📚 Kindergarten Reading & Writing

This path follows Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards for Kindergarten. Each level takes about 15 minutes. A level is passed with 4 of 5 right on its check (castles: 8 of 10). Progress is saved on this device. A grown-up can save it to their account from the grown-ups' page.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards covered in Kindergarten Reading & Writing

• K.F.CP.1.a0/1

  Recognize that texts and images represent objects and ideas, have meaning, and convey messages.

• K.F.CP.1.b0/1

  Recognize and interpret print messages in the environment, such as labels and signs.

• K.F.CP.1.c0/1

  Distinguish between letters, words, digits, and graphics.

• K.F.CP.2.a0/1

  Hold books upright and begin reading at the front.

• K.F.CP.2.b0/1

  Follow text from top to bottom, left to right, and turn pages from right to left.

• K.F.CP.2.c0/1

  Identify the front and back covers of books and their basic elements: titles, author names, illustrator names, and graphics.

• K.F.CP.3.a0/1

  Recognize that written words are made up of individual letters.

• K.F.CP.3.b0/1

  Recognize that words are separated by spaces.

• K.F.CP.3.c0/1

  Understand that sentences begin with capital letters and end with punctuation to indicate the end of a sentence.

• K.F.CP.4.a0/2

  Recite the letters of the alphabet in order.

• K.F.CP.4.b0/5

  Name and identify each uppercase and lowercase letter in random order.

• K.F.F.1.a0/3

  Develop sight word vocabulary using decoding skills by reading regularly and irregularly spelled high-frequency words in isolation and context with increasing automaticity, including first and last names of students and others.

• K.F.F.1.b0/1

  Read familiar texts chorally with appropriate volume and rate.

• K.F.F.1.c0/1

  Read grade-level texts with purpose and understanding.

• K.F.P.1.a0/5

  Identify and produce basic one-to-one phoneme-grapheme correspondences for the most frequently used sound for each consonant.

• K.F.P.1.b0/3

  Identify and produce both long and short vowel sounds for A, E, I, O, U.

• K.F.P.2.a0/2

  Blend letter sounds to decode simple one-syllable words, including regularly spelled high-frequency words (VC, CV, CVC).

• K.F.P.2.b0/3

  Identify and decode parts of irregularly spelled high-frequency words.

• K.F.P.2.e0/1

  Identify and distinguish between words that are spelled similarly by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

• K.F.P.3.a0/2

  Use knowledge of letter/sound correspondences to connect letters (graphemes) to sounds (phonemes) to encode simple one-syllable words, including high-frequency words (VC, CV, CVC).

• K.F.P.3.b0/3

  Identify and encode irregularly spelled high- frequency words.

• K.F.PA.1.a0/1

  Identify and pair words that rhyme in spoken language, distinguishing them from those that do not.

• K.F.PA.1.b0/1

  Orally produce words that rhyme.

• K.F.PA.2.a0/1

  Know words are put together to make sentences, and sentences communicate complete thoughts.

• K.F.PA.2.b0/2

  Segment phrases and sentences into words.

• K.F.PA.2.c0/1

  Know that sounds are put together to make words and that words have distinct meanings.

• K.F.PA.3.a0/1

  Blend and segment separate words in spoken compound words.

• K.F.PA.3.b0/1

  Add, delete, and substitute single words in spoken compound words.

• K.F.PA.4.a0/1

  Know that syllables are word parts with one vowel sound.

• K.F.PA.4.b0/1

  Count and pronounce syllables in single and multisyllabic spoken words.

• K.F.PA.4.c0/1

  Blend and segment syllables in spoken words.

• K.F.PA.4.d0/1

  Delete syllables in spoken words.

• K.F.PA.5.a0/1

  Blend onsets and rimes of spoken one-syllable words.

• K.F.PA.5.b0/1

  Segment onsets and rimes of spoken one-syllable words.

• K.F.PA.6.a0/3

  Isolate and pronounce initial, final, and then medial sounds in spoken words with three phonemes.

• K.F.PA.6.b0/3

  Identify short and long vowel sounds in spoken one-syllable words.

• K.F.PA.6.c0/1

  Blend, count, and segment up to three phonemes in spoken one-syllable words.

• K.F.PA.6.d0/1

  Add, delete, and substitute phonemes in spoken one-syllable words with up to three phonemes.

