LANGUAGE ARTS
Word Study
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Identifies parts of a story: beginning, middle,
and ending
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Knows that print goes from left to right across
the page and from top to bottom
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Knows words are separated by spaces
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Understands that reading is a way of gaining
information about the world
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Identifies types of everyday print materials
(e.g., storybooks, poems, newspapers, signs,
labels, etc.)
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Recognizes the alphabet in sequence
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Knows upper and lower case letters
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Identifies letters of the alphabet out of sequence
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Writes letters of the alphabet
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Matches all consonant and short vowel sounds
to appropriate letters
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Understands and recognizes similarities and
differences in initial and final consonant sounds
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Understands and recognizes similarities and
differences in short/simple vowel sounds
(e.g., word families)
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Blends sounds into words
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Recognizes and produces rhyming words
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Blends vowel-consonant sounds orally to make
words or syllables
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Counts the number of sounds in syllables and
syllables in words
Concept Development/Vocabulary
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Develops vocabulary through meaningful
and concrete experiences including stories,
discussion, and classroom interaction
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Recognizes words in the environment
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Understands selection vocabulary
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Understands content area vocabulary: content
connected words which are necessary to work
in content areas successfully
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Begins to develop grade level appropriate
sight word vocabulary including key words that
allow for comprehension
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Reads simple one-syllable words
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Begins to read simple sentences
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Identifies frequently used words
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Identifies action words
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Uses descriptive words
Literal Comprehension
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Recalls and retells facts and details from a story
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Recalls sequence of events
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Uses picture clues and context to obtain
meaning
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Identifies parts of a book (e.g., cover, title
page, table of contents)
Nobel Learning Curriculum Reference Guide
Table of Contents
Kindergarten
Language Arts.......................................................Page 2
Writing..................................................................Page 3
Math......................................................................Page 4
Science..................................................................Page 5
Social Studies........................................................Page 6
Technology............................................................Page 7
PE/Wellness..........................................................Page 8
Art ........................................................................Page 8
Music.....................................................................Page 9
Spanish..................................................................Page 10
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