Kindergarten
Readiness Skills
K.1 Concept Development
Students will demonstrate emergent literacy skills needed for writing. Each student will:
A. Identify basic shapes (e.g., squares, circles, and triangles )
B. Recognize simple size differences (e.g., big and little)
C. Understand position words (e.g., top/bottom, front/back, up/down, in/out)
D. Demonstrate print awareness
1. Position a book or page correctly for coloring, writing, or reading
2. Track pictures, symbols, or letters from top to bottom and left to right
3. Understand that printed words represent spoken words
E. Identify printed symbols used for communication
1. Identify capital letters
2. Identify lowercase letters
3. Identify numbers
F. Use drawings and symbols to convey meaning and share ideas
1. Draw simple shapes (e.g., squares, circles, and triangles )
2. Draw a person
3. Use letters to approximate words
K.2 Physical Development
Students will demonstrate physical development needed for writing. Each student will:
A. Use a correct and efficient pencil grip for writing
B. Stabilize paper with the non-writing hand while drawing/writing
C. Position writing paper appropriately
D. Maintain sitting posture for writing/coloring/drawing
Printing Skills
K.3 Letter Skills
Students will demonstrate skills in printing letters and numbers from memory. Each student will:
A. Demonstrate correct formation of letters and numbers
1. Start capital letters at the top
2. Start numbers at the top
3. Start lowercase letters (except d and e) at the top
4. Follow standard formation sequence for letters and numbers
B. Orient letters and numbers correctly (with few reversals)
C. Place letters and numbers on a baseline (within 1/8″ above or below)
D. Write letters and numbers in a grade-appropriate size
E. Follow the writing guidelines of various styles of paper (triple, double, and single lines)
K.4 Word Skills
Students will write letters together to form words. Each student will:
A. Write his/her name
1. Begin with a capital letter
2. Form each letter in a name, moving left to right
B. Write 2- to 5-letter words
1. Form each letter in a word, moving left to right
2. Use appropriate spacing (i.e., letters close together, NOT touching or overlapping)
K.5 Sentence Skills
Students write words to express thoughts, forming sentences. Each student will:
A. Write simple 2- to 3-word sentences
B. Write horizontally, from left to right
C. Use sentence writing conventions:
1. Start sentences with a capital letter
2. Leave a clearly defined space between words
3. Use ending punctuation
a. Use period to end statements
b. Use a question mark to end questions
c. Use an exclamation point to end exclamations