English Language Arts Standards » Language » Kindergarten

Conventions of Standard English

• 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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• Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

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• Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.

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• Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).

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• Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).

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• Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).

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• Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

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• 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

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• Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.

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• Recognize and name end punctuation.

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• Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).

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• Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

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Knowledge of Language

• 3. (Begins in grade 2)

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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

• 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.

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• Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).

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• Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.

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• 5. With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

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• Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

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• Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).

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• Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).

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• Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.

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• 6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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