Kindergarten Benchmarks
Reading/Language Arts
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Identify all 26 upper case letters
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Identify 22 lower case letters
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Use phonics to make letter/sound associations
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Print 1st name using D’nealian writing, beginning with a capital letter
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Listen and follow 2-step directions
- Read at least 25 high frequency words
- Write at least 8 sounds in a dictated sentence
Mathematics
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Rote counts 0-50
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Prints numbers 0-20
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Counts fixed sets 0-20
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Names numerals 0-20
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Identifies shapes
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Copies and creates an AB pattern
These are the minimum expectations in order to move into 1st grade.