Hawaii State Standards for Language Arts: Kindergarten
HI.LA.K.1. Reading: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use knowledge of the conventions of language and texts to construct meaning for a range of literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes
LA.K.1.1. Concepts of Print: Recognize that spoken words correspond to printed words, how letters and words are oriented on the page, and that words are read from left-to-right across the page
LA.K.1.2. Phonemic Awareness: Compare sounds in similar and unlike words
LA.K.1.3. Phonemic Awareness: Produce basic rhymes in orally presented words
LA.K.1.4. Phonemic Awareness: Orally segment and blend simple syllables
LA.K.1.5. Alphabetic Understanding: Recognize all letters by sight and recall the basic sound attributed to each letter
LA.K.1.6. Alphabetic Understanding: Identify basic high-frequency words
LA.K.1.7. Alphabetic Understanding: Decode one-syllable words
LA.K.1.8. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Uses words to describe location, size, color, shape, and concepts (e.g., same, different, fast, slow) in speaking situations.
LA.K.1.9. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Use new grade-appropriate vocabulary learned through stories and instruction
HI.LA.K.2. Reading: READING COMPREHENSION: Use reading strategies to construct meaning from a variety of texts
LA.K.2.1. Understanding Text Structures: Use pictures and titles to make predictions about a text
LA.K.2.2. Constructing Meaning: Retell information from familiar oral or printed text
HI.LA.K.3. Reading: LITERARY RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS: Respond to literary texts from a range of stances: personal, interpretive, critical
LA.K.3.1. Interpretive Stance: Retell familiar stories, using beginning, middle, and ending
LA.K.3.2. Literary Elements: Identify characters and setting in a story read aloud
HI.LA.K.4. Writing: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use the writing process and conventions of language and research to construct meaning and communicate effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences using a range of forms
LA.K.4.1. Range of Writing: Write for a variety of purposes related to daily class activities and own life
LA.K.4.2. Range of Writing: Describe familiar topics and convey thoughts, ideas, and basic information using pictures and phonetically spelled words
LA.K.4.3. Spelling and Hand Writing: Write upper-and lower-case letters independently, attending to form and spatial alignment
LA.K.4.4. Spelling and Hand Writing: Use phonetic spelling to write new words
LA.K.4.5. Spelling and Hand Writing: Use correct spelling for own name, commonly used high-frequency words, and words in environmental print
HI.LA.K.5. Writing: RHETORIC: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose
LA.K.5.1. Meaning: Add detail to drawings and other products with simple descriptive words
LA.K.5.2. Design: Use spacing and appropriate sizes of letters, words, titles, and pictures to show a rudimentary sense of form
HI.LA.K.6. Oral Communication: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Apply knowledge of verbal and nonverbal language to communicate effectively in various situations: interpersonal, group, and public for a variety of purposes
LA.K.6.1. Discussion and Presentation: Express ideas through simple activities (e.g., creative movement, choral speaking, show and tell, rhymes, poems and songs)
LA.K.6.2. Discussion and Presentation: Use basic social conventions in greetings, in introductions, and in conversations
LA.K.6.3. Discussion and Presentation: Ask and respond appropriately to basic questions
LA.K.6.4. Critical Listening: Follow simple oral directions, instructions, and explanations
LA.K.6.5. Delivery: Use appropriate volume when speaking in various situations
LA.K.6.6. Delivery: Use eye contact as a listening and speaking skill to focus attention on the speaker or connect with listener(s)
HI.LA.K.7. Oral Communication: RHETORIC: Adapt messages appropriately to address audience, purpose, and situation
LA.K.7.1. Meaning: Use personal experiences as a topic when speaking
LA.K.7.2. Design: Present events in chronological order
LA.K.7.3. Clarity: Use appropriate words when speaking