# Kindergarten: English language arts A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 22 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/nj-ela-kindergarten Part of: [New Jersey: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/nj-ela.md) Goal: New Jersey academic standards: English language arts, Kindergarten ## 1. Language Domain · With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings. - [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 - [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 ## 2. Language Domain · With prompting and support, ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and cont - [Word Parts as Clues](https://ai.page/c/word-parts-as-clues/index.md): Use knowledge of common inflections and affixes (-ed, -s, un-, -er) as clues to the meaning of unknown words; understand how the prefix un- changes meaning ## 3. Language Domain · With prompting and support, develop knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and listening. - [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 - [Basic Nouns & Verbs](https://ai.page/c/basic-nouns-and-verbs/index.md): Use frequently occurring nouns (people, places, things) and verbs (action words) appropriately in speech and writing ## 4. Language Domain · Demonstrate command of the conventions of sentence composition. - [Subordinate clauses](https://ai.page/c/subordinate-clauses/index.md): Use subordination (when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (or, and, but) to join clauses and create compound and complex sentences - [Structured Opinion Writing](https://ai.page/c/structured-opinion-writing/index.md): Compose opinion pieces that introduce a topic, state a clear point of view, provide organised reasons linked with connecting words, and include a concluding statement or section - [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 - [Four Types of Sentences](https://ai.page/c/four-types-of-sentences/index.md): Understand and use the four sentence types — statement, question, exclamation, and command — recognising how grammatical patterns indicate sentence function ## 5. Language Domain · Demonstrate command of the conventions of encoding and spelling common, regular, single-syllable words by: - [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 - [Segmenting words into sounds](https://ai.page/c/segmenting-words-into-sounds/index.md): Segment spoken words into phonemes and spell CVC and simple phonetically regular words by writing a letter or letters for each sound - [Spelling from Dictation](https://ai.page/c/spelling-from-dictation/index.md): Write simple sentences from memory when dictated by the teacher, applying taught GPCs, spelling rules, and common exception words ## 6. Language Domain · Demonstrate command of the conventions of writing. - [Saying Sentences Before Writing Them](https://ai.page/c/saying-sentences-before-writing-them/index.md): Say out loud what is going to be written; compose sentences orally before writing them down as preparation for independent writing ## 7. Language Domain · Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding words. - [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 - [Phonics Vocabulary](https://ai.page/c/phonics-vocabulary/index.md): Know and use the vocabulary of phonics and word structure — phoneme, grapheme, GPC (grapheme-phoneme correspondence), blend, segment, digraph, CVC, vowel, consonant, syllable, root word, suffix, prefix, and homophone — and understand that these words describe the building blocks that phonics instruction is built on ## 8. Language Domain · Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). - [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 ## 9. Language Domain · Demonstrate understanding of the organization and 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 22 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): - Shades of Meaning has no explanation yet - Discussing and Questioning New Words has no explanation yet - Sorting & Categorising Words has no explanation yet - Word Parts as Clues has no explanation yet - Building sentences has no explanation yet - Prepositions has no explanation yet - Question Words has no explanation yet - Regular Plural Nouns has no explanation yet - Basic Nouns & Verbs has no explanation yet - Subordinate clauses has no explanation yet - Structured Opinion Writing has no explanation yet - Starting and Ending Sentences has no explanation yet - Four Types of Sentences has no explanation yet - Syllables has no explanation yet - Segmenting words into sounds comes before Phonics Vocabulary, which it needs - Segmenting words into sounds has no explanation yet - Spelling from Dictation comes before Phonics Vocabulary, which it needs - Spelling from Dictation has no explanation yet - Saying Sentences Before Writing Them has no explanation yet - Blending Sounds to Read Words has no explanation yet - Phonics Vocabulary 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 New Jersey academic standards: English language arts (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lnt3kbxyJ1XDaYhm8-jzLULMUQxljy4V/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112511048841336886170&rtpof=true&sd=true); 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.