1. Kindergarten Reading & Writing Expectations
Presented by
Kinder teachers &
Kristen Brennan

2. Overview of ELA Reading Expectations
By the end of the school year all students should be able to:
Name and write upper and lower case letters, and identify the sound each letter makes.
Recognize and produce rhyming words.
Read 100 Katy ISD Kindergarten sight words (she, he, the, and etc.).
Read emergent text with purpose and understanding and learn skills to recognize unfamiliar words.
Read Level D/E with fluency, and full comprehension and understanding.
Ask and answer questions about what the teacher reads and participate in classroom discussion.
Identify characters, setting and major events in the story.
Describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.
Use a combination of drawing, speaking and writing, to describe and event, give information or share an opinion.
Express thoughts and feelings and take part in shared reading and writing tasks.

3. How to help your child LOVE reading
Creating a comfy and cozy place for your child to read will encourage them to read on everyday.

4. Reading Level Expectation
Kindergarten Reading Literature
Kindergarten Exiting Text
(Level D/E)
Students retell stories, including key details, and show that they understand the characters and main idea of the story.

5. Kindergarten Level D/E Text

6. December / January Reading level (B/C)

7. How to Read With Your Child at Home
Let your child work for the word. DO NOT just give it to them!! 
Have your child point to each word as they read.
Go on a sight word hunt before you read.
Ask your child to look at the first letter of the unfamiliar word. Ask them to what sound that letter makes. Then use the picture to see what starts with that sound.

8. Reading Strategies

9. Reading Prompts Meaning Prompts Structure Prompts
Reread the child’s error.
Did that make sense?
Can the picture help?
You made a mistake here. Can you fix it?
Try that again and think what would make sense.
Structure Prompts
You said “____.” Does it sound right?
What would sound better? (child’s error or text)
Reading Prompts

10. Reading Prompts Visual Prompts One-to-One Matching Prompts
You said “_____.” Does that look right?
Get your mouth ready to say that word.
Is there a part of the word you know?
Read through to the end of that word.
One-to-One Matching Prompts
Point to the words and read it.
Read it with your pointer.
Were there enough words?
Self Correcting Prompts
I like the way you fixed up___ all by yourself.
You were right. How did you know?
Reading Prompts

11. Let’s Put it in Practice !
Let’s see if you can spot strategies this kiddo uses.

12. Kindergarten Writing Expectations
Write narratives in which they recount one or more appropriately sequenced events.
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply a fact about the topic.
Write Pattern books texts in which they repeat word patterns on that relate to an overarching topic.

13. The 3 Stages of Writing
Planning: Students organize their thoughts about a given topic.
Ex. If the topic is what they like to do in summer, they would choose 4 things they like to do in summer.
Writing: Students use their plan to narrow down what they want to write about.
Self-Assess: Students use the appropriate
Writer’s Checklist to make sure they have
all the required components to their writing.
They add what is missing to their writing.

14. December/January Kindergarten Writing Samples
Planning
Publish

15. April/ May Kindergarten Writing Samples

16. Beginning of the Year Writer’s Checklist

17. Mid- Year Writer’s Checklist

18. How can I work with my child’s teacher?
Ask questions such as the following:
Is my child reading on grade level?
Grade level for a child leaving Kindergarten is level D/E
What are my child’s strengths and weaknesses?
Discuss with your child’s teacher what the strengths and weaknesses are and work with your child at home in the necessary areas.
How can I communicate with my child’s teacher?
Write notes in the homework folder
Leave a telephone message
Send Seesaw messages
Make appointments with your child’s teacher.

19. What can I do at home with my child?
Provide time and space for your child to read independently and complete homework. Make it a routine!
Set up a bin with supplies necessary to complete homework assignments.
Investigate your child’s interests.
Review letter sounds and sight words daily and use everyday opportunities to enforce them.
Be sure your child has a library card and visit the library often.
Use technology to build interests in reading.
Have meaningful conversations with your child.
Encourage and praise your child daily.

20. How Can I Help My Child at Home?
Use this packet as a resource to help your child at home with reading and writing.
How Can I Help My Child at Home?

21. Technology Resources Raz-kids.com Abcya.com Readinga-z.com
Refer to Handout for more websites

22. Thank You Ya’ll For Coming Tonight!
Questions and Comments
Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher with any questions that you may have!! 