# Kindergarten: English language arts A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 18 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/id-ela-kindergarten Part of: [Idaho: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/id-ela.md) Goal: Idaho academic standards: English language arts, Kindergarten ## 1. Grammar and Conventions · Demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. - [Building sentences](https://ai.page/c/building-sentences/index.md): Understand that words combine to make sentences — a sentence expresses a complete thought; produce and expand complete sentences in speech and writing - [Prepositions](https://ai.page/c/prepositions/index.md): Understand and use the most frequently occurring prepositions of location and direction (e.g. to, from, in, out, on, off, for, by, with) - [Question Words](https://ai.page/c/question-words/index.md): Understand and use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) to form and answer questions - [Regular Plural Nouns](https://ai.page/c/regular-plural-nouns/index.md): Form and use regular plural nouns orally and in writing by adding -s or -es; understand that plural means more than one ## 2. Vocabulary Development · With support, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings. - [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 - [Defining Words](https://ai.page/c/defining-words/index.md): Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., 'a duck is a bird that swims'), making real-life connections between words and their use - [Shades of Meaning](https://ai.page/c/shades-of-meaning/index.md): Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing similar actions and among adjectives differing in intensity; make real-life connections between words and their use - [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 ## 3. Reading Comprehension · With support, use evidence from nonfiction works read aloud to demonstrate of grade-level texts. - [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 - [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 ## 4. Foundational Reading · Use knowledge of grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. - [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 - [Reading High-Frequency Words by Sight](https://ai.page/c/reading-high-frequency-words-by-sight/index.md): Read common high-frequency and exception words automatically by sight, including words with irregular spelling patterns - [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 ## 5. Foundational Reading · Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds. - [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 - [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 - [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 ## 6. Foundational Reading · Demonstrate understanding of the basic features of print. - [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 - [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 ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 18 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): - Building sentences has no explanation yet - Prepositions has no explanation yet - Question Words has no explanation yet - Regular Plural Nouns has no explanation yet - Sorting & Categorising Words has no explanation yet - Defining Words has no explanation yet - Shades of Meaning has no explanation yet - Discussing and Questioning New Words has no explanation yet - Listening to Texts Read Aloud has no explanation yet - Book Features and Author's Reasons comes before Understanding print, which it needs - Book Features and Author's Reasons has no explanation yet - Single Letter Sounds comes before Knowing all letters, which it needs - Single Letter Sounds has no explanation yet - Reading High-Frequency Words by Sight comes before Knowing all letters, which it needs - Reading High-Frequency Words by Sight 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 - Syllables has no explanation yet - Onsets & Rimes has no explanation yet - Rhyming words has no explanation yet - Understanding print has no explanation yet - Knowing all letters has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Idaho academic standards: English language arts (https://www.sde.idaho.gov/topics/admin-rules/files/negotiated-rulemaking/Idaho-K-12-State-Standards-for-ELA-Literacy.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.