understand periods quotation marks Identifies all upper- and lower-case letters of the alphabet <40 <52 52 Hears and identifies sounds in words does not exhibit rhymes with examples, can combine two sounds can rhyme, can combine three sounds to make a word finds smaller words in bigger words, combines sounds in multisyllabic words Produces the primary sounds for each consonant <40 <42 42 Produces all short vowel sounds 0 <5 5 Sounds out simple one-syllable words does not sounds out CVC words without support sounds out CVC segments and blends CVC words with digraphs segments and blends multisyllabic words, vowel teams and blends Reads 50 grade-level high-frequency words that do not follow common spelling rules, by sight <25 <50 50-75 75+ Shows understanding of craft and structure of common types of texts differentiate between different types of text with prompting sorts difference between fiction and non-fiction understand the purpose of reading different genres With prompting and support, shows understanding of key ideas and details in a text does not exhibit this skill Can respond to directed questions to retell a story (“who is in this book?” “where does this take place?”) Retells a story using characters, setting, beginning, middle and end Synthesizes the moral, main idea and authors purpose (why was the book written)
or stay on topic With guidance and support, researches to build and present knowledge not staying on unrelated facts in writing minimal use of from books, discussions, or trips uses facts form books, discussions, or trips in writing uses multiple sources or researches independently to confirm facts With guidance and support, responds to comments and suggestions and revises can’t add on without 1:1 support adds something more, not necessarily related to suggestions makes revisions based on group lessons or individual conferences meaningful revisions that strengthen content Word Study (Spelling and Vocabulary) Our word study program develops and teaches independence and in writing and speaking. Kindergartners begin by learning how to form the upper-case letters of the alphabet and how to begin and end sentences. During the course of the year, students also learn how to write lower-case letters and numbers. Through exposure to print by reading and through conversation, they expand their vocabulary and knowledge of conventions of standard English. Prints many upper-case letters can’t print uppercase can print in isolations writes most in writing/independently writes all Prints many lower-case letters can’t lowercase can print in isolations writes most in writing/independently writes all Uses appropriate pencil grip nonfunctional grip weak tripod functional tripod grasp
Spells unfamiliar using letter sound knowledge does not stretch out CVC without support stretches out CVC words spells CVC words with digraphs spells multisyllabic words, vowel teams and blends Recognizes when to use sentence end punctuation understand where sentences end adds periods with reminders uses periods to end sentences uses other types of punctuation correctly (question marks or exclamation points) Capitalizes the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I prints whichever letter (upper or lower) is easiest for them to write sometimes capitalizes first letter and I often capitalizes first letter and I always capitalizes first letter and I With guidance and support, acquires and uses new vocabulary not picking up new vocabulary, relies on what they know describes new terms, but can’t always recall or use word learns and uses new study vocabulary curious about new terms, ask for definitions Math In kindergarten, the primary emphasis is on representing and comparing whole numbers, and the secondary emphasis is on describing shapes and space. Students use numbers, including written numerals, to represent quantities and solve problems, such as counting the number of objects in a set, comparing sets, counting the number of objects in combined sets, and June Below Approaches Meets Exceeds
numerical strategy (ex: making a 10) Understands subtraction as taking apart and taking from does not exhibit counts all and removes with support counts all and removes counts back or uses additions Makes and remakes numbers from 11-19 into ten ones and additional ones does not exhibit can make tens and ones with a tool with support can make tens and ones with a tool understands place value within 20 Describes and compares measurable features of objects does not exhibit Compares lengths of 2 object when given measurements and a tool up objects and uses a tool to compare lengths Understands the inverse relationship between the size of the tool you use to measure and the actual measurement Sorts objects and counts the number of objects in each category with no explanation sorts with explanation 2 ways with explanation 3 ways with explanation Identifies and describes shapes names some simple shapes identifies 1 attribute identifies 2 attributes, describes using attributes (sides and points) Describes shapes using lengths of sides and degree of angle Analyzes, compares, creates, and composes shapes Does not exhibit this skill Composes shapes using a model composes shapes from memory composes multiple ways with strategy When prompted, explains mathematical thinking No response or “I don’t know” Can explain using scaffolding Explains thinking in some way Uses mathematical terms and demonstrates the skill with a peer