K.6.B
ELAKindergartenThe student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.
The Standard
provide an oral, pictorial, or written response to a text
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students show what they understood or thought about something read aloud, heard, or viewed. They respond by speaking, drawing, labeling, or writing a simple sentence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student gives a response that clearly connects to a detail, event, character, or idea from the source. The response may be spoken, drawn, or written with labels or a simple sentence.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students retell unrelated personal stories instead of responding to the source. Others copy a picture or repeat a classmate’s answer without showing their own understanding.
How to Assess It
- Read a short picture book, then ask, “What part do you remember best?” Have each student draw the part and explain the drawing aloud.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Read a picture book, then have students build a favorite scene with blocks and explain which story details they included.
Ask, “How did the character feel, and what makes you think that?” Students draw or write an answer, then share with a partner.
Play Response Match by pairing story picture cards with student-made drawings or sentences that show a connected idea.
Show a short weather report, then have students draw suitable clothing and explain which detail from the report guided their choice.
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