Kid and Parent Friendly Content Standards for English Language Arts
1.0 Word Analysis
_____ I can point to the front cover, back cover and title page of a book.
_____ I can read words from left to right and top to bottom.
_____ I know that words make up sentences.
_____ I know that letters make up words.
_____ I can name all my capital letters.
_____ I can name all my lowercase letters.
_____ I know the sounds of letters.
_____ I can blend sounds to make words.
_____ I can rhyme words.
_____ I can find beginning, middle and ending sounds.
_____ I can track words and syllables.
_____ I can count the sounds in words and syllables.
_____ I can match sounds to letters.
_____ I can read words.
_____ I can sort words into groups.
2.0 Reading Comprehension
_____ I can find the title, table of contents, name of author and illustrator of a book.
_____ I can guess/predict what will happen next in a story.
_____ I know how stories in books are like my life.
_____ I can retell stories.
_____ I can ask and answer questions about stories.
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
_____ I can tell if a story is real or make-believe.
_____ I know the difference between books, poems, newspapers, signs and labels.
_____ I can name characters, setting and talk about what happened.
4.0 Writing Strategies
_____ I can write about things I do.
_____ I can write stories.
_____ I can write about people and things.
_____ I can write consonant-vowel-consonant words.
_____ I can write from left to right and top to bottom.
_____ I can write all the letters.
5.0 Writing and Speaking
_____ I use complete sentences when speaking.
_____ I can spell by myself.
6.0 Listening and Speaking
_____ I can follow directions.
_____ I can speak and share my ideas.
_____ I can tell about people, places, things, places and actions.
_____ I know poems, rhymes and songs.
_____ I can tell stories in order.