Kindergarten Power Standards

Reading

 

 

R–K–1 Applies word identification and decoding strategies (leading to automaticity) by …

R—K—1.1 Demonstrating a basic understanding of how the letters of phonetically regular            words (going from left to right), represent their sounds

 

R—K—1.4 Reading high frequency words, including names, environmental print, sight   words (as appropriate to  the child’s personal and classroom experiences) 

     R—K—1.5 Recognizing and naming all upper and lower case letters

     R—K—1.6 Identifying the primary sounds represented by most letters (sound-symbol            correspondence)

 

R–K–3 Shows breadth of vocabulary knowledge, demonstrating understanding of word   meanings or relationships by …

          R—K—3.1 Identifying synonyms and antonyms (e.g., big/large; hot/ cold) to connect new words to known words

         R—K—3.2 Demonstrating knowledge of basic concepts (i.e.: common words that describe position in space and time, such as: over, between, after, behind)

     R—K—3.3 Organizing words by category (e.g., sorting pictures or objects into groups) 

 

R–K–4 Demonstrate initial understanding of elements of literary texts read aloud by…

R—K—4.1 Identifying characters in a story

R—K—4.2 Responding to simple questions about a book’s content (e.g.,What did that hungry caterpillar eat?)

R—K—4.3 Generating questions during read alouds

 

R-K-9 Demonstrates phonemic awareness and applies phonological knowledge and skills by…

R—K—9.1 Blending and segmenting syllables and onset-rimes (e.g., cup-cake, s-at)

R—K—9.3 Isolating phonemes in single syllable words (e.g., “tell me the first sound in ‘mop’;” “tell me the last sound in ‘mop)

R—K—9.5 Recognizing pairs of rhyming words

 

R—K—10 Demonstrates understanding of concepts of print during shared or individual reading by…

R—K—10.1 Distinguishing between printed letters and words

R—K—10.2 Following text with finger-pointing (e.g., charts, simple books), demonstrating left-to right and top-to bottom directionality 

R—K—10.3 Identifying the first and last parts of a word (beginning/end of the word)

R—K—10.4 Identifying key parts of a book: front and back, print, illustrations (Local)

 

WK9 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of appropriate English conventions by…

W-K-9.5 Using phonemic awareness and letter knowledge to spell independently (using phonetic or temporary spelling) and logically representing consonant sounds (e.g., initial or final sounds) Concentrate on initial consonant

 

OCK–1 In oral communication, students demonstrate interactive listening by …

OC-K-1.1 Following simple verbal instructions and directions

OC-K-1.2 Listening to stories, songs, or poems and responding to stories, songs, or poems in complete sentences