Junior Kindergarten Language Arts Curriculum at a Glance Reading
Writing
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Know print conveys meaning Associates sounds with written words Know what a letter is Know what a number is Know what a word is Distinguishes between letters and numbers Distinguishes between numbers and words Know pictures/illustrations convey meaning Know a book is held upright Know a book has a front cover Know a book has a back cover Know a book contains pages Know the pages in a book are turned from front to back Know the pages in a book are turned one page at a time Know print is read from left to right Know print is read from top to bottom Know a book has a front cover Know a book has a back cover Know a book is read from front to Know some letters/sounds of the alphabet Know how to spell own name Recognize own name in print Know letters, labels and storybooks contain print Know print can tell a story and be informative Know labels, letters, and storybooks serve a particular purpose Show interest in reading signs, labels and logos (environmental print) Know meaning of familiar environmental print Know meaning of various traffic signs Use illustrations to predict story events Use illustrations to predict story outcomes Pretend to read to self and others Begin to choose reading material and has favorites (e.g., books, magazines and charts)
Speaking & Listening
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Know writing conveys meaning Know pictures convey meaning Know writing consists of letters and words Can point to the words on a page Can point to the letters on a page Know words consist of a combination of letters and sounds Can point to the individual letters in their name Represents stories and experiences through pictures Draw pictures o generate ideas Can dictate a story from a picture they have drawn Pretend to read own writing Can point to and read their marks on a page Use various early writing skills to express ideas (e.g., scribble writing, random symbols, random letter-‐like marks) Express ideas through dictation Dictate a story, including a beginning, middle, and end Dictate a personal narrative Know writing can be used for different purposes (e.g., to make lists, make cards, to send messages, to write stories) Know there are different forms of writing (e.g., journals, sign-‐in sheets, name cards, cards with words and pictures, charts) Know how to trace own name Know the letters/sounds in own name Know how to copy own name Know how to write own name
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Speak clearly and audibly Use expressive language skills Use appropriate voice level when speaking Use descriptive words Use new vocabulary to describe feelings and thoughts Use new vocabulary to describe experiences Use new vocabulary to describe observations Use words to describe color, size and shape Tell a simple personal narrative Retell or create a story using the special language of storybooks e.g., "Once upon a time") Ask relevant questions Answer questions appropriately Know it is appropriate to take turns while talking Talk about one topic for several turns with a peer or adult Listen to gain and share information Listen to perform a task Listen for enjoyment Listen to learn what happened in a story Listen to converse with an adult or peer Respond appropriately in conversation Adapt language to meet different social and situational needs Understand spoken directions Follow one-‐step spoken directions Follow two-‐step spoken directions Follow three-‐step spoken directions Understand a varied listening and speaking vocabulary Hear and discriminate the sounds of