• K.L.GC.1.10/1

  Usage: Use nouns and verbs to share complete thoughts when speaking. (Introduce, Master)

• K.L.GC.1.20/1

  Usage: Form and use singular and plural nouns when speaking. (Introduce, Master)

• K.L.GC.1.30/1

  Usage: Use interrogatives to ask questions when speaking. (Introduce, Master)

• K.L.GC.1.40/1

  Mechanics: Capitalize the first word of a sentence and the pronoun I. (Introduce, Master)

• K.L.GC.1.50/1

  Grammar: Form regular plural nouns by adding -s or -es. (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.1.60/1

  Grammar: Form and use verbs by adding -ing, -ed, or -s. (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.1.70/1

  Grammar: Use action verbs. (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.1.80/1

  Grammar: Use adjectives and adverbs. (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.1.90/1

  Grammar: Use common and proper nouns. (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.1.100/1

  Grammar: Form and use the simple verb tenses. (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.1.110/1

  Usage: Use determiners (articles, possessive determiners, demonstrative adjectives). (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.1.120/1

  Mechanics: Capitalize proper nouns. (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.1.130/1

  Mechanics: Use periods, exclamation marks, and question marks at the end of sentences. (Introduce)

• K.L.GC.2.a0/2

  Recognize that conventional sentences always include a subject and a predicate. (I)

• K.L.GC.2.b0/1

  With adult support, use simple sentences to express complete thoughts in written texts. (C)

• K.L.GC.2.c0/1

  With adult support, use singular and plural subjects with matching verbs. (C)

• K.L.V.1.a0/1

  Acquire general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases through grade-level texts and content. (I)

• K.L.V.3.a0/1

  With adult support, determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases. (I)

• K.L.V.3.b0/1

  Identify and sort common words into basic categories based on similarities and differences. (I)

• K.L.V.3.e0/1

  Use knowledge of word relationships and learned vocabulary words and phrases when making word choices in speaking and writing. (C)

• K.P.EICC.3.d0/1

  Summarize and visualize sections of the text to maintain understanding. (I)

• K.P.EICC.3.e0/1

  Make and track predictions about the events and information likely to come next. (I)

• K.T.C.1.a0/1

  Identify the general purpose (e.g., to tell stories, to provide information, to share opinions) and target audience in a variety of texts. (I)

• K.T.C.1.b0/1

  With adult support, identify different modes of communication: print, digital, auditory, and visual. (I)

• K.T.C.2.a0/1

  Identify the authors and illustrators of picture books and explain their roles. (I)

• K.T.RA.1.a0/1

  With adult support, ask questions about topics of interest for research. (I)

• K.T.RA.2.a0/1

  With adult support, refer to parts of texts when supporting an idea, answer, or opinion. (I)

• K.T.SS.1.a0/1

  Identify and use text features, including titles, headings, photos, and illustrations, to determine if a text is fiction or nonfiction. (I)

• K.T.SS.1.b0/1

  With adult support, use text features, including titles, illustrations, and/or labels, to add clarity/coherence to texts. (C)

• K.T.SS.1.c0/1

  With adult support, retell events and actions in sequence. (C)

• K.T.SS.2.a0/2

  Identify interesting and/or descriptive words that express feelings or appeal to the senses in texts. (I)

• K.T.T.1.a0/1

  Identify techniques used to craft stories, including characters, setting, and major events. (I)

• K.T.T.1.c0/1

  With adult support, demonstrate an understanding of the central message, lesson, or moral of the story based on the words and actions of the main characters. (I)

• K.T.T.1.d0/1

  With adult support, compare and contrast characters and their experiences in stories across diverse cultures. (I)

• K.T.T.1.e0/1

  Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating* to create a text with narrative techniques (e.g., characters, setting, events) told in the order in which they occurred. (C)

• K.T.T.2.a0/1

  Identify techniques used to craft expository texts, including main topic. (I)

• K.T.T.2.b0/1

  With adult support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. (I)

• K.T.T.2.d0/1

  Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating* to create a text with expository techniques that includes a topic and information about the topic. (C)

• K.T.T.3.a0/1

  Explain the difference between opinions and facts about a topic. (I)

• K.T.T.3.c0/1

  Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating* to express an opinion about a topic. (C)

• K.T.T.4.a0/2

  Identify poetic techniques used to craft poetic texts, including rhyme. (I)

• K.T.T.4.b0/1

  With adult support, use poetic techniques to create poems that may or may not rhyme. (C)

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