Elementary Language Arts Kindergarten

Segment One

• Concepts of print
• Syllables
• Rhyming words
• Onset and rime
• Beginning, middle, and ending sounds
• Letters and sounds
• CVC words
• Sight words
• Story elements: character, setting, and events
• Author and illustrator
• Main topic and key details
• Fact and opinion
• Compare and contrast
• Present information orally
• Printing letters
• Opinion writing
• Expository writing
• Narrative writing
• Grammar, punctuation, capitalization, grade-level spelling
• Ask and answer questions about a text
• Multimedia element
• Vocabulary
• Unknown words
• Sorting into categories

Segment Two

• Add, delete, and substitute phonemes
• Segment and blend phonemes
• Letters and sounds
• CVC and CVCe words
• Sight words
• Story elements: character, setting, and events
• Author and illustrator
• Main topic and key details
• Fact and opinion
• Compare and contrast
• Present information orally
• Printing letters
• Opinion writing
• Expository writing
• Narrative writing
• Grammar, punctuation, capitalization, grade-level spelling
• Ask and answer questions about a text
• Multimedia element
• Vocabulary
• Unknown words
• Sorting into categories

Students will need the following materials: cell phone or scanner, headset or earbuds, coloring materials (markers, crayons, colored pencils), glue or tape, pen or pencil, printer, printer paper, scissors, stapler, lined paper, notebook or binder to organize course resources and work, household objects for activities.

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, oral assessments, and discussions. Core courses will use the state-approved grading scale and Special Area courses will use an S or U grading scale.

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.