CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.2
The Standard
Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Speaking and Listening Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen closely to a read-aloud, explanation, or video and identify key details. They answer questions, ask related questions, and request help when something is unclear.
What Mastery Looks Like
- After listening, students can answer who, what, and where questions using details they heard. They ask a related question or say, “Please explain that part again.”
Common Misconceptions
- Students may give unrelated details or make comments instead of asking questions. They may stay silent when confused rather than asking for repetition or an explanation.
How to Assess It
- Read a four-sentence story aloud. Ask students to name one key detail, answer one question, and state a question they could ask if confused.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Read a short story, then have students sort picture cards into details they heard and details that were not included.
Ask partners, “What happened first, and what part would you like explained again?”
Play Detail Detective by reading clues aloud while students identify the story detail or ask for a clue to be repeated.
Give oral steps for planting a seed, then let students follow them and ask questions when a step is unclear.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.3
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.3
Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue...
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