Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Demonstrate
command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing
or speaking.
1. Print many upper and
lowercase letters.
2. Use
frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
3. Form regular plural nouns orally by adding
/s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).
4. Understand and use question words
(interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
5. Use the most frequently occurring
prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, b y, with).
6. Produce and expand complete sentences in
shared language activities.
B. Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
1. Capitalize the first word in a sentence
and the pronoun I.
2. Recognize and
name end punctuation.
3. Write a
letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds
(phonemes).
4. Spell simple words
phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
C. Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten
reading and content.
1. With guidance and
support, identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately
(e.g., knowing a duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).
2. With guidance and support, use the most
frequently occurring inflections and affixes as a clue to the meaning of an
unknown word (e.g., /-ed/, /-s/, /re-/, /un-/, /pre-/, /-ful/,
/-less/).
D. With guidance and support from adults,
explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
1. Sort common objects into categories (e.g.,
shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories
represent.
2. Demonstrate
understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to
their opposites (antonyms).
3.
Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places
at school that are colorful).
4.
Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action
(e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.
E. Use words and phrases acquired
through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to
texts.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6, R.S. 17: 24.4, and
R.S.
17:154.
