Kansas Early Learning Standards: Pre 4
Skills available for Kansas Pre 4 language arts standards
Standard
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B
Language
1. Conventions of Language
CL.LS.p4.1 Demonstrates an emerging command of the conventions of grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CL.LS.p4.1 Demonstrates an emerging command of the conventions of grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CL.LS.p4.1a: Prints some uppercase and lowercase letters.
Uppercase
Lowercase
CL.LS.p4.1a: Prints some uppercase and lowercase letters.
Uppercase
Lowercase
CL.LS.p4.1b: Uses basic nouns and verbs.
CL.LS.p4.1b: Uses basic nouns and verbs.
CL.LS.p4.1c: Begins to form regular plural nouns orally by correctly adding /s/ or /es/ on a more frequent basis.
CL.LS.p4.1c: Begins to form regular plural nouns orally by correctly adding /s/ or /es/ on a more frequent basis.
CL.LS.p4.1d: Understands and uses most question words.
CL.LS.p4.1d: Understands and uses most question words.
CL.LS.p4.1e: Uses an increasing amount of frequently occurring prepositions.
CL.LS.p4.1e: Uses an increasing amount of frequently occurring prepositions.
CL.LS.p4.1f: Produces complete sentences in shared language activities.
CL.LS.p4.1f: Produces complete sentences in shared language activities.
CL.LS.p4.2 Demonstrates a beginning awareness of the conventions of writing by using some letters to match sounds in words and usually writing from left to right (may reverse some letters).
Blending and segmenting
Letter-sound associations: uppercase
Letter-sound associations: lowercase
Short vowels
Short vowel sounds
CL.LS.p4.2 Demonstrates a beginning awareness of the conventions of writing by using some letters to match sounds in words and usually writing from left to right (may reverse some letters).
Blending and segmenting
Letter-sound associations: uppercase
Letter-sound associations: lowercase
Short vowels
Short vowel sounds
2. Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
CL.LS.p4.3 Determines or clarifies the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words with assistance or cues from an adult.
Categories
Adjectives
Color and number words
Location words
CL.LS.p4.3 Determines or clarifies the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words with assistance or cues from an adult.
Categories
Adjectives
Color and number words
Location words
CL.LS.p4.4 Demonstrates an understanding of some frequently occurring verbs and adjectives to name opposites.
CL.LS.p4.4 Demonstrates an understanding of some frequently occurring verbs and adjectives to name opposites.
CL.LS.p4.4a: Distinguishes among some verbs describing the same general action by acting out the meanings.
CL.LS.p4.4a: Distinguishes among some verbs describing the same general action by acting out the meanings.
CL.SL.p4.5 With prompting and support, begins to use new words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to and responding to texts.
CL.SL.p4.5 With prompting and support, begins to use new words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to and responding to texts.
C
Literature
1. Identifying and Finding Meaning, Details, and Ideas from Literature
CL.L.p4.1 With prompting and support, asks and answers questions about key details in a book or story.
CL.L.p4.1 With prompting and support, asks and answers questions about key details in a book or story.
CL.L.p4.2 With prompting and support, retells books or stories with increasing detail and accuracy.
CL.L.p4.2 With prompting and support, retells books or stories with increasing detail and accuracy.
CL.L.p4.3 With prompting and support, identifies characters, settings and major events, or facts from a book or story.
CL.L.p4.3 With prompting and support, identifies characters, settings and major events, or facts from a book or story.
2. Structure and Format
CL.L.p4.4 Asks and answers questions about unknown words in a book.
Adjectives
Color and number words
CL.L.p4.4 Asks and answers questions about unknown words in a book.
Adjectives
Color and number words
CL.L.p4.5 Interacts with a larger variety of books and text.
CL.L.p4.5 Interacts with a larger variety of books and text.
CL.L.p4.6 With prompting and support, describes the role of an author and an illustrator.
CL.L.p4.6 With prompting and support, describes the role of an author and an illustrator.
3. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
CL.L.p4.7 With prompting and support, uses the illustrations to retell major events in the story.
CL.L.p4.7 With prompting and support, uses the illustrations to retell major events in the story.
