South Dakota ELA K.L.1

K.L.1 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• K.L.1.a

  Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs to produce complete sentences.

• K.L.1.b

  Use regular plural nouns.

• K.L.1.c

  Use question words in complete sentences.

• K.L.1.d

  Expand complete sentences using descriptive language (e.g. prepositions, adjectives, adverbs) in shared language activities.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students speak in complete sentences with a naming word and an action word. They say regular plurals, such as cats and balls, and ask full questions using words like what and where. They add words that tell what something looks like, how it moves, or where it is.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student says, 'The dogs run,' rather than 'Dogs running.' They can ask, 'Where are the dogs going?' and add detail: 'The small dogs run quickly across the grass.'

03

Common Misconceptions

Children may say 'two dog' instead of 'two dogs' or leave out a verb, as in 'dogs running.' They may ask 'Where dogs?' instead of a full question.

04

How to Assess It

Show a picture of two dogs running near a tree. Ask each child to describe the dogs in a complete sentence with a describing word and a location, then ask a where question.

1. 01

   Give pairs two toy bears and a chair; have them place the bears beside it and say, 'The bears stand beside the chair.'

2. 02

   Show a playground picture and ask, 'What full question could you ask about the children using where or why?'

3. 03

   Play a picture-card relay: each child draws a card and says a complete sentence with a plural noun, an action word, and a describing word.

4. 04

   At snack, have children count their crackers and tell a partner, 'The crunchy crackers are on my plate.'