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Reading Foundational Skills—Kindergarten
Reading Foundational Skills—Kindergarten
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.K.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.3.a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
RL.K.9. With prompting and support, compare/contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.K.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer explicit questions about key ideas and details, and make logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.K.2. With prompting and support, orally recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the lesson learned in the story.
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3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
RL.K.3. With prompting and support, identify characters, settings and major events in a story in order to make meaning of the story development.
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.
RL.K.10. With prompting and support, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to make sense of grade-level appropriate, complex literary
4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RL.K.4. With prompting and support, identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
RL.K.5. Recognize common structures of poems, stories and dramas.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
RI.K.9. With prompting and support, identify information from two or more texts on similar themes or topics.
1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RI.K.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer explicit questions about key concepts and details, and make logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RI.K.2. With prompting and support, orally recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the central idea of a text.
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10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.
RI.K.10. With prompting and support, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to make sense of grade-level appropriate, complex informat
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
RI.K.5. Identify the front cover, back cover and title page of a book.
1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
C.K.1. Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to state the topic and an opinion.
C.K.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.
C.K.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and supply information about the topic.
C.K.2.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.
C.K.3. Compose narratives, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.
C.K.3.a. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.
C.K.6. With guidance and support, collect information from real-world experiences or provided sources to answer or generate questions.
4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases
L.K.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
L.K.4.c. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.