Standards

New York State Standards

New York State Core Curriculum

Subject: English Language Arts

Grade: Kindergarten

Strand: Reading 

Domain: Print Concepts

Standard 1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page. b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in

written language by specific sequences of letters.

c. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print. d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the

alphabet.

Domain: Phonological Awareness

Standard 2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-

consonant, or C VC) words.* ( This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

Domain: Phonics and Word Recognition

Standard 3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many

of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

b. Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Strand: Language

Domain: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Standard 4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.

a. Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the

verb to duck).