South Dakota ELA K.RL.10.b

ELAKindergartenReading Literature

The Standard

K.RL.10: By the end of the year read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.

Read and proficiently comprehend grade-appropriate text.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read short stories that fit kindergarten, using letter sounds and familiar words. They use the words and pictures to tell who the story is about and what happened.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student reads a short story without relying on pictures alone. They retell the main events in order and answer a question about a story detail.
Common Misconceptions: Some students guess a sentence from the picture without checking the words. Others remember one event but put the events in the wrong order or mix up which character did what.
How to Assess It: Give students this text: 'The cat is on a mat. The cat runs. The cat is back.' Have each student read it, then ask, 'Where was the cat first, and what did it do next?'

Lesson moves

Write a three-sentence dog story on the board; students read matching sentence strips and place picture cards in story order.
After reading 'The dog sits. The dog runs. The dog naps,' ask, 'What does the dog do last? Point to the sentence.'
Play story match: pairs read sentence cards, then find the picture that shows what each sentence says.
Post 'Kim sits. Kim eats. Kim wipes.' near the snack table; students read it and name what Kim does last.

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