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NY Next Generation ELA Learning Standards (Kindergarten)

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📌 Language Standards — Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 9 standards
KL4 Explore new vocabulary and multiple-meaning words 2 sub-parts
Explore and use new vocabulary and multiple-meaning words and phrases in authentic experiences, including, but not limited to the following:
KL4a
Identify new meanings for familiar words
Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).
KL4b
Use inflections/affixes as clue to meaning
Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of a word.
KL5 Explore and discuss word relationships 4 sub-parts
Explore and discuss word relationships and word meanings.
KL5a
Sort common objects into categories
Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) for understanding of the concepts the categories represent.
KL5b
Relate verbs/adjectives to opposites
Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).
KL5c
Use words to identify/describe, connect use
Use words to identify and describe the world, making connections between words and their use (e.g., places at home that are colorful).
KL5d
Explore variations among verbs by acting out
Explore variations among verbs that describe the same general action (e.g., walk, march, gallop) by acting out the meanings.
KL6
Use words/phrases from conversations, reading
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
📌 Reading Standards (Literary and Informational Text) — Craft and Structure 3 standards
KR4
Identify words expressing feelings/senses
Identify specific words that express feelings and senses. (RI&RL)
KR5
Identify literary and informational texts
Identify literary and informational texts. (RI&RL)
KR6
Name author/illustrator and define roles
Name the author and illustrator and define the role of each in presenting the ideas in a text. (RI&RL)
📌 Reading Standards (Literary and Informational Text) — Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 3 standards
KR7
Describe relationship between illustrations/text
Describe the relationship between illustrations and the text. (RI&RL)
KR8
Identify info supporting ideas in a text
Identify specific information to support ideas in a text. (RI&RL)
KR9
Make connections between self, text, world
Make connections between self, text, and the world. (RI&RL)
📌 Reading Standards (Literary and Informational Text) — Key Ideas and Details 3 standards
KR1
Develop and answer questions about a text
Develop and answer questions about a text. (RI&RL)
KR2
Retell stories or share key details
Retell stories or share key details from a text. (RI&RL)
KR3
Identify characters, settings, events, info
Identify characters, settings, major events in a story, or pieces of information in a text. (RI&RL)
📌 Reading Standards: Foundational Skills — Fluency 1 standard
KRF4
Engage with emergent texts to demonstrate comprehension
Will engage with emergent level texts and read-alouds to demonstrate comprehension.
📌 Reading Standards: Foundational Skills — Phonics and Word Recognition 5 standards
KRF3 Apply grade-level phonics skills 4 sub-parts
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
KRF3a
Demonstrate letter-sound correspondence
Demonstrate one-to-one letter-sound correspondence by producing the primary sound or most frequent sound for each consonant.
KRF3b
Decode short vowel sounds
Decode short vowel sounds with common spellings.
KRF3c
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words
Decode some regularly spelled one-syllable words.
KRF3d
Read high-frequency words by sight
Read common high-frequency words by sight.
📌 Reading Standards: Foundational Skills — Phonological Awareness 6 standards
KRF2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words/sounds 5 sub-parts
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
KRF2a
Recognize and produce rhyming words
Recognize and produce spoken rhyming words.
KRF2b
Blend and segment syllables
Blend and segment syllables in spoken words.
KRF2c
Blend and segment onsets and rimes
Blend and segment onsets and rimes of spoken words.
KRF2d
Blend and segment individual phonemes
Blend and segment individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken one-syllable words.
KRF2e
Create new words by manipulating phonemes
Create new words by manipulating the phonemes orally in one-syllable words.
📌 Reading Standards: Foundational Skills — Print Concepts 6 standards
KRF1 Demonstrate understanding of print organization 5 sub-parts
Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
KRF1a
Follow words left to right, top to bottom
Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
KRF1b
Recognize spoken words as letter sequences
Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
KRF1c
Understand words separated by spaces
Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
KRF1d
Recognize and name all letters
Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
KRF1e
Identify front cover, back cover, title page
Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
📌 Speaking and Listening Standards — Comprehension and Collaboration 6 standards
KSL1 Participate in collaborative conversations 3 sub-parts
Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse peers and adults in small and large groups and during play.
KSL1a
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions, including listening to others, taking turns, and staying on topic.
KSL1b
Participate in conversations through exchanges
Participate in conversations through multiple exchanges.
KSL1c
Consider individual differences communicating
Consider individual differences when communicating with others.
KSL2
Participate in conversation about text features
Participate in a conversation about features of diverse texts and formats.
KSL3
Develop/answer questions to clarify speaker
Develop and answer questions to clarify what the speaker says.
📌 Speaking and Listening Standards — Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas 3 standards
KSL4
Describe familiar people, places, things, events
Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with detail.
KSL5
Create/utilize visual displays
Create and/or utilize existing visual displays to support descriptions.
KSL6
Express thoughts, feelings, ideas
Express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
📌 Writing Standards — Research to Present Knowledge 2 standards
KW6
Develop questions, participate in shared research
Develop questions and participate in shared research and exploration to answer questions and to build and share knowledge.
KW7
Recall/represent relevant information
Recall and represent relevant information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question in a variety of ways (e.g., drawing, oral expression, and/or emergent writing).
📌 Writing Standards — Text Types and Purposes 4 standards
KW1
State opinion with a supporting reason
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, oral expression, and/or emergent writing to state an opinion about a familiar topic or personal experience and state a reason to support that opinion.
KW2
Name topic and supply information
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, oral expression, and/or emergent writing to name a familiar topic and supply information.
KW3
Narrate event or events in sequence
Use a combination of drawing, dictating oral expression, and/or emergent writing to narrate an event or events in a sequence.
KW4
Create response to text/author/experience
Create a response to a text, author, or personal experience (e.g., dramatization, artwork, or poem).