End of Year Kindergarten Standards

Below are goals towards which kindergarten students are working:

• Reading / Foundational Skills:
  • Knows 52 letter names
  • Knows 35 letter sounds (including long & short vowel sounds; including diagraphs (ch, sh, th, wh))
  • Can read 60 sight words
  • Reads at level D or above with understanding
• Printing:
  • Prints first name without model & with correct formation
  • Prints 48-52 letters (uppercase and lowercase) neatly & with correct formation
• Writing:
  • Writing cohesively in multiple genres (Narrative, Information, Opinion) with beginning, middle, and end
  • Writes using grade level capitalization, punctuation, grammar, & spelling
• Mathematics:
  • Counts to 100 by ones
  • Counts to 100 by tens
  • Counts 20 or more objects
  • Recognizes numbers 0-20
  • Writes numbers 0-20 with correct formation
  • Solves various types of word problems
• Social Emotional / Life Skills:
  • Listens attentively
  • Participates in group discussions (on topic)
  • Raises hand to talk during lessons
  • Follows 1 - 2 step directions (i.e. "Put your paper in your cubbie and meet me at the carpet")
  • Works independently
  • Works and shares with others (collaboration)
  • Keeps hands and feet to self