Kindergarten

 What Your Child Will Learn in Kindergarten:

CCSS Strands	Standards
Reading:                          Literature/Informational Text	Identify key ideas and details in a text. Recognize craft and structure. Integrate knowledge and ideas. Read a range of texts of various levels of text complexity.
Foundational Skills	Understand print concepts. Show phonological awareness. Use phonics in word recognition. Read with fluency.
Writing	Write a variety of text types and for a variety of purposes. Produce and distribute writing. Research to build and present knowledge (integrating technology).
Speaking and Listening	Comprehend and collaborate. Present knowledge and ideas.
Language	Use the conventions of Standard English. Acquire and use vocabulary.

SMCPS Resources:

• Common Core State Standards Reference Chart
• Reading at Home With Your Child

Additional Helpful Resources:

• Parent Roadmap:  Supporting Your Child in Grade Kindergarten, English Language Arts
• Guía Para Los Padres: Apoyando A Su Hijo En Kindergarten, Artes Del Lenguaje En Inglés
• Helping Your Child Learn to Read: A Parent Tip Sheet 

Resources to Support Your Child at Home:

Generic Resources

• St. Mary’s County Library- Use your library card to download books from the library through the OverDrive App

Resources Available through SMCPS

• Online Resources

Recommended Reading/Online Books

• Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children’s Books 2020
• St. Mary’s County Public Library Recommended Reading for Kids
• Storyline Online- A collection of authentic, high quality children's books read aloud by famous actors, no account necessary
• OxfordOwl- Website that includes tips for parents on how to support their children with reading and free online books for children to read/listen to, parents will need to create a free account
• StoryTime From Space- In-orbit reading alouds by real astronauts
• Tumblebooks- TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books for beginning readers offered by the St. Mary’s County Library, you will need a library card to access

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

• Reading Rockets Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Activities- Eight phonological and phonemic awareness activities to get your child ready for reading
• Reading Rockets Blending and Segmenting Games- Games and activities to support your child with blending and segmenting syllables and sounds
• Scholastic Phonological Awareness Activities- Activities to support phonological awareness, many of which are paired with authentic children’s books
• Reading Resources Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Activities- Activities for playing with words, blending syllables/phonemes, segmenting syllables/phonemes, deleting syllables/phonemes, and manipulating syllables/phonemes; each of these activities can be done in just a few minutes
• ABCya!-  Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun

Phonics

• Reading Rockets Letters and Sounds: Practical Ideas for Parents- Activities to help your child learn that written words are made up of letters that match the sounds in spoken words
• ABCya!-  Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun
• Starfall- Educational games for grades PreK through 3,  includes a talking library so your child can listen to books being read online

Reading Comprehension

• Reading Rockets: Reading for Meaning with Your Child- Quick tips for supporting your child before, during, and after reading
• Reading Rockets:  How Parents Can Support the Common Core Reading Standards- Ideas for talking points and questions to ask your child that will support the Common Core Reading Standards
• Reading Rockets:  Think Alouds to Build Comprehension- Tips on how to use think alouds while reading to your child to support making connections while reading
• Scholastic Question Stems- This document provides questions you can ask your kindergarten child before, during, and after reading that will support the Common Core Standards

• Writing

The following articles provide tips to support writing at home:

• Support Writing at Home 
• 5 Easy Ways to Support Writing at Home
• 25 Ways to Make Writing Fun