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CORE Performance Indicators

Core Performance Indicators are descriptions of student achievement: what students should know and be able to do in PreK-Grade 12 as a result of skilled instruction. Core performance indicators are common to all four ELA standards and are specific to grouped grade levels according to the following configuration:

Throughout prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grade 1, students are developing the following core performance indicators in the skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Reading

•   Distinguish between print and pictures

•   Recognize the difference between letters and words

•   Follow left-to-right and top to bottom direction when reading

•   Locate parts of a book

•   Recognize and identify letters of the alphabet

•   Alphabetize high-frequency words according to the first letter

•   Distinguish the difference between vowels and consonants

•   Use beginning and ending consonants, as well as vowel sounds, to identify words

•   Recognize the different sounds that make up a word

•   Point to words in a text or on a chart when read aloud, matching spoken word to print

•   Recognize the singular and plural of frequently used words

•   Recognize own name and the names of friends and family in print

•   Recognize letter-sound correspondence

•   Recognize that words consist of a combination of sounds

•   Identify rhyming words

•   Monitor own reading by applying strategies (e.g., sounding out letters; using context, grammar, and picture clues; and rereading) to determine meaning

•   Read aloud with expression and fluency

•   Use computer software to support early reading development

Writing

•   Create a drawing, picture, sign, or other graphic to represent a word or concept

•   Follow left-to-right and top-to-bottom direction when writing

•   Use spacing between letters and words when writing on a line

•   Write recognizable upper- and lowercase letters in manuscript

•   Capitalize the first words of sentences, the letter “I,” and proper nouns, such as names, days of the week, and months

•   Write the letters of own first and last names

•   Spell high-frequency words correctly

•   Use the singular and plural of high-frequency words

•   Put words together in sentence format by using

-   end punctuation, such as periods

-   various parts of speech, such as nouns and adjectives, and verbs

•   Begin to edit your writings, with assistance

•   Use beginning-of-sentence capitalization and end punctuation

•   Use classroom resources, such as word walls, picture dictionaries, teachers, and peers, to support the writing process

•   Give and seek constructive feedback in order to improve writing

•   Use computer software to support development of early writing skills

Listening

•   Listen respectfully and responsively

•   Attend to a listening activity for a specified period of time

•   Avoid interrupting

•   Respond with expression appropriate to what is heard

Speaking

•   Respond respectfully

•   Use age-appropriate vocabulary

•   Take turns speaking in a group

•   Correct the pronunciation of words by using classroom resources, such as teachers, peers, audio- and videotapes, and computer software

•   Speak in complete sentences when required

•   Stay on topic

•   Speak audibly

•   Speak with expression appropriate to the occasion

These core performance indicators are reflected in grade-specific performance indicators and literacy competencies. To view them and lessons aligned to them click on links below or on quick links above.

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