K.6.C

ELAKindergartenThe student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.

The Standard

use text evidence to support an appropriate response

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 answer questions about something they read, hear, or view. They point to a word, picture, or detail that supports each answer.

What Mastery Looks Like

Students answer a question about a story or source, then point to a matching picture detail or word. They explain the connection in a simple sentence.

Common Misconceptions

Students may give an answer from memory or personal experience instead of using the book. They may point to a picture that does not support their answer.

How to Assess It

Read a short picture book page and ask, “How is the character feeling? Point to one picture detail or word that proves your answer.”

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Read a picture book page, then have students place a sticky note beside the picture detail that answers a question.

  2. Ask, “What makes you think that?” and record each student’s answer and supporting detail on a class chart.

  3. Play Evidence Match by pairing picture cards showing events with sentence cards that describe what happened.

  4. Show a classroom sign or lunch menu, then ask students to point out the detail that answers a practical question.

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