Indiana State Standards

 Grade: Kindergarten
Standards:
1. READING: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development: Students know about letters, words, and sounds. They apply this knowledge to read simple sentences.
2 :READING: Comprehension : Students identify the basic facts and ideas in what they have read, heard, or seen. They use comprehension strategies, such as generating and responding to questions and comparing new information to what is already known, to understand what they read. The selections in the Indiana Reading List (available online at www.doe.state.in.us/standards/readinglist.html) illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students. In Kindergarten, students will listen to and begin to read grade-level-appropriate classic and contemporary literature, nursery rhymes, alphabet books, dictionaries, and online information.
3 : READING: Literary Response and Analysis : Students listen and respond to stories based on well-known characters, themes (the main idea of a story), plots (what happens in a story), and settings (where a story takes place). The selections in the Indiana Reading List (available online at www.doe.state.in.us/standards/readinglist.html) illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students.
4 : WRITING: Process : Students discuss ideas and tell stories for someone to write. Students use pictures, letters, and words to write.
5 : WRITING: Applications
6 : WRITING: English Language Conventions: Students begin to learn the written conventions of Standard English.
7 : LISTENING AND SPEAKING: Skills, Strategies, and Applications: Students listen and respond to oral communication. They speak in clear and coherent sentences. Students deliver brief oral presentations about familiar experiences or interests.