# Kindergarten: English language arts A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 29 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/al-ela-kindergarten Part of: [Alabama: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/al-ela.md) Goal: Alabama academic standards: English language arts, Kindergarten ## 1. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Participate in shared research and writing projects to answer a question or describe a topic. - [Shared Research Projects](https://ai.page/c/shared-research-projects/index.md): Participate in shared research and writing projects; recall information from experiences or gather information from sources to answer a question ## 2. Literacy Foundations K-3 · When speaking and writing, follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and grade-appropriate spelling. - [Grammar words: letter, word, sentence](https://ai.page/c/grammar-words-letter-word-sentence/index.md): Use basic grammatical terminology when discussing reading and writing: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence, punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark - [Starting and Ending Sentences](https://ai.page/c/starting-and-ending-sentences/index.md): Begin sentences with a capital letter and end them with the appropriate mark (full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark); recognise and name end punctuation ## 3. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Apply knowledge of grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling rules (or generalizations) to encode words accurately. - [Single Letter Sounds](https://ai.page/c/single-letter-sounds/index.md): Know the primary sound for each consonant and the short and long sounds for the five major vowels; respond speedily to single-letter graphemes - [Blending Sounds to Read Words](https://ai.page/c/blending-sounds-to-read-words/index.md): Apply phonic knowledge to blend sounds in unfamiliar words containing taught grapheme-phoneme correspondences; respond speedily to graphemes for all 40+ phonemes ## 4. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Print legibly, using proper pencil grip. - [Forming Capital Letters](https://ai.page/c/forming-capital-letters/index.md): Form capital letters correctly; print many upper- and lowercase letters legibly ## 5. Literacy Foundations K-3 · With prompting and support, compare and contrast two texts. - [Comparing Characters Across Stories](https://ai.page/c/comparing-characters-across-stories/index.md): Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories; identify similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic - [Different Types of Texts](https://ai.page/c/different-types-of-texts/index.md): Recognise common types of texts (storybooks, poems, non-fiction); name the author and illustrator and define the role of each in telling or presenting a text ## 6. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Identify and describe the main story elements in a literary text. - [Characters, settings, and events](https://ai.page/c/characters-settings-and-events/index.md): Identify characters, settings, and major events in stories; become familiar with key stories, fairy tales, and traditional tales and retell them with key details in sequence - [Retelling Stories with Structure](https://ai.page/c/retelling-stories-with-structure/index.md): Retell stories including key details in sequence, describe characters, settings, and major events using evidence from the text, and describe the overall structure of a story (beginning, middle, ending) ## 7. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Use new and previously-taught vocabulary to produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. - [Using New Vocabulary](https://ai.page/c/using-new-vocabulary/index.md): Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, being read to, and responding to texts in own speech and writing ## 8. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in discussions and/or text. - [Discussing and Questioning New Words](https://ai.page/c/discussing-and-questioning-new-words/index.md): Ask and answer questions about unknown words in texts; discuss word meanings and link new vocabulary to words already known ## 9. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Demonstrate early phonological awareness to basic phonemic awareness skills in spoken words. - [Onsets & Rimes](https://ai.page/c/onsets-and-rimes/index.md): Blend and segment onsets and rimes in single-syllable words; isolate and pronounce individual phonemes (initial, medial, final) in CVC words; add or substitute phonemes to make new words - [Syllables](https://ai.page/c/syllables/index.md): Count, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words; divide written words into syllables as an aid to reading and spelling - [Rhyming words](https://ai.page/c/rhyming-words/index.md): Recognise and produce rhyming words; join in with predictable phrases and rhymes in stories and poems; learn to appreciate and recite poems by heart ## 10. