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Conventions of Standard English
- L.PK.1 Through adult modeling, guidance and support, use complete sentences to express a thought or idea
  - L.PK.1a Print some upper and lowercase letters (letters may not be of conventional size or shape)
  - L.PK.1b Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs
    - Find the picture that matches the action verb (P-N.1)
  - L.PK.1c With guidance and support, form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g. dog, dogs; wish, wishes)
    - Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture (P-M.1)
  - L.PK.1d With guidance and support, understand and use question words (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how)
    - Who, what, when, where, or why? (K-FF.1)
  - L.PK.1e Understand and appropriately use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with)
  - L.PK.1f Participate in shared language activities and use increasingly complex and varied spoken vocabulary
- L.PK.2 Inconsistently uses conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing
  - L.PK.2a (Begin in Kindergarten)
  - L.PK.2b (Begin in Kindergarten)
  - L.PK.2c Show awareness of conventional letter-sound relationships through use of invented spelling and describing what was written
    - Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review (P-F.5)
  - L.PK.2d With prompting and support, use invented spelling when writing
Knowledge of Language
- L.PK.3 (Begin in grade 2)
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
- L.PK.4 With guidance and support, ask or answer questions about the meaning of new words and phrases introduced through books, activities, and play
  - L.PK.4a With guidance and support, recognize and use words appropriately which are similar in meaning (e.g., happy/glad, angry/mad)
    - Match synonyms (K-GG.2)
  - L.PK.4b (Begin in Kindergarten)
- L.PK.5 With guidance and support, participate in discussions to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words found in text or used in conversations
  - L.PK.5a Sort familiar objects into categories and identify the "common" factor of the group (e.g. Identify reason {common factor} for grouping objects; categorize animals by those who fly or walk; group cars by color or number of doors, etc)
    - Sort objects into categories (P-R.1)
    - Which one is not like the others? (P-R.2)
  - L.PK.5b Demonstrate understanding of the most frequently occurring adjectives and opposites (e.g., more/less, empty/full, happy/sad, stressed/relaxed)
  - L.PK.5c Apply words learned in classroom activities to real-life examples (e.g., name places in school which are fun, quiet, or noisy)
  - L.PK.5d With guidance and support, show understanding of similar words by demonstrating the meaning of the words or using the words in conversations (e.g. talk, chat, whisper; car, vehicle)
    - Match synonyms (K-GG.2)
- L.PK.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, listening to books read aloud, and play

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Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

L.PK.1 Through adult modeling, guidance and support, use complete sentences to express a thought or idea

L.PK.1a Print some upper and lowercase letters (letters may not be of conventional size or shape)

L.PK.1b Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs

L.PK.1c With guidance and support, form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g. dog, dogs; wish, wishes)

L.PK.1d With guidance and support, understand and use question words (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how)

L.PK.1e Understand and appropriately use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with)

L.PK.1f Participate in shared language activities and use increasingly complex and varied spoken vocabulary

L.PK.2 Inconsistently uses conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing

L.PK.2a (Begin in Kindergarten)

L.PK.2b (Begin in Kindergarten)

L.PK.2c Show awareness of conventional letter-sound relationships through use of invented spelling and describing what was written

L.PK.2d With prompting and support, use invented spelling when writing

Knowledge of Language

L.PK.3 (Begin in grade 2)

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

L.PK.4 With guidance and support, ask or answer questions about the meaning of new words and phrases introduced through books, activities, and play

L.PK.4a With guidance and support, recognize and use words appropriately which are similar in meaning (e.g., happy/glad, angry/mad)

L.PK.4b (Begin in Kindergarten)

L.PK.5 With guidance and support, participate in discussions to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words found in text or used in conversations

L.PK.5a Sort familiar objects into categories and identify the "common" factor of the group (e.g. Identify reason {common factor} for grouping objects; categorize animals by those who fly or walk; group cars by color or number of doors, etc)

L.PK.5b Demonstrate understanding of the most frequently occurring adjectives and opposites (e.g., more/less, empty/full, happy/sad, stressed/relaxed)

L.PK.5c Apply words learned in classroom activities to real-life examples (e.g., name places in school which are fun, quiet, or noisy)

L.PK.5d With guidance and support, show understanding of similar words by demonstrating the meaning of the words or using the words in conversations (e.g. talk, chat, whisper; car, vehicle)

L.PK.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, listening to books read aloud, and play