Kindergarten

Kindergarten Media Standards

ELAKR6 The student gains meaning from orally presented text. The student

a. Listens to and reads a variety of literary (e.g., short stories, poems) and informational texts and materials to gain knowledge and for pleasure. b. Makes predictions from pictures and titles. c. Asks and answers questions about essential narrative elements (e.g., beginning-middle-end, setting, characters, problems, events, resolution) of a read-aloud text. d. Begins to distinguish fact from fiction in a read-aloud text. e. Retells familiar events and stories to include beginning, middle, and end. f. Uses prior knowledge, graphic features (illustrations), and graphic organizers to understand text. g. Connects life experiences to read-aloud text. h. Retells important facts in the student’s own words.

ELAKLSV1 The student uses oral and visual skills to communicate. The student g. Communicates effectively when relating experiences and retelling stories heard.

a. Differentiate land and water features on simple maps and globes. b. Explain that maps and globes show a view from above. c. Explain that maps and globes show features in a smaller size.
 * SSKG2 The student will explain that a map is a drawing of a place and a globe is a model of the Earth.**


 * INFORMATION PROCESSING SKILLS **GOAL: The student will be able to locate, analyze, and synthesize information related to social studies topics and apply this information to solve problems/make decisions.
 * 1) compare similarities and differences
 * 2) organize items chronologically
 * 3) identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions

Other Information Literacy Skills
 * Use the Super3 as an information search process model
 * Become familiar with the media center resources polices, procedures, personnel and services (location of media center, media center entry and exit procedures, check-out procedures, location of picture books, media center activities)
 * Demonstrate proper care of media resources and exhibit appropriate behavior in the media center (media center behavior, proper care of books, responsibility for returning books)
 * Identify and use the parts of a book to access information (cover, spine, title page)
 * Demonstrate an understanding of the organization of media center materials (easy picture books)
 * Locate and use various sources of information (audio-visual materials, picture books, ABC books, wordless, nonfiction, periodicals)
 * Develop and expand literary skills and appreciation (Georgia Children's Book Awards, reading enjoyment, listening skills, variety of media)