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of printed materials. - [Understanding print](https://ai.page/c/understanding-print/index.md): Demonstrate understanding that print carries meaning, follows left-to-right top-to-bottom directionality, and is organised page by page in books ## 11. Literacy Foundations K-3 · With guidance and support, present information orally, using complete sentences in correct word order. - [Simple Stories with Beginning and Ending](https://ai.page/c/simple-stories-with-beginning-and-ending/index.md): Write simple narratives by sequencing sentences to describe events in order; narrate a single event or linked events with a beginning, middle, and ending or reaction - [Expressing & Justifying Opinions](https://ai.page/c/expressing-and-justifying-opinions/index.md): Articulate and justify answers, arguments, and opinions; participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, and debates ## 12. Literacy Foundations K-3 · Actively listen and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion, with guidance and support. - [Listening and responding](https://ai.page/c/listening-and-responding/index.md): Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers; follow agreed-upon rules for discussion such as listening to others and taking turns speaking ## 13. Writing - [Writing to inform](https://ai.page/c/writing-to-inform/index.md): Compose informative or explanatory texts using drawing, dictating, or writing that name a topic and supply some information about it - [Writing opinions](https://ai.page/c/writing-opinions/index.md): Compose opinion pieces using drawing, dictating, or writing that name a topic or book and state a preference or opinion about it ## 14. Comprehension - [Main Topic of Informational Texts](https://ai.page/c/main-topic-of-informational-texts/index.md): Identify the main topic and retell key details of informational texts; describe connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information - [Pictures and Text Working Together](https://ai.page/c/pictures-and-text-working-together/index.md): Describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear; use pictures to support and extend comprehension - [Book Features and Author's Reasons](https://ai.page/c/book-features-and-author-s-reasons/index.md): Identify front cover, back cover, and title page of a book; identify the reasons an author gives to support points in informational text ## 15. Vocabulary - [Sorting & Categorising Words](https://ai.page/c/sorting-and-categorising-words/index.md): Sort common objects and words into categories to understand how concepts relate; demonstrate understanding of opposites (antonyms) for common verbs and adjectives ## 16. Fluency - [Knowing all letters](https://ai.page/c/knowing-all-letters/index.md): Recognise and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet; name the letters in order and use letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings ## 17. Oral Language - [Exploring Ideas Through Talk](https://ai.page/c/exploring-ideas-through-talk/index.md): Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining, and exploring ideas; use strategies to build vocabulary through talk - [Asking Questions](https://ai.page/c/asking-questions/index.md): Ask relevant questions to extend understanding; ask and answer questions to seek help, get information, or clarify something not understood - [Listening to Texts Read Aloud](https://ai.page/c/listening-to-texts-read-aloud/index.md): Listen to and discuss poems, stories, and non-fiction at a level beyond independent reading; confirm understanding of texts read aloud by asking and answering questions about key details ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 29 own concepts: 0 have an explanation, 0 have practice, 0 have a measurement question, 0 have a checked version. Findings (each is a task for anyone's AI): - Shared Research Projects has no explanation yet - Grammar words: letter, word, sentence has no explanation yet - Starting and Ending Sentences has no explanation yet - Single Letter Sounds comes before Knowing all letters, which it needs - Single Letter Sounds has no explanation yet - Blending Sounds to Read Words comes before Onsets & Rimes, which it needs - Blending Sounds to Read Words has no explanation yet - Forming Capital Letters has no explanation yet - Comparing Characters Across Stories comes before Characters, settings, and events, which it needs - Comparing Characters Across Stories has no explanation yet - Different Types of Texts has no explanation yet - Characters, settings, and events comes before Listening to Texts Read Aloud, which it needs - Characters, settings, and events has no explanation yet - Retelling Stories with Structure has no explanation yet - Using New Vocabulary has no explanation yet - Discussing and Questioning New Words has no explanation yet - Onsets & Rimes has no explanation yet - Syllables has no explanation yet - Rhyming words has no explanation yet - Understanding print has no explanation yet - Simple Stories with Beginning and Ending has no explanation yet - Expressing & Justifying Opinions has no explanation yet - Listening and responding has no explanation yet - Writing to inform has no explanation yet - Writing opinions has no explanation yet - Main Topic of Informational Texts comes before Listening to Texts Read Aloud, which it needs - Main Topic of Informational Texts has no explanation yet - Pictures and Text Working Together has no explanation yet - Book Features and Author's Reasons has no explanation yet - Sorting & Categorising Words has no explanation yet - Knowing all letters has no explanation yet - Exploring Ideas Through Talk has no explanation yet - Asking Questions has no explanation yet - Listening to Texts Read Aloud has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Alabama academic standards: English language arts (https://www.alsde.edu/sec/sct/COS/2021%20Alabama%20English%20Language%20Arts%20Course%20of%20Study.pdf); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.