Writing
The connections between reading and writing are important in reinforcing essential skills. Kindergarten
students learn to recognize, identify, comprehend, and write letters, words, and sentences. As students study the
sound structure of language and learn how to read and write phonetically spelled words, they begin to use that
knowledge to document their ideas in words. Kindergarteners write, using real letters, The CCSS introduce
to spell out words phonetically. The 1997 California English language arts standards kindergarten call for students to write about experiences, stories, people, objects, and events. The students to opinion CCSS introduce kindergarten students to opinion pieces and informative/explanatory pieces and texts, in addition to narratives. Students use a combination of drawing, dictation, and informative/
writing in their writing activities. They compose opinion pieces that state an opinion explanatory texts, about a topic or a book. They compose informative/explanatory texts that supply in addition to
information about a topic. In their narrative writing, students narrate a single event or narratives.
several events, relate the events in the order in which they occurred, and express a
reaction to the events. The CCSS also call for students to respond to questions and suggestions from peers and
adults to strengthen their writing and to gather information from provided resources to answer a question.
Students work collaboratively, with digital tools, to produce and publish writing and shared research and
writing projects. Participation in these writing activities reinforces students’ use of language conventions, new
vocabulary, and analytical skills.
Speaking and Listening