St. Rose School
Language Arts Curriculum Standards
June 2003

Kindergarten

• Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development
  
  
  • Students know about letters, words, and sounds. They apply this knowledge to read simple sentences.
    
    
• Reading Comprehension
  
  
  • Students identify the basic facts and ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed. They use comprehension strategies (e.g., generating and responding to questions, comparing new information to what is already known, etc.). The selections in Recommended Readings in Literature, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight (California Department of Education, 1996) illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students.
    
    
• Literary Response and Analysis
  
  
  • Students listen and respond to stories based on well-known characters, themes, plots, and settings. The selections in Recommended Readings in Literature, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight (California Department of Education, 1996) illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students.

• Writing Strategies
  
  
  • Students write words and brief sentences that are legible.

• Written and Oral English Language Conventions
  
  
  • Students write and speak with a command of standard English conventions.

• Listening and Speaking Strategies
  
  
  • Students listen and respond to oral communications. They speak in clear and coherent sentences.
    
    
• Speaking Applications
  
  
  • Students deliver brief recitations and oral presentations about familiar experiences or interests, demonstrating command of the organization and delivery strategies outlined in Listening and Speaking Standard 6.