EK.A Literature Text EK.A-K.1—Key Ideas and Details (Anchor)• EK.A-K.1.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEK.A-PK.1.1.1• With prompting and

support, retell a familiar story in sequence with picture support.

EK.A-PK.1.1.2• With prompting and

support, retell familiar stories including key details.

EK.A-PK.1.1.3• With prompting and

support, answer questions to identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

Kindergarten Eligible ContentEK.A-K.1.1.1• Answer questions about key

details in a text.EK.A-K.1.1.2• With prompting and

support, retell familiar stories including key details.

EK.A-K.1.1.3• With prompting and

support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

First Grade Eligible ContentE01.A-K.1.1.1• Ask and answer questions about

key details in a text. E01.A-K.1.1.2• Retell stories, including key

details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

E01.A-K.1.1.3• Describe characters, settings,

and major events in a story, using key details.

EK.A Literature EK.A-C.2—Craft and Structure (Anchor)• EK.A-C.2.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK-C.2.1.1• With prompting and support,

name the author and illustrator of a story

Eligible ContentEK.A-C.2.1.1• Name the author and

illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.A-C.2.1.1• Identify who is telling the story

at various points in a text.

EK.A Literature TextEK.A-C.3—Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (Anchor)• EK.A-C.3.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of connections between, and/or among texts.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.A-C.3.1.1• Answer questions to compare

and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

Eligible ContentEK.A-C.3.1.1• Compare and contrast the

adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

Note• “Stories” means narration of

events told through the text types of stories, dramas, or poems.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.A-C.3.1.1• Compare and contrast the

adventures and experiences of characters in stories.

Note• “Stories” means narration of

events told through the text types of stories, dramas, or poems.

EK.A Literature TextEK.A-V.4—Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (Anchor)• EK.A.V.4.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.A.V.4.1.1• With prompting and support,

clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.

Eligible ContentEK.A.V.4.1.1• Determine or clarify the

meaning of unknown or multiple- meaning words and phrases based upon grade-level 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).

b. Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.A.4.1.1• Determine or clarify the

meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content.

a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

b. Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.

c. Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).

EK.A Literature TextEK.A-V.4—Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (Anchor)• EK.A.V.4.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.A.V.4.1.2• With guidance and support from adults,

explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

a. Sort common objects into categories (e.g., 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).

Eligible ContentEK.A.V.4.1.2• With guidance and support from adults,

explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

a. Sort common objects into categories (e.g., 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 (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).

d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.A.4.1.2• With guidance and support from adults,

demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

a. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

b. Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

c. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).

d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.

EK.B Informational TextEK.B-K.1—Key Ideas and Details• EK.B-K.1.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.B-K.1.1.1• Answer questions about a

text. EPK.B-K.1.1.2• With prompting and

support, retell key details of text that support a provided main idea.

EPK.B-K.1.1.3• With prompting and

support, make connections between information in a text and personal experiences.

Eligible ContentEK.B-K.1.1.1• With prompting and

support, answer questions about key details in a text.

EK.B-K.1.1.2• With prompting and

support, identify the main idea and retell key details of text.

EK.B-K.1.1.3• With prompting and

support, make a connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE1.B-K.1.1.1• Ask and answer questions

about key details in a text.

E1.B-K.1.1.2• Identify the main idea and

retell key details of text

E1.B-K.1.1.3• Describe the connection

between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

EK.B Informational TextEK.B-C.2—Craft and Structure (Anchor)• EK.B-C.2.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.B-C.2.1.1• No Point of View StandardEPK.B-C.2.1.2• Identify the front cover, back

cover, and title page of a book.

Eligible ContentEK.B-C.2.1.1• No Point of View Standard

(Identify the author)EK.B-C.2.1.2• Identify parts of a book

(title, author) and parts of a text (beginning, end, details).

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE1.B-C.2.1.1• No Point of View StandardE1.B-C.2.1.2• Use various text features

and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text.

EK.B Informational TextEK.B-C.3—Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (Anchor)• EK.B-C.3.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.B-C.3.1.1• No StandardEPK.B-C-3.1.2• With prompting and

support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts read aloud on the same topic.

EPK.B-C.3.1.3• With prompting and

support, answer questions to connect illustrations to the written word.

Eligible ContentEK.B-C.3.1.1• With prompting and

support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

EK.B-C.3.1.2• With prompting and

support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts (read or read aloud) on the same topic.

EK.B-C.3.1.3• Answer questions to

describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.B-C.3.1.1• Identify the reasons an

author gives to support points in a text.

