# Kindergarten: English language arts A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 30 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/va-ela-kindergarten Part of: [Virginia SOL: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/va-ela.md) Goal: Virginia Standards of Learning: English language arts, Kindergarten ## 1. FOUNDATIONS OF 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 - [Sharing and Publishing Your Writing](https://ai.page/c/sharing-and-publishing-your-writing/index.md): Read own writing aloud clearly enough to be heard by peers and the teacher; use digital tools to produce and publish writing - [Sitting and holding a pencil](https://ai.page/c/sitting-and-holding-a-pencil/index.md): Sit correctly at a table holding a pencil comfortably and correctly; form lower-case letters in the correct direction starting and finishing in the right place - [Planning Ideas Before Writing](https://ai.page/c/planning-ideas-before-writing/index.md): Plan before writing by saying aloud or noting down what will be written, writing down ideas and key words, and encapsulating ideas sentence by sentence before composing - [Responding to Writing Feedback](https://ai.page/c/responding-to-writing-feedback/index.md): With teacher guidance, re-read own writing aloud to check it sounds right; listen and respond to questions and suggestions from teacher or peers to add detail, clarify meaning, and strengthen writing — this is the scaffolded beginning of writing self-evaluation, not an independent skill - [Forming Capital Letters](https://ai.page/c/forming-capital-letters/index.md): Form capital letters correctly; print many upper- and lowercase letters legibly - [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 - [Writing Poetry](https://ai.page/c/writing-poetry/index.md): Write poetry, exploring patterns of language, rhyme and rhythm, and learning poems by heart for recitation with appropriate intonation ## 2. FOUNDATIONS OF READING - [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 - [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 - [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 - [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 - [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 - [Predicting what happens next](https://ai.page/c/predicting-what-happens-next/index.md): Predict what might happen next in a story based on what has been read so far; discuss the significance of titles and events - [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) - [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 - [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 - [Reading between the lines](https://ai.page/c/reading-between-the-lines/index.md): Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts; make simple inferences based on what characters say and do - [Connecting reading to experience](https://ai.page/c/connecting-reading-to-experience/index.md): Link what is read or heard to own experiences; draw on background knowledge and vocabulary to support understanding of texts - [Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives](https://ai.page/c/inferring-characters-feelings-and-motives/index.md): Draw inferences from independently-read texts, such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence from the text - [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 - [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 - [Reading for Meaning](https://ai.page/c/reading-for-meaning/index.md): Understand that reading is about making meaning, not just saying words correctly — a text that can be decoded but not understood has not been read ## 3. COMMUNICATION - [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 - [Group discussions](https://ai.page/c/group-discussions/index.md): Participate actively in collaborative conversations staying on topic; continue a conversation through multiple exchanges; maintain attention in discussions - [Describing Aloud](https://ai.page/c/describing-aloud/index.md): Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with detail; speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly; give well-structured descriptions and explanations - [Irregular past tense verbs](https://ai.page/c/irregular-past-tense-verbs/index.md): Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs correctly (e.g., sat, hid, told, went, came, ran), recognising that these do not follow the regular -ed pattern - [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 - [Pronouns](https://ai.page/c/pronouns/index.md): Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns correctly (e.g., I/me/my, they/them/their, anyone/everything), replacing nouns to avoid repetition ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 30 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): - Writing to inform has no explanation yet - Sharing and Publishing Your Writing has no explanation yet - Sitting and holding a pencil has no explanation yet - Planning Ideas Before Writing has no explanation yet - Responding to Writing Feedback has no explanation yet - Forming Capital Letters has no explanation yet - Understanding print has no explanation yet - Writing Poetry comes before Rhyming words, which it needs - Writing Poetry has no explanation yet - Knowing all letters has no explanation yet - Onsets & Rimes has no explanation yet - Blending Sounds to Read Words has no explanation yet - Syllables has no explanation yet - Rhyming words has no explanation yet - Using New Vocabulary has no explanation yet - Predicting what happens next has no explanation yet - Retelling Stories with Structure has no explanation yet - Listening to Texts Read Aloud has no explanation yet - Basic Nouns & Verbs has no explanation yet - Reading between the lines has no explanation yet - Connecting reading to experience has no explanation yet - Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives has no explanation yet - Listening and responding has no explanation yet - Different Types of Texts has no explanation yet - Reading for Meaning has no explanation yet - Asking Questions has no explanation yet - Group discussions has no explanation yet - Describing Aloud has no explanation yet - Irregular past tense verbs has no explanation yet - Building sentences has no explanation yet - Pronouns has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Virginia Standards of Learning: English language arts (https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/421/637890605072570000); 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.