Evidence outcomes in bold are those that are expected to be mastered in trimester 2

• Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (for example: listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). (CCSS: SL.K.1a)

• Listen with comprehension to follow two-step directions.

• Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. (CCSS: SL.K.4)

• Sort common objects into categories (for example: shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. (CCSS: L.K.5a)

Evidence outcomes in bold are those that are expected to be mastered in trimester 2

Prioritized Evidence Outcomes:

• With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (CCSS: RI.K.1) *

Supporting Evidence Outcomes:

• With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. (CCSS:RI.K.2)

• With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. (CCSS:RI.K3)

• Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. (CCSS: RI.K.4)

• With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (for example: what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustrator depicts). (CCSS: RI.K.7)

• With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (for example: in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures). (CCSS:RI.K9)

• Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding. (CCSS:RI.K10)

Foundational Skills:

• Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters. (CCSS: RF.K.1b) *

• Understand that words are separated by spaces in print (concept of word). (CCSS: RF.K.1c) *

• Recognize and name all upper - and lower case letters of the alphabet. (CCSS: RF.K.1d)*

• Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. (CCSS: RF.K.2b) *

• Blend and segment the onset and rime of single - syllable spoken words.(adapted from CCSS: RF.K.2c) *

• Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words. (CCSS: RF.K.2e) *

• Read text consisting of short sentences comprised of learned sight words and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. *

• Identify phonemes for letters. *

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or most frequent sound for each consonant. (adapted from CCSS: RF.K.3a) *

• Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels. (CCSS: RF.K.3b) *

• Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ. (CCSS: RF.K.3d)

• Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (for example: knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck). (CCSS:L.K.4a) *

• Identify and produce groups of words that begin with the same sound (alliteration). *

• Identify the initial, medial, and final phoneme (speech sound) of spoken words. *

Evidence outcomes in bold are those that are expected to be mastered in trimester 2

Prioritized Evidence Outcome:

• Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. (CCSS: W.K.2)

Supporting Evidence Outcomes:

• With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed. (CCSS: W.K.5)

• With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers (CCSS: W.K.6)

Grammar & Conventions:

• Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs. (CCSS: L.K.1b)

• Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.(CCSS: L.K.1f)

• Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.(CCSS: L.K.2a)

• Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.(CCSS: L.K.2d)

• Participate in shared research and writing projects (for example: explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them). (CCSS:W.K.7)

• Identify a clear purpose for research or inquiry (for example: If the class is learning about trees, is my need to know more about pets related?)

• Ask a specific question and gather relevant information from various sources related to that question that inform clarity of purpose and conclusions about research.