New Jersey State Standards for Language Arts: Kindergarten

NJ.3.1. Reading: All students will understand and apply the knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in written English to become independent and fluent readers, and will read a variety of materials and texts with fluency and comprehension.

3.1.A.1. Concepts About Print: Realize that speech can be recorded in words (e.g., his/her own name; words and symbols in the environment). 3
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3.1.A.2. Concepts About Print: Distinguish letters from words. 88
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3.1.A.3. Concepts About Print: Recognize that words are separated by spaces. 76
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3.1.A.4. Concepts About Print: Follow words left to right and from top to bottom. 76
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3.1.A.5. Concepts About Print: Recognize that print represents spoken language. 73
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3.1.A.6. Concepts About Print: Demonstrate understanding of the function of a book and its parts, including front and back and title page. 4
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3.1.B.1. Phonological Awareness: Demonstrate understanding that spoken words consist of sequences of phonemes. 65
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3.1.B.2. Phonological Awareness: Demonstrate phonemic awareness by rhyming, clapping syllables, and substituting sounds. 21
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3.1.B.3. Phonological Awareness: Understand that the sequence of letters in a written word represents the sequence of sounds (phonemes) in a spoken word (alphabetic principle). 19
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3.1.B.4. Phonological Awareness: Learn many, though not all, one-to-one letter-sound correspondences. 45
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3.1.B.5. Phonological Awareness: Given a spoken word, produce another word that rhymes with it. 12
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3.1.C.1. Decoding and Word Recognition: Recognize some words by sight. 124
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3.1.C.2. Decoding and Word Recognition: Recognize and name most uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. 45
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3.1.C.3. Decoding and Word Recognition: Recognize and read one's name. 6
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3.1.D.1. Fluency: Practice reading behaviors such as retelling, reenacting, or dramatizing stories. 8
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3.1.D.2. Fluency: Recognize when a simple text fails to make sense when listening to a story read aloud. 17
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3.1.D.3. Fluency: Attempt to follow along in book while listening to a story read aloud. 17
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3.1.D.4. Fluency: Listen and respond attentively to literary texts (e.g., nursery rhymes) and functional texts (e.g., science books). 31
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3.1.E.1. Reading Strategies: Begin to track or follow print when listening to a familiar text being read. 10
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3.1.E.2. Reading Strategies: Think ahead and make simple predictions about text. 3
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3.1.E.3. Reading Strategies: Use picture clues to aid understanding of story content. 17
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3.1.E.4. Reading Strategies: Relate personal experiences to story characters' experiences, language, customs, and cultures with assistance from teacher. 3
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3.1.E.5. Reading Strategies: Read familiar texts from memory, not necessarily verbatim from the print alone. 10
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3.1.F.1. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Continue to develop a vocabulary through meaningful, concrete experiences. 3
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3.1.F.2. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Identify and sort words in basic categories. 12
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3.1.F.3. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Explain meanings of common signs and symbols. 1
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3.1.F.4. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Use new vocabulary and grammatical construction in own speech. 24
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3.1.G.1. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text: Respond to a variety of poems and stories through movement, art, music, and drama. 18
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3.1.G.2. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text: Verbally identify the main character, setting, and important events in a story read aloud. 16
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3.1.G.3. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text: Identify favorite books and stories. 45
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3.1.G.4. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text: Retell a story read aloud using main characters and events. 3
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3.1.G.5. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text: Participate in shared reading experiences. 10
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3.1.G.6. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text: Make predictions based on illustrations or portions of stories. 17
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3.1.H.1. Inquiry and Research: Locate and know the purposes for various literacy areas of the classroom and the library/media center. 15
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3.1.H.2. Inquiry and Research: Choose books related to topics of interest. 8
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NJ.3.2. Writing: All students will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.

3.2.A.1. Writing as a Process: Recognize that thoughts and talk can be written down in words. 13
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3.2.A.2. Writing as a Process: Observe the teacher modeling writing. 4
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3.2.A.3. Writing as a Process: Generate and share ideas and experiences for a story. 6
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3.2.A.4. Writing as a Process: Attempt to put ideas into writing using pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text. 6
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3.2.A.5. Writing as a Process: Write (print) own first and last name. 3
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3.2.A.6. Writing as a Process: Participate in group writing activities such as experience stories, interactive writing, and shared writing. 6
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3.2.A.7. Writing as a Process: Begin to sequence story events for writing using pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text. 6
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3.2.B.1. Writing as a Product: Show and talk about work samples containing pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text. 6
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3.2.B.2. Writing as a Product: Begin to collect favorite work samples to place in personal writing folder. 6
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3.2.C.1. Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting: Use letter/sound knowledge in attempting to write (print) some words. 122
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3.2.C.2. Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting: Spell own name. 50
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3.2.C.3. Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting: Recognize and begin to use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and spacing between words when writing. 7
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3.2.C.5. Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting: Write all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet from teacher copy. 45
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3.2.D.1. Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes: Communicate personal response to literature through drawing, telling, or writing. 3
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3.2.D.2. Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes: Show and talk about favorite work samples (drawing or writing) with teacher and family. 11
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NJ.3.3. Speaking: All students will speak in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.

3.3.A.1. Discussion: Share experiences and express ideas. 8
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3.3.A.2. Discussion: Participate in conversations with peers and adults. 8
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3.3.A.3. Discussion: React to stories, poems, and songs. 8
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3.3.B.1. Questioning (Inquiry) and Contributing: Share in conversations with others. 11
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3.3.B.2. Questioning (Inquiry) and Contributing: Use oral language to extend learning. 11
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3.3.C.1. Word Choice: Use language to describe feelings, people, objects, and events. 6
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3.3.C.2. Word Choice: Suggest rhyming words during word play, songs, or read-aloud. 21
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3.3.D.1. Oral Presentation: Sing familiar songs and rhymes to promote oral language development. 1
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3.3.D.2. Oral Presentation: Begin to use social conventions of language. 24
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NJ.3.4. Listening: All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.

3.4.A.1. Active Listening: Listen fully to understand instructions or hear daily messages. 7
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3.4.A.2. Active Listening: Listen to identify main characters and events in stories. 7
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3.4.A.3. Active Listening: Listen to rhymes and songs to begin developing an understanding of letter/sound relationships. 7
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3.4.B.1. Listening Comprehension: Listen attentively to books teacher reads to class. 7
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3.4.B.2. Listening Comprehension: Answer questions correctly about books read aloud. 7
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3.5.A.1. Constructing Meaning: Make predictions about visual information (e.g., pictures in books). 23
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3.5.A.2. Constructing Meaning: Discuss favorite characters from books, film, and television. 23
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3.5.B.1. Visual and Verbal Messages: Begin to sequence a series of pictures or images to tell a story. 3
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3.5.B.2. Visual and Verbal Messages: Show understanding of purpose for pictures in books. 6
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