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Kindergarten English Curriculum

Introduction [PDF]

General Guidelines for the K-12 Curriculum [PDF]

Documents from the Virginia Department of Education

• English SOLs (adopted November 20, 2002) [PDF]
• English Language Proficiency SOLs for K-5 [PDF]
• Curriculum Framework - Kindergarten [PDF]
• K-5 Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS for English [PDF]

RCPS Benchmarks [see all]

RCPS Pacing Guides

• Pacing Guide Cover Page [Word]
• Reading, Writing, Word Study and Oral Language Nine-Week Guides (Word) - [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ]
• Reading/Literature [PDF]
Terrific Web Sites for Kindergarten
• Scott Foresman High Frequency Word List - Kindergarten [PDF]
• The High Use 500 [PDF]

RCPS Essential Diet [PDF]

• Shared Reading [PDF]
• Directed Listening/Thinking Activity [PDF]
• Directed Reading/Thinking Activity [PDF]
• Guidelines for Read-Aloud [PDF]
• Five Types of Writing Assignments [PDF]

Kindergarten Strategies for Daily Writing and Handwriting [PDF]

Rockingham County Adopted Materials List

• Reading [PDF]
• Language Arts [PDF]

Assessment/PALS Information

• Completing the Language Arts/English Card K-3 [PDF]
• Sample RCPS Language Arts/English Record Card [PDF]
• English Curriculum Assessments - Kindergarten [PDF]
RCPS Testing Calendar
• Rockingham County Available Reading Assessments [PDF]
• Using Running Records to Select Appropriate Instructional Level [PDF]
• PALS Screening Timeline [PDF]
• English Assessments: Questions and Answers [PDF]
• SOL Vocabulary [Word]

Glossary [PDF]

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