Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.K.V.1

ELA.K.V.1 is a B.E.S.T. standard. These are the benchmarks under it.

• ELA.K.V.1.1

  Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.

• ELA.K.V.1.2

  Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in grade-level content.

• ELA.K.V.1.3

  Identify and sort common words into basic categories, relating vocabulary to background knowledge.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students figure out what unfamiliar words mean by using pictures, nearby words, and what is happening in a story. They explain which clue helped them.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students give a simple meaning for an unfamiliar word after hearing it in a sentence or story. They point to a picture or sentence clue that supports their answer.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may guess from the first letter or choose a word only because it appears in the picture. They may ignore clues from the whole sentence.

04

How to Assess It

Show a picture of a soaked dog and read, “The drenched dog dripped water.” Ask, “What does drenched mean, and what clues helped you?”

1. 01

   Place classroom objects in a mystery bag, give one descriptive clue, and have students identify the object and explain the clue.

2. 02

   Read a sentence with an unfamiliar word, then ask partners, “What might this word mean, and which words helped you?”

3. 03

   Play Clue Match by pairing picture cards with short sentences containing unfamiliar words, then have students explain each match.

4. 04

   Read labels on food packages or classroom signs, choose one unfamiliar word, and use nearby pictures or words to infer its meaning.

• ELA.8.V.1

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.

• ELA.6.V.1

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• ELA.7.V.1

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• ELA.10.V.1

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.