CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7
The Standard
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Literature
What This Standard Means
Students need to look closely at a picture in a story and tell how it connects to the words. They should be able to say what part of the story the picture shows, who is in it, what is happening, and how the picture helps them understand the story.
Mastery looks like a child pointing to an illustration and saying, “This shows when the bear finds the hat.” Many students get stuck by naming only objects in the picture. They may say “tree” or “girl” without connecting it to the story event, so they need repeated modeling with page-by-page think alouds.
Ways to Teach It
- Hands-on activity: Give pairs picture cards from a familiar read-aloud and have them match each card to the page or event it shows.
- Prompt students: “What is happening in this picture, and how do you know it matches this part of the story?”
- Quick assessment: Show one illustration from yesterday’s book and ask each child to tell the story moment it shows.
- Real-world connection: Use a photo from a class event and ask students what happened before, during, and after the picture.
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