ELA Kindergarten Informational Text

Description

• With prompting and support, retell key details of an informational text

• With prompting and support, tell how two individuals, events, ideas, or facts in an informational text are alike or different

• Ask and answer questions to clarify the meanings of words when listening to informational texts, and apply foundational skills and strategies when encountering new vocabulary (e.g., use context clues, apply decoding strategies)

• With prompting and support, answer questions about the clearly stated reasons an author gives to support points in a text (e.g., answer the question "why does the author think you should brush your teeth?" after listening to a text about brushing your teeth)

• Begin to read and engage with books independently as well as in groups

• With assistance, confirm or correct understanding of a text by using illustrations and other strategies (e.g., looking back, checking for clues)