What does a student learn in StateFlorida,GradeKindergarten,SubjectEnglish Language Arts?

The student thinks critically and uses prior knowledge to connect ideas across a text and across multiple texts.

The student reads grade-level texts with accuracy, fluency, and comprehension.

The student makes inferences supported by evidence from the text.

The student supports claims and conclusions with evidence from the text and from background knowledge.

The student communicates effectively in writing and speaking, applying conventions of standard English.

The student engages thoughtfully with texts that develop good citizenship, civic literacy, and personal character.

The student demonstrates understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

The student demonstrates phonological awareness by hearing, blending, segmenting, and manipulating spoken sounds.

The student applies phonics and word-analysis skills in decoding to read accurately and fluently.

The student reads on-grade-level text with accuracy, automaticity, and prosody.

The student analyzes literary elements such as plot, character, and theme in literary texts at the grade level.

The student analyzes how authors use word choice, imagery, and figurative language to develop meaning and tone.

The student determines and traces central ideas and themes in literary and informational texts and summarizes how they develop.

The student analyzes how informational texts are organized and how that structure supports meaning.

The student evaluates the argument and reasoning in informational texts and identifies sound and faulty reasoning.

The student compares and contrasts ideas, themes, or structures across multiple texts on similar topics.

The student listens, speaks, and collaborates with others in a clear and respectful manner.

The student applies conventions of standard English grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing and speaking.

The student writes a variety of narrative, informative, and argumentative texts that communicate ideas with clarity, structure, and voice.

The student conducts short and sustained research, gathers credible sources, and integrates evidence into well-cited writing.

The student plans and produces multimedia presentations and collaborates with peers to refine ideas.

The student acquires and uses grade-appropriate academic and domain-specific vocabulary in speaking and writing.

The student determines the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases using context, affixes, and reference materials.

The student understands how word origins, etymology, and patterns shape modern English vocabulary.