E01.B-C.3.1.2• Identify basic similarities in

and differences between two texts on the same topic. (in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures)

E01.B-C.3.1.3• Use the illustrations and

details in a text to describe its key ideas.

EK.B Informational TextEK.B-V.4—Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (Anchor)• EK.B-V.4.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.B-V.4.1.1• With prompting and support,

clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.

Eligible ContentEK.B-V.4.1.1• Determine or clarify the

meaning of unknown or multiple- meaning words and phrases based upon grade-level 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).

b. Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.B-4.1.1• Determine or clarify the

meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content.

a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

b. Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.

c. Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).

EK.B Informational TextEK.B-V.4—Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (Anchor)• EK.B-V.4.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational text.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.B-V.4.1.2• With guidance and support from adults,

explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

a. Sort common objects into categories (e.g., 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).

Eligible ContentEK.B-V.4.1.2• With guidance and support from adults,

explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

a. Sort common objects into categories (e.g., 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 (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).

d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.B-V.4.1.2• With guidance and support from adults,

demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

a. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

b. Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

c. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).

d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.

EK.C WritingEK.C.1—Text Types and Purposes; Opinion Writing (Anchor)• EK.C.1.1

• Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

No Eligible Content for Pre K

Eligible ContentEK.C.1.1.1• Use a combination of

drawing, dictating, and writing to form an opinion by choosing between two given topics.

EK.C.1.1.2• Support the opinion with

reasons. EK.C.1.1.3• Make logical connections

between drawing and writing

EK.C.1.1.4• Make logical connections

between drawing and writing

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.C.1.1.1• Form an opinion by choosing

among given topics. E01.C.1.1.2• Support the opinion with

reasons related to the opinion.

E01.C.1.1.3• Create an organizational

structure that includes reasons.

E01.C.1.1.4• Provide some sense of

closure.

EK.C WritingEK.C.1—Text Types and Purposes; Informative/Explanatory Writing (Anchor)• EK.C.1.2

• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.C.1.2.1• With prompting and

support, draw/dictate about one specific topic.

EPK.C.1.2.2• With prompting and

support, generate ideas to convey information.

EPK.C.1.2.3• With prompting and

support, make logical connections between drawing and dictation.

EPK.C.1.2.4• With prompting and

support, make logical connections between drawing and dictation.

Eligible ContentEK.C.1.2.1• Use a combination of

drawing, dictating, and writing to focus on one specific topic.

EK.C.1.2.2• With prompting and

support, generate ideas and details to convey information that relates to the chosen topic.

EK.C.1.2.3• Make logical connections

between drawing and dictation/writing.

EK.C.1.2.4• Make logical connections

between drawing and dictation/writing

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.C.1.1.1• Identify and write about one

specific topic.

E01.C.1.1.2• Develop the topic with two

or more facts

E01.C.1.2.3• Group information.

E01.C.1.2.4• Provide some sense of

closure.

EK.C WritingEK.C.1—Text Type and Purposes; Narrative Writing (Anchor)EK.C.1.3• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,

descriptive details, and clear event sequences.Pre K Eligible ContentEPK.C.1.3.1• Dictate to establish who

and what the narrative will be about.

EPK.C.1.3.2• Dictate with prompting to

describe experiences and events.

EPK.C.1.3.3• Recount a single event and

tell about the events in order in which they occurred.

Eligible ContentEK.C.1.3.1• Use a combination of

drawing, dictating, and writing to establish who and what the narrative will be about.

EK.C.1.3.2• Use a combination of

drawing, dictating, and writing to describe experiences and events.

EK.C.1.3.3• Recount a single event or

several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred.

EK.C.1.3.4• Provide a reaction to what

happened

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.C.1.3.1• Establish who and what the

narrative will be about. E01.C.1.3.2• Include thoughts and

feelings to describe experiences and events.

E01.C.1.3.3• Recount two or more

appropriately sequenced events using temporal words to signal event order

E01.C.1.3.4• Provide some sense of

closure.

EK.D LanguageEK.D.1—Conventions of Standard English (Anchor)EK.D.1.1 (Descriptor)• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.

Pre K—Eligible Content

No Content

Eligible ContentEK.D.1.1.1• Print many upper- and lowercase letters.EK.D.1.1.2• Use frequently occurring nouns and

verbs.EK.D.1.1.3• Form regular plural nouns orally by

adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).

EK.D.1.1.4• Understand and use question words

(interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).

EK.D.1.1.5• Use the most frequently occurring

propositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).

EK.D.1.1.6• Produce and expand complete sentences

in shared language activities.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.D.1.1.1• Print all upper- and lowercase letters. E01.D.1.1.2• Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. E01.D.1.1.3• Use singular and plural nouns with matching

verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).

