine ending consonants.
10. Blend sounds to make words.
11. Demonstrate phonemic awareness skills by hearing and orally manipulating
sounds (e.g. phoneme isolation, identification, categorization). ▲
Vocabulary
The student will:
1. Read the following basic sight words. +
a
Jesus
to
and
love
we
can
me
will
go
my
you
God
not
no
he
run
yes
I
see
in
she
is
the
2. Read the following color words. +
Black, blue, brown, green, orange, pink, purple, red, white, yellow
3. Read the following number words. +
zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
4. Expand vocabulary by building an understanding of the following:
Selection vocabulary
Vocabulary expansion across curriculum
Context clues
Prior knowledge
Classifications skills
Comprehension
The student will:
1. Recognize that the printed word has meaning.
2. Orally demonstrate their ability to comprehend a selected text by applying the
following skills and strategies:
Literal
Inferential
Critical
Response
Sequence events
Recall detail
Compare/contrast
Picture clues
Follow verbal
directions
Draw conclusions
Prior knowledge
Generalize
Problem solving
Retelling story
Generates questions
Drawing/singing/acting
Discussion
3. Demonstrate an understanding of graphemes and phonemes. ▲
Study Strategies
The student will:
1. Be able to recite the alphabet. +
Literary Elements
The student will:
1. Be introduced to the following literature components in order to set the
foundation to further understand the structure of literature:
Setting
Main character
Beginning, middle, and end of a story
Repetition
Refrain
Rhyme
Rhythm
Genre
The student will:
1. Be exposed to a variety of authors, cultures, and genre through literature as
decided by each faculty.
2. Experience the Holy Scripture as literature by listening to and discussing
parables and narratives.
Independent Reading
The student will:
1. Listen to reading for a variety of purposes including:
To share opinions
Exposure to a variety of authors
STANDARD 2: LITERATURE
The student will respond to a variety of text and retell Bible stories.

Literature is infused with Catholic values. NCEA has developed a list of
books that promote Catholic values. See the NCEA Working Booklist.
STANDARD 3: WRITING
The students will write effectively for a variety of audiences, purposes, and contexts.

Writing is infused with Catholic values. See the Language Arts curriculum.
STANDARD 4: RESEARCH
The student will apply reading and writing skills to demonstrate learning.
The student will:
1. Use effective research practices.
2. Use ethical research practices.
+ Denotes mastery (see Appendix B)