Kindergarten Language Arts Skills
Prior Standards Implementation

The standards listed below have been replaced by a newer set of standards.

Please go to Current Kindergarten Language Arts Standards for current resources.

Reading - Links to prior reading skills standards (e.g. oral language, recognizing signs and labels, using letter-sound matches).

Writing - Links to prior writing skills standards (e.g. creating pictures to generate ideas, retell stories, participating in shared writing).

Elements of Language - Links to prior language skills standards (e.g. recognizing punctuation and capitalization, spelling simple words, spelling first and last name).

Return to Grade Level Help.

Great Sites for all Ages:
Literature Learning Ladders - This site encourages active reading through book-technology connections, by exploring some online resources related to literacy, themes, literature circles, technology, and learning. Learning Ladders features WebQuests, Newberrys and the Net, Caldecott Connections e-books, graphic novels and popular children's literature.

Guide to Grammar and Writing - Writing Resources for Words, Sentences, Paragraphs, Essays and Research Papers. Also contains "Ask Grammar", Quizzes, and PowerPoints to help explain the rules of Grammar.