Promotional Academic Criteria for Kindergarteners
Common Core State Standards 2012-2013
Students must have a cumulative score of 44 points (22 points in Language and Literacy and 22 points in Math) on the kindergarten report card 4th nine weeks assessment to be promoted to first grade. The students must show complete competency in the following areas:
Language Arts and Literacy
High frequency words
Letter recognition
Letter sounds
Writing letters
Concepts of print
CVC Word reading (Consonant, Vowel, Consonant) Example: cat
Phonological awareness
Comprehension
Written and Verbal expression
Math
Rote counting 1-100 by ones & tens
Creates, identifies/names and describes two and three dimensional shapes found in their environment
Counting & Cardinality
Solves problems creating sets 0-20 (addition and subtraction)
Fluency with addition facts 0 - 5
Compare and order objects by length, height, weight
Sorting
Positioning