Indiana Content Area Standards

• English Language Arts.Kindergarten.RL.1

  Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.K.RL.2.1: With support, ask and answer questions about main topics and key details in a text heard or read. Further guidance for support will be provided in the Literacy Framework.

• English Language Arts.Kindergarten.RN.1

  Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.K.RN.2.1: With support, ask and answer questions about important elements of a text (e.g., events, topics, concepts). Further guidance for support will be provided in the Literacy Framework.

• English Language Arts.Kindergarten.RV.1

  Use words, phrases, and strategies acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to literature and nonfiction texts to build and apply vocabulary.

  • Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts.K.RV.3.2: With support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a nonfiction text.

• English Language Arts.Kindergarten.W.1

  Write for specific purposes and audiences.

  • Writing Genres.K.W.3.3: Use words and pictures to narrate a single event or simple story, arranging ideas in order.

• English Language Arts.Kindergarten.SL.1

  Listen actively and communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Comprehension.K.SL.3.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.K.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.K.SL.2.3: Listen to others, take turns speaking, and add ones own ideas to small group discussions or tasks.
  • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.K.SL.4.3: Give, restate, and follow simple two-step directions.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.RN.1

  With support, read and comprehend nonfiction that is grade-level appropriate.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.1.RN.2.1: Ask and answer questions about key details to clarify and confirm understanding of a text.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.RL.1

  With support, read and comprehend literature that is grade-level appropriate.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.1.RL.2.1: Ask and answer questions about main idea and key details in a text.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.RV.1

  Use words, phrases, and strategies acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to literature and nonfiction texts to build and apply vocabulary.

  • Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts.1.RV.3.2: Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a nonfiction text.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.W.1

  Write routinely over brief time frame and for a variety of purposes and audiences.

  • Writing Genres.1.W.3.3: Develop topics for stories or poems, using precise words to describe characters and actions and temporal words to signal event order, with ideas organized into a beginning, middle, and ending.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.SL.1

  Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Comprehension.1.SL.3.2: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.1.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.1.SL.2.4: Ask questions to clarify information about topics and texts under discussion.
  • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.1.SL.4.3: Give and follow three- and four-step directions.

• English Language Arts.Grade 2.RL.1

  Read and comprehend a variety of literature within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 2-3. By the end of grade 2, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the low end of the range and with scaffolding as needed at the high end.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.2.RL.2.1: Ask and answer questions (e.g., who was the story about; why did an event happen; where did the story happen) to demonstrate understanding of main idea and key details in a text.

• English Language Arts. Grade 2.RN.1

  Read and comprehend a variety of nonfiction within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 2-3. By the end of grade 2, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the low end of the range and with scaffolding as needed at the high end.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.2.RN.2.1: Ask and answer questions about the main idea and supporting facts and details in a text to confirm understanding.

• English Language Arts.Grade 2.RV.1

  Use words, phrases, and strategies acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to literature and nonfiction texts to build and apply vocabulary.

  • Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts.2.RV.3.2: Determine the meanings of words and phrases in a nonfiction text relevant to a second grade topic or subject area.

• English Language Arts.Grade 2.W.1

  Write routinely over brief time frames and for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences; apply reading standards to write in response to literature and nonfiction texts.

  • Conventions of Standard English.2.W.6.1: Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage, focusing on: 2.W.6.1a Nouns/Pronouns Writing sentences that include common, proper, possessive, and collective nouns, irregular plural nouns, and personal and possessive pronouns. 2.W.6.1b Verbs a. Writing sentences that use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs. b. Understanding the functions of different types of verbs (e.g., action, linking) in sentences. 2.W.6.1c Adjectives/ Adverbs Writing sentences that use adjectives and adverbs. 2.W.6.1e Usage Writing correctly complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.
  • Writing Genres.2.W.3.3: Develop topics for friendly letters, stories, poems, and other narrative purposes that a. Include a beginning. b. Use temporal words to signal event order (e.g., first of all). c. Provide details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings. d. Provideanending.

• English Language Arts.Grade 2.SL.1

  Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Comprehension.2.SL.3.2: Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to clarify comprehension, gather information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.2.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.2.SL.2.4: Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
  • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.2.SL.4.3: Give and follow multi-step directions.