Grade K Making the Grade on the Florida Language Arts Standards (LAFS)
MDCPS Office of Academics and Transformation 2015-2016
Strand Language Standards Cluster 1 Conventions of Standard English
Standards Content Foci Instructional Tools LAFSKL11 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking (2)
a Print many upper- and lowercase letters b Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs c Form regular plural nouns orally by adding s or
es (eg dog dogs wish wishes) d Understand and use question words
(interrogatives) (eg who what where when why how)
e Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (eg to from in out on off for of by with)
f Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities
bull Be able to recognize upper and lowercase letters bull Correctly form upper and lowercase letters bull Know that nouns are words that name people
places things and ideas bull Know that verbs describe actions bull Know that many singular nouns can become
plurals by adding s or es bull Form questions using who what where when
why and how bull Know that the position of objects can be
described by using words like to from in on etc bull Know how to speak in complete sentences bull Know that you can expand a sentence by adding
adjectives (color words) and prepositional phrases (in the room)
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LAFSKL12 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization punctuation and spelling when writing(1)
a Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I
b Recognize and name end punctuation c Write a letter or letters for most consonant and
short-vowel sounds (phonemes) d Spell simple words phonetically drawing on
knowledge or sound-letter relationships
bull Use phonetic spelling when writing bull Name the period question mark and
exclamation point bull Know when to use a period question mark or
exclamation point in writing bull Know how to write a sentence bull Know that a sentence begins with a capital letter bull Know that a sentence needs some type of ending
punctuation bull Understand the relationship between a letter and
the sounds it makes bull Be able to retrieve the appropriate letter when
they identify the sound bull Be able to form the appropriate letter to represent
the sound(s) they hear
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Cluster 2 Knowledge of Language Standards Content Foci Instructional Tools
LAFSKL23 Not Applicable to K-1
NA
NA
Standard LAFSKL12
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Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization punctuation and spelling when writing
a Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I
b Recognize and name end punctuation
c Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes)
d Spell simple words phonetically drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships
Subject Area English Language Arts
Grade K
Strand Language Standards
Cluster
Date Adopted or Revised 1210
Content Complexity Rating Level 1 Recall -
Date of Last Rating 0214
Status State Board Approved
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Standard LAFSKL11
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Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking
a Print many upper- and lowercase letters
b Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs
c Form regular plural nouns orally by adding s or es (eg dog dogs wish wishes)
d Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (eg who what where when why how)
e Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (eg to from in out on off for of by with)
f Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities
Subject Area English Language Arts
Grade K
Strand Language Standards
Cluster
Date Adopted or Revised 1210
Content Complexity Rating Level 2 Basic Application of Skills amp Concepts -
Date of Last Rating 0214
Status State Board Approved
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Grade K Making the Grade on the Florida Language Arts Standards (LAFS)
MDCPS Office of Academics and Transformation 2015-2016
Cluster 3 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Standards Content Foci Instructional Tools LAFSKL34 Demonstrate or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content (2)
a Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (eg knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck)
b Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (eg -ed -s re- un- pre- -ful -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word
bull Recognize that a word is unknown bull Know many common and familiar words bull Know that some words have other meanings bull Use context andor pictures to help determine a
new meaning for a known word bull Know that parts can be added to a word to
change its meaning bull Know the meaning of the prefixes re- un- pre- bull Know the meaning of the suffixes ndashful and ndashless bull Know the meaning of the inflections ndashed and -ing bull Use the familiar and new meanings correctly
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LAFSKL35 With guidance and support from adults explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings(3)
a Sort common objects into categories (eg shapes foods) to gain a sense of the concepts in the categories represent
b Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms)
c Identify real-life connections between words and their use (eg note places at school that are colorful)
d Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (eg walk march strut prance) by acting out the meanings
With guidance and support bull Group objects by colors sizes shapes bull Sort given objects into groups bull Sort pictures into categories and label the
categories bull Understand what an opposite is bull Know and use basic verbs bull Know that some words represent different
degrees of the same action and act the words out
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LAFSKL36 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations reading and being read to and responding to texts(1)
Teacher
bull Provide opportunities to hear words used in different contexts
bull Provide opportunities to converse about grade K topics and texts
Student
bull Know how to sustain a conversation bull Know the rules of speaking with others bull Talk about ideas or events in a story bull Respond to ideas they have heard or read about bull Respond in sentences or phrases bull Use new vocabulary in conversations about what
they have learned or read
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Standard LAFSKL36
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Use words and phrases acquired through conversations reading and being read to and responding to texts
Subject Area English Language Arts
Grade K
Strand Language Standards
Cluster
Date Adopted or Revised 1210
Content Complexity Rating Level 1 Recall -
Date of Last Rating 0214
Status State Board Approved
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Standard LAFSKL35
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With guidance and support from adults explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings
a Sort common objects into categories (eg shapes foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent
b Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms)
c Identify real-life connections between words and their use (eg note places at school that are colorful)
d Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (eg