Kindergarten ELA (New Jersey NJSLS)

Language (L)

• L.RF.K.1 Show understanding of how print works and its basic features.
  • 1. Follow print from left to right, line by line from the top, then page after page.
  • 2. Know spoken words are written with particular sequences of letters.
  • 3. Know written words are separated by spaces.
  • 4. Recognize and name every capital and lowercase letter.
• L.RF.K.2 Show understanding of spoken words, syllables and single sounds (phonemes).
  • 1. Recognize and make rhymes.
  • 2. Count, say, blend and split the syllables of spoken words.
  • 3. Blend and split the onset and rime of one-syllable spoken words.
  • 4. Say longer words aloud, sounding each syllable.
  • 5. Pick out first, last and middle sounds in simple one-syllable words (not words ending in /l/, /r/, /x/ or blends).
  • 6. Change or add one sound in a short one-syllable word to form a new word.
• L.RF.K.3 Use kindergarten phonics and word analysis to read and spell words.
  • 1. Give the main sound for each consonant letter.
  • 2. Link long and short sounds to the usual spellings of the five main vowels.
  • 3. Read common high-frequency and irregular words on sight.
  • 4. Tell which parts of high-frequency words are regular and which are not.
  • 5. Tell similar words apart by the sounds of the letters that differ (nap, tap).
• L.RF.K.4 Read beginning decodable texts aloud accurately enough to understand them.
• L.WF.K.1 Use the basic conventions of writing.
  • 1. Match capital and lowercase letters.
  • 2. Copy capital and lowercase letters from a model.
  • 3. Write left to right leaving spaces between words.
  • 4. Know which letters are vowels and consonants and that each syllable has a vowel.
  • 5. Write a common letter or letters for each sound.
  • 6. Break any one-syllable spoken word into its sounds aloud.
• L.WF.K.2 Spell common regular one-syllable words.
  • 1. Write the sounds of a word in order with letters that clearly match them.
  • 2. Write or choose a missing first or last consonant in a CVC word.
  • 3. Spell VC and CVC words with short vowels, such as at and mud.
  • 4. Write often-used words correctly.
  • 5. Try sound-based spellings of unfamiliar words.
  • 6. Write consonant blends at the start and end of words (e.g. slab, must).
• L.WF.K.3 Use basic conventions of building sentences.
  • 1. Repeat a sentence and say how many words are in it.
  • 2. Write simple sentences.
  • 3. Capitalize the first word and names, and space words.
  • 4. Put punctuation at the end of a sentence.
  • 5. Build complete sentences with word cards or digital tools.
  • 6. Write sentences that grow more complex.
  • 7. Fill in who, did what and to what in a simple sentence frame.
  • 8. Match periods, question marks and exclamation points to the kind of sentence.
  • 9. With help, tell complete sentences from fragments.
  • 10. With help, write questions and answers in the usual word order.
  • 11. Expand a simple subject or predicate by telling who, what, where, when, how or why.
  • 12. Use joining words such as and, but, so and because correctly.
• L.KL.K.1 With help, build knowledge of language conventions in speaking and listening.
  • 1. Use common nouns and verbs.
  • 2. Say regular plurals by adding -s or -es.
  • 3. Understand and use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how).
  • 4. Use common prepositions such as in, on, to, from and with.
  • 5. Say and extend complete sentences in shared language activities.
• L.VL.K.2 With help, ask and answer questions to sort out unknown and multiple-meaning words.
  • 1. Learn new meanings for familiar words and use them correctly (duck the bird, duck the action).
  • 2. Use endings such as -ed, -s and -ing as clues to meaning.
• L.VI.K.3 With guidance, explore how words relate and differ slightly in meaning.
  • 1. Sort everyday objects into groups such as shapes or foods.
  • 2. Pair common verbs and adjectives with their opposites.
  • 3. Link words to real life, e.g. naming colorful places at school.
  • 4. Act out small differences between verbs for the same action (walk, march, prance).

Reading Literature (RL)

• RL.CR.K.1 With help, ask and answer questions about important details in a story or poem.
• RL.CI.K.2 With help, name the central message and retell familiar stories with key details.
• RL.IT.K.3 With help, name the characters, setting and main events of a story.
• RL.TS.K.4 Recognize kinds of literary texts (storybooks, poems) and find a book's cover, back and title page.
• RL.PP.K.5 With help, name a story's author and illustrator and say what each does.
• RL.MF.K.6 With help, say how pictures relate to the story, such as which moment they show.
• RL.CT.K.8 With help, find simple similarities and differences between two stories on the same topic.

Reading Informational Text (RI)

• RI.CR.K.1 With help, ask and answer questions about important details in an informational text.
• RI.CI.K.2 With help, name what an informational text is mainly about and retell important details.
• RI.IT.K.3 With help, describe how two people, events, ideas or facts in a text are connected.
• RI.TS.K.4 Recognize kinds of informational texts (biographies, recipes) and find a book's cover, back and title page.
• RI.PP.K.5 With help, name a text's author and illustrator and say what each does.
• RI.MF.K.6 With help, say how pictures relate to the text, such as which idea or object they show.
• RI.AA.K.7 With help, find the reasons an author gives for points in a text.
• RI.CT.K.8 With help, find simple similarities and differences between two informational texts on one topic.

Writing (W)

• W.AW.K.1 Use drawing, dictating and writing to give an opinion about a topic or book.
• W.IW.K.2 Use drawing, dictating and writing to share information about a topic.
  • 1. Name the topic.
  • 2. Give at least two facts or examples, which may include pictures.
• W.NW.K.3 Use drawing, dictating and writing to tell about real or imagined events.
  • 1. Set the scene or characters and tell events with a beginning, middle and end.
  • 2. Give some details about the events or characters.
  • 3. Say how someone felt or reacted.
• W.WP.K.4 With adult help, understand that writing carries a message others should be able to follow.
• W.WR.K.5 With help, come up with questions in shared research on a topic, text or prompt.
• W.SE.K.6 With adult guidance, recall experiences or find information in sources to answer a question.
• W.RW.K.7 With help, take part in short, regular writing and drawing tasks.

Speaking and Listening (SL)

• SL.PE.K.1 Join group conversations with different partners about kindergarten topics and texts.
  • 1. Follow agreed rules such as listening carefully and taking turns.
  • 2. Keep a conversation going over several exchanges.
• SL.II.K.2 Show understanding of a read-aloud or of spoken or media information by asking and answering questions.
• SL.ES.K.3 Ask and answer questions to get help, find out information or clear up confusion.
• SL.PI.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things and events, adding detail with help.
• SL.UM.K.5 Add drawings or other visuals to descriptions for extra detail.
• SL.AS.K.6 Speak loudly enough and share thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly.