Table 1 Comparison of Selected Standards of Kindergarten Reading
STRAND | Standards of Learning (SOL) for Virginia | Common Core State Standards (CCSS) |
|---|---|---|
Oral Language | SOL K.2a–g: Use a variety of words to describe the actions of characters and people in real and make believe settings in response to stories or class activities | Reading Standards: Literature K-9 With prompting and support, compare and contrast the experiences and adventures of characters in familiar stories |
Reading | SOL K.7b: Identify long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels | Reading Standards: Foundational Skills K-3b Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels |
Writing | SOL K.12a–d: Use writing, dictation, and drawing to compose informative and or explanatory texts that introduce a topic (what they are writing about), state an opinion or some facts and provide some information (e.g., My favorite book is…) | Writing Standard K-1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preferences about the topic or the book (e.g., My favorite book is…) |