Listening, speaking, reading, viewing, writing and representing
Language Arts in Kindergarten builds the foundation for lifelong literacy. Children develop communication skills through integrated, meaningful experiences across all five thematic units — stories, songs, conversations and creative expression woven through every day.
Explore the three strands of Kindergarten Language Arts with complete Essential Learning Outcomes and Specific Curriculum Outcomes drawn from the OHPC canonical spine.
Grade K · Language Arts
Learners will generate, gather and organize thoughts to explore, clarify and reflect on thoughts, feelings and experiences as they create a written or representative draft, independently and collaboratively, for a range of audiences and purposes.
3 specific outcomesLearners will revise the organization and language use in drafted writing or representation, collaboratively and independently, for a variety of purposes and audiences.
1 specific outcomeLearners will use their knowledge of spoken language, written language and writing conventions to refine the precision and enhance the meaning and clarity of their written work.
4 specific outcomesGrade K · Language Arts
The learner will explore, use, and critically apply oral language for pleasure, personal growth, to foster relationships and to develop an appreciation and celebration of culture and of oral languages.
10 specific outcomesGrade K · Language Arts
Learners will demonstrate a variety of ways to use background knowledge and interests to select and engage critically with a range of culturally diverse paper based, visual, and digital texts for pleasure and personal growth.
Learners will interact with understanding and critical thought to a variety of genres and text forms using vocabulary, comprehension strategies and graphophonic cues.
7 specific outcomesLearners will develop their understanding of how an author's choice of vocabulary, language, genre, text form, text features and style influence the meaning of text and define the author's craft.
2 specific outcomes