E01.D.1.1.4• Use personal, possessive, and indefinite

pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).

E01.D.1.1.5• Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present,

and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

E01.D.1.1.6• Use frequently occurring adjectives. E01.D.1.1.7• Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g.,

and, but, or, so, because).E01.D.1.1.8• Use determiners (e.g., articles,

demonstratives).E01.D.1.1.9• Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g.,

during, beyond, toward).E.01.D.1.1.10• Produce and expand complete simple and

compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.

EK.D LanguageEK.D.1—Conventions of Standard English (Anchor)EK.D.1.1 (Descriptor)• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and

spelling.

No Content

Eligible ContentEK.D.1.2.1• Capitalize the first word in a

sentence and the pronoun I. EK.D.1.2.2• Recognize and name end

punctuation. EK.D.1.2.3• Write a letter or letters for

most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).

EK.D.1.2.4• Spell simple words

phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationship

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.D.1.2.1• Capitalize dates and names

of people. E01.D.1.2.2• Use end punctuation for

sentences. E01.D.1.2.3• Use commas in dates and to

separate single words in a series.

E01.D.1.2.4• Use conventional spelling for

words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.

E01.D.1.2.5• Spell untaught words

phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

EK.D LanguageEK.D.1—Knowledge of Language (Anchor)EK.D.1.1 (Descriptor)• Use knowledge of language and its conventions.

Eligible Content• No Standard

Next Grade Level Eligible Content• No Standard

I Can Statements Assessments

Key Content (Nouns) Key Skills (Verb Phrases)

EK.E Foundational Skills EK.E-PC.1—Print Concepts (Anchor)• EK.E-PC.1.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate an understanding of Print Concepts in Foundational Skills of literacy.Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.E-PC.1.1.1• Identify basic features

of print.a. Differentiate

between numbers and letters and letters and words.

b. Recognize and name some uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Eligible ContentEK.E-PC.1.1.1• Demonstrate understanding

of the organization and basic features of print.

a. Follow words 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 uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.E-PC.1.1• Demonstrate understanding

of the organization and basic features of print.

a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence

.

EK.E Foundational Skills EK.E-PW.1—Phonics and Word Recognition (Anchor)• EK.E-PW.1.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate an understanding of Phonics and Word Recognition in Foundational Skills of literacy.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEPK.E-PW.1.1.1• Develop beginning phonics and

word skills.a. Associate some letters

with their names and sounds.

b. Identify familiar words and environmental print.

Eligible ContentEK.E-PW.1.1.1• Know and apply grade-level

phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondence.

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

c. Read grade-level high-frequency sight words with automaticity.

d. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.E-PW.1.1• Know and apply grade-level

phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

a. Identify common consonant diagraphs, final-e, and common vowel teams.

b. Decode one- and two-syllable words with common patterns.

c. Read grade-level words with inflectional endings.

d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

EK.E Foundational Skills EK.E-F.1—Fluency(Anchor)• EK.E-F.1.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate an understanding of Fluency in Foundational Skills of literacy.

No Content

Eligible ContentEK.E-F.1.1.1• Read emergent-reader text

with purpose and understanding.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.E-F.1.1• Read with accuracy and

fluency to support comprehension.

a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.

b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.

c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

EK.E Foundational Skills EK.E-PA.1—Phonological Awareness (Anchor)• EK.E-PA.1.1 (Descriptor)

• Demonstrate an understanding of Phonological Awareness in Foundational Skills of literacy.

Pre K—Eligible ContentEK.E-PA.1.1.1• Demonstrate

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

a. Recognize rhyming words and when two or more words begin with the same sound (alliteration).

b. Count syllables in spoken words.

c. Segment single-syllable spoken words.

d. Isolate and pronounce initial sounds.

Eligible ContentEK.E-PA.1.1.1• Demonstrate understanding

of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

a. Recognize and produce rhyming words.

b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.

c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sound (phonemes) in the three-phoneme (CVC) words.

Next Grade Level Eligible ContentE01.E-PA.1.1• Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,

syllables, and sounds (phonemes).a. Distinguish long from short vowel

sounds in spoken single-syllable words.b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment

syllables in spoken and written words.c. Orally produce single-syllable words,

including consonant blends and digraphs.

d. Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.

e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in one-syllable words to make new words.

I Can Statements (Beyond Target) Assessments (Formative, Summative)

I Can Statements (Target)

I Can Statements (Prior Knowledge)

Key Content (Nouns) Key Vocabulary Key Skills (Verb Phrases) Level of Bloom• Low (Remember & Understand)• Middle (Apply & Analyze)• High (Evaluate & Create