English Language Arts Curriculum

Kindergarten

Course Purpose:

Students will apply print concepts and foundational skills to learn how to read and write. Students will compose complete sentences with proper, simple grammar.

Outcomes and Components:

LA.K.1

Students will distinguish between the author and illustrator, show parts of a fiction book with a product that asks and answers questions to clarify unknown words. 

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.K.1.1

Identify front and back cover and the title page of a fiction book. 

K.RL.10

 

LA.K.1.2

Identify and explain the role of the author and illustrator.

K.RL.6

 

LA.K.1.3

Identify and use question words (who, what, where, when, why, and how).

K.L.1d

 

LA.K.1.4

Use questions to clarify the meaning of unknown words.   

K.RL.4

K.L.4a

 

LA.K.1.5

Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, and with)

K.L.1e

 

LA.K.1.6

Use questions to clarify and understand new meanings of familiar words.   

K.SL.3

K.SL.5

 

LA.K.1.7

Identify real-life connections between words and their use.

K.L5c

 

LA.K.1.8

Construct a drawing, dictation, writing, or narration to demonstrate their new meaning for familiar words. 

K.SL.5

 

LA.K.1.9

Present their product and answer questions to clarify any misunderstandings. 

K.SL.5

 

LA.K.1.10

Read and recognize common types of texts such as story books or a poem.

K.RL.5

Academic Vocabulary: author. illustrator, title page, front cover, back cover, tracking print, fiction, title

Content Vocabulary: prediction, question words: who, what, where, why, and how, dawn, mammouth, chat, borrowed, lapel, redo, undo, retie, untie, reread, unhappy, eye, I, won, one, dull, vines, marveled