Mississippi Pre-Kindergarten ELA Standards in Language

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Language Standards

• Conventions of Standard English
  • 1 With prompting and support, demonstrate awareness of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking.
    • a Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
    • b Form regular plural nouns by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).
    • c Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
    • d Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, of, by, with).
    • e Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
  • 2 With prompting and support, demonstrate awareness of the conventions of standard English.
    • a Write first name, capitalizing the first letter.
    • b Attempt to write a letter or letters to represent a word.
    • c Experiment with written representations of words, using emergent knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
• Knowledge of Language
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
  • 4 With prompting and support, explore unknown and multiple-meaning words based on pre-kindergarten reading and content.
    • a Apply new meaning for familiar words accurately (e.g., recognizing that a car is also a vehicle).
  • 5 With guidance and support, explore word relationships and word meanings.
    • a Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
    • b Experiment with frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) (e.g., run, walk; fast, slow; soft, hard).
    • c Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., find examples of things that are smooth).
    • d Recognize and demonstrate knowledge of verbs (e.g., acting out, describing).
  • 6 With prompting and support, use words and phrases acquired through conversations, experiences, shared reading, being read to, and responding to texts.