Virginia SOL K.DSR.1.E

ELAKindergartenDeveloping Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina

The Standard

(Reading Strategies, 3-12) - Introduced in Grade Three

Virginia Standards of Learning for English · The student will build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to a range of texts. This includes fluently reading decodable sentences and gathering evidence from content-rich texts (through read alouds) on topics to gain purposeful knowledge and vocabulary

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

There is no separate kindergarten reading-strategy skill to assess here. Students build later readiness by listening closely, retelling key events or facts, and explaining answers with picture or text clues.

What Mastery Looks Like

A ready kindergarten student can retell a short read-aloud in order and answer who, what, where, or why questions. The student points to an illustration or recalls a detail that supports an answer.

Common Misconceptions

Students may guess from one picture without listening to the whole text. They may retell unrelated details, confuse story order, or answer without naming the clue that helped.

How to Assess It

Read aloud: "Leo packed a towel, sunscreen, and a bucket. He walked onto the sand." Ask, "Where is Leo going, and what details helped you know?"

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. After a read-aloud, students place three picture cards in story order and retell the event shown on each card.

  2. Ask, "Which part helped you answer the question?" Students draw the clue, then dictate one sentence about it.

  3. Play Clue Detective: read two sentences, show three picture answers, and have students hold up the picture supported by the clues.

  4. Read a simple snack recipe aloud, then have students select and arrange pictures showing the ingredients and steps.

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