29/09/2021
Grammar & Language Skills for Kindergarten
Use spaces between words
Write from left-to-right, top-to-bottom
Identify “sentence” and “word” by name (use those terms)
Identify the period, question mark, and exclamation point by name
Consistently use periods to end sentences
With support, use question marks or exclamation points to end sentences
Capitalize the first word in a sentence
Capitalize the pronoun “I”
Capitalize names of familiar people (i.e., friends’ names)
Speak in complete sentences
Write in complete sentences (may need support)
Understand and use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) orally
Use common nouns to name people, places, and things — orally and in writing
Use describing words to give detail — orally (adjectives, but I don’t require Kinders to know the word “adjective”)
Use specific action words — orally (verbs, but I don’t require Kinders to know the word “verbs,” though I may use it myself)
Use simple pronouns correctly — orally and in writing
Demonstrate understanding of and use common prepositions — orally
Use plural nouns with -s and -es — orally (should also attempt in writing but may not spell them correctly, especially the -es ending)
Produce statements, questions, and exclamations with prompting — orally (I don’t require Kinders to identify these sentence types by name)
Expand simple sentences by adding more details — orally, with prompting
Discuss differences between present and past tense verbs and use them correctly — orally, should also attempt in writing