110.2(b)(1) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking--oral language

The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(1)(A)
listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses; apply
110.2(b)(1)(B)
restate and follow oral directions that involve a short, related sequence of actions; apply
110.2(b)(1)(C)
share information and ideas by speaking audibly and clearly using the conventions of language; create
110.2(b)(1)(D)
work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including taking turns; and apply
110.2(b)(1)(E)
develop social communication such as introducing himself/herself, using common greetings, and expressing needs and wants. create

110.2(b)(2) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--beginning reading and writing

The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(3) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--vocabulary

The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(4) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading

The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and interact independently with text for increasing periods of time.

110.2(b)(5) Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(6) Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(7) Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--literary elements

The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(8) Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres

The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(9) Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(10) Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process

The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(11) Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres

The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful. The student is expected to:

110.2(b)(12) Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

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TEKS Kindergarten ELA

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