kelafexpec

*Please note not all of these skills are expected when your child comes to Kindergarten. These are skills that will be worked on and developed in the Fall. 

Foundational Skills:

1. Knows all the capital (uppercase) letters in the alphabet and most of their sounds
2. Can say two words that rhyme and recognize rhyming words when they hear them
3. Can hear, *segment & blend syllables
4. Knows the difference between letters and words
5. Know the five vowels: a,e,i,o,u
6. Can write their name (all capital is developmentally appropriate at this stage)
7. Can use 5-6 word sentences when speaking, ask/answer questions, follow multiple step directions
8. Knows prepositional words such as: up, under, on,  below,  beside, behind, etc.
9. Can act out verbs with similar meanings such as: walk, strut, march

Literature:

1. Begin learning high-frequency words such as: I, we, can, the, of, she, my, is are, do, does
2. Can sit and listen to stories
3. Can ask and answer questions about stories they hear
4. Can join in conversations about stories, retell stories and make up their own stories
5. Will begin to recognize the author and illustrator and what their job is

Informational Text (Non-Fiction):

1. Begin having conversations about using key details to identify the main topic
2. Can ask questions about unknown words
3. Begin identifying the cover, title, title page, table of contents and index
4. Participate in conversations about informational text with their teachers and peers

Writing:

1. Write name
2. Write some capital letters
3. Draw pictures to tell stories and express their opinions

*segment/blend: to segment means to break apart like in the word table- you would say /tā/ - /ble/. When you blend (put it back together)  table - you would say table.