English Language Development

Key Themes of ELA/Literacy and ELD Instruction in Transitional Kindergarten ELA/literacy and ELD instruction focus on the key in ...

the day and in a variety of the settings, such as in centers, during instruction, and on walls. Discussions about texts and othe ...

Figure 3.14. California Preschool Learning Foundations Related to Language Development At around 60 months of age, children: Lan ...

Vocabulary development receives special attention. The number and diversity of the words young children know is related to later ...

Effective Expression A third major theme of the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy and the CA ELD Standards is effective expression. The s ...

a conversation through multiple exchanges (SL.K.1a, b), asking and answering questions and requesting clarification (SL.K.2) as ...

Presenting In transitional kindergarten, children make progress toward the kindergarten standards of the CA CCSS for ELA/Literac ...

Content Knowledge The content areas are given systematic attention in transitional kindergarten. Teachers examine the California ...

Include informational text in all areas of the curricula. When children are exploring music, use books about musical instrument ...

Foundational Skills Children in transitional kindergarten make progress toward achievement of the kindergarten CA CCSS for ELA/L ...

Figure 3.16. California Preschool Learning Foundations Related to Reading At around 60 months of age, children: Concepts about P ...

Alphabetics and Word/Print Recognition Foundation Examples 3.1 Recognize own name or other common words in print. The child reco ...

The teacher reads aloud The Hungry Thing by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler (1967) and children determine the actual food that rhym ...

the appearance of those letters and their corresponding sounds in shared readings and in children’s dictated, shared, and indepe ...

Snapshot 3.1. Tingo Tango Mango Tree Integrated ELA and Mathematics in Transitional Kindergarten (cont.) name consists of one sy ...

Snapshot 3.2. Goldilocks and the Three Bears Integrated ELA and ELD in Transitional Kindergarten Transitional kindergarteners li ...

Snapshot 3.3. Animal Informational Alphabet Books Integrated ELA, Science, and Visual Arts in Transitional Kindergarten It is sp ...

Snapshot 3.3. Animal Informational Alphabet Books Integrated ELA, Science, and Visual Arts in Transitional Kindergarten (cont.) ...

The main instructional emphasis in designated ELD is oral language development, including collaborative discussions, retellings ...

need many opportunities to discuss the texts teachers read aloud. Strong oral language development is fostered through meaningfu ...