• Prekindergarten–Grade 1

    Core Performance Indicators:

    common to all four ELA standards

    Throughout prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grade 1, students are developing the following core performance indicators in the key ideas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

     

     

    Reading
     
     
     

    Distinguish between print and pictures

     
    Recognize the difference between letters and words
     
     
    Follow left-to-right and top to bottom direction when reading
     
     
    Locate parts of a book
     
    Recognize and identify letters of the alphabet
     
    Alphabetize high-frequency words according to the first letter
     
    Distinguish the difference between vowels and consonants
     
    Use beginning and ending consonants, as well as vowel sounds, to identify words
     
    Recognize the different sounds that make up a word
     
    Point to words in a text or on a chart when read aloud, matching spoken word to print
     
    Recognize the singular and plural of frequently used words
     
    Recognize own name and the names of friends and family in print
     
    Recognize letter-sound correspondence
     
    Recognize that words consist of a combination of sounds
     
    Identify rhyming words
     
    Monitor own reading by applying strategies (e.g., sounding out letters; using context, grammar, and picture clues; and rereading) to determine meaning
     
    Read aloud with expression and fluency
     
    Use computer software to support early reading development
     
    Listening
     
     
     
    Listen respectfully and responsively
     
     
     
    Attend to a listening activity for a specified period of time
     
     
     
    Avoid interrupting
     
     
     
    Respond with expression appropriate to what is heard
    Writing
     
     
     

     Create a drawing, picture, sign, or other graphic to represent a word or concept

     
    Follow left-to-right and top-to-bottom direction when writing
     
    Use spacing between letters and words when writing on a line
     
    Write recognizable upper- and lowercase letters in manuscript
     
    Capitalize the first words of sentences, the letter "I," and proper nouns, such as names, days of the week, and months
     
    Write the letters of own first and last names
     
    Spell high-frequency words correctly
     
    Use the singular and plural of high-frequency words
     
    Put words together in sentence format by using end punctuation, such as periods various parts of speech, such as nouns and adjectives, and verbs
     
    Begin to edit your writings, with assistance
     
    Use beginning-of-sentence capitalization and end punctuation
     
    Use classroom resources, such as word walls, picture dictionaries, teachers, and peers, to support the writing process
     
    Give and seek constructive feedback in order to improve writing
     
    Use computer software to support development of early writing skills
     
    Speaking
     
     
     
    Respond respectfully
     
     
     
     
    Use age-appropriate vocabulary
     
     
     
     
    Take turns speaking in a group
     
     
     
    Correct the pronunciation of words by using classroom resources, such as teachers, peers, audio- and videotapes, and computer software
     
     
     
     
    Speak in complete sentences when required
     
     
     
     
    Stay on topic
     
     
     
     Speak audibly
     
     
     
     
    Speak with expression appropriate to the occasion