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KINDERGARTEN
WHAT READING SKILLS IS MY CHILD LEARNING IN KINDERGARTEN?
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Academic Milestones are key academic skills that students need to develop at each grade.
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The literacy milestones are critical literacy skills that build on each other and prepare students for achievement in the next grade and beyond.
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These literacy milestones come from OUSD's Academic Milestones, but are based on California grade level standards and are applicable for a child at any school.
FALL MILESTONES
(by Halloween)
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Recognize and name all lowercase and uppercase letters in the alphabet.
Reading Skill
Know that letters make up words
and words are divided by
spaces in sentences.
Reading Skill
WINTER
(by Valentine's Day)
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Make the most common sound for all letters in the alphabet. (short vowels: /a/ as in CAT, /e/ as in PEN, /i/ as in BIG, /o/ as in HOT, /u/ as in FUN).
Reading Skill
Read 3 letter words with short vowels (cat, sip, fun, and hop) fluently in text.
Reading Skill
Use complete sentences to talk about ideas, opinions and events.
Reading Skill
SPRING
(by summer break)
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Read at least 75 high frequency words.
Reading Skill
Identify the first, middle, and last sounds in a word (What is the first sound in “win”? First sound /w/; What is the middle sound in “win”? Sound /i/).
Reading Skill
Read words with short vowels and digraphs, such as fish, chin, that, and when fluently in text.
Reading Skill
Name the setting and events of a story, and how characters are alike or different.
Reading Skill
Expresses opinions: Dictate, draw and write an opinion.
Writing Sample
Fluently read decodable text.
Reading Skill
Captions and Languages
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WHAT DOES READING AND WRITING SOUND LIKE IN KINDERGARTEN?
Watch these videos to learn what Kindergarten students should be able to do by the end of the year.
WHEN READING AND WRITING TOGETHER...
Ask your child questions after reading books:
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Where does the story take place?
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Who is in the story?
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What happens in the beginning, middle, and end of the story?
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What is this book about?
Ask your child to tell you a story. Then have your child draw pictures to show their story and later in the year write their story out.
Ask your child to tell, draw, or write about an opinion they have about something. For example: their favorite TV show, a food they like/dislike, a place they would like to visit.
If your child has more extensive needs, encourage them to explore their environment through sensory play and experiences and respond to what feels soft, rough, smooth, or bumpy.
OAKLAND RESOURCES
SORA:
OUSD'S DIGITAL LIBRARY
Read anywhere, anytime, from any device!
Read and check out books from the OUSD eBook Library and the Oakland Public Library. Sora includes books, audio books and magazines that are popular with students, in English and Spanish.
Students can sign into Sora with an OUSD username and password or by going to the Sora icon in Clever.