CL.L.p4.8 With prompting and support, begins to compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
CL.L.p4.8 With prompting and support, begins to compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
CL.L.p4.9 With prompting and support, answers "wh" questions, such as what, when, where, or why, based on information presented in the book or story.
CL.L.p4.9 With prompting and support, answers "wh" questions, such as what, when, where, or why, based on information presented in the book or story.
4. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
CL.L.p4.10 Actively engages in large and small group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
CL.L.p4.10 Actively engages in large and small group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
D
Foundational Reading Skills
1. Print Concepts
CL.F.p4.1 Begins to demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
CL.F.p4.1 Begins to demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
CL.F.p4.1a: Follows words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
CL.F.p4.1a: Follows words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
CL.F.p4.1b: Recognizes that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
CL.F.p4.1b: Recognizes that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
CL.F.p4.1c: Recognizes that letters are grouped to form words.
CL.F.p4.1c: Recognizes that letters are grouped to form words.
CL.F.p4.1d: Recognizes and names some uppercase and lowercase letters, in addition to those in their first name.
Letter identification
Lowercase letters
Uppercase letters
CL.F.p4.1d: Recognizes and names some uppercase and lowercase letters, in addition to those in their first name.
Letter identification
Lowercase letters
Uppercase letters
2. Phonological Awareness
CL.F.p4.2 Demonstrates understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
CL.F.p4.2 Demonstrates understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
CL.F.p4.2a: Recognizes rhyming words.
CL.F.p4.2a: Recognizes rhyming words.
CL.F.p4.2b: Produces rhyming words.
CL.F.p4.2b: Produces rhyming words.
CL.F.p4.2c: Blends syllables in spoken words.
CL.F.p4.2c: Blends syllables in spoken words.
CL.F.p4.2d: Segments syllables in spoken word.
CL.F.p4.2d: Segments syllables in spoken word.
CL.F.p4.2e: With prompting and support, blends and segments initial and ending sounds of single syllable words.
CL.F.p4.2e: With prompting and support, blends and segments initial and ending sounds of single syllable words.
CL.F.p4.2f: States the initial sound (phoneme) in consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
CL.F.p4.2f: States the initial sound (phoneme) in consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
CL.F.p4.3 Demonstrates basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondence by producing the sound of some letters.
Letter-sound associations: uppercase
Letter-sound associations: lowercase
CL.F.p4.3 Demonstrates basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondence by producing the sound of some letters.
Letter-sound associations: uppercase
Letter-sound associations: lowercase
3. Fluency
CL.F.p4.4 Identifies own name in print.
CL.F.p4.4 Identifies own name in print.
CL.F.p4.4a: Recognizes and "reads" familiar words or environmental print.
Sightwords sets 1, 2, and 3
Sightwords sets 4, 5, and 6
Sightwords sets 7, 8, and 9
Review sight words
CL.F.p4.4a: Recognizes and "reads" familiar words or environmental print.
Sightwords sets 1, 2, and 3
Sightwords sets 4, 5, and 6
Sightwords sets 7, 8, and 9
Review sight words
E
Writing
CL.W.p4.1 Uses a combination of drawing, dictating, or emergent writing to express thoughts and ideas.
CL.W.p4.1 Uses a combination of drawing, dictating, or emergent writing to express thoughts and ideas.
CL.W.p4.2 Recognizably writes most of the letters in their name.
Identify lowercase letters
Identify uppercase letters
CL.W.p4.2 Recognizably writes most of the letters in their name.
Identify lowercase letters
Identify uppercase letters
CL.W.p4.3 With guidance and support, responds to questions and suggestions and adds details to drawings or emergent writing as needed.
CL.W.p4.3 With guidance and support, responds to questions and suggestions and adds details to drawings or emergent writing as needed.
CL.W.p4.4 With guidance and support, explores a variety of digital tools to produce and publish emergent writing.
CL.W.p4.4 With guidance and support, explores a variety of digital tools to produce and publish emergent writing.
CL.W.p4.5 Participates in shared research and writing projects.
CL.W.p4.5 Participates in shared research and writing projects.
CL.W.p4.6 With guidance and support from adults, recalls information from experiences or gathers information from provided sources to answer a question.
CL.W.p4.6 With guidance and support from adults, recalls information from experiences or gathers information from provided sources to answer a question.