CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1b
The Standard
Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to keep a back-and-forth conversation going with a partner or group. They listen, answer, ask a related question, and stay on the same topic for more than one turn.
Mastery looks like a child responding to what was just said instead of starting over or changing the subject. Many kindergarteners get stuck after one answer, repeat the same idea, talk only about themselves, or forget to look and listen before speaking.
Ways to Teach It
- Hands-on activity: Give partners a picture card and three talking chips each, then have them take turns sharing, asking, and answering about it.
- Prompt: After a read-aloud, ask, “What did your partner say that you can add to or ask about?”
- Quick assessment: During partner talk, tally whether each child makes at least two related turns without teacher help.
- Real-world connection: Practice ordering lunch in pairs, with one child asking a question and the other answering and adding one detail.
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What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.
Related Standards
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