The Work Sampling System Texas Early Learning Guidelines Kindergarten English Language Arts and Reading 110.11 English Language Arts and Reading Knowledge and skills. 1. Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Print Awareness. Students understand how English is written and printed. 2. Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonological Awareness. Students display phonological awareness. 3. Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonics. Students use the relationships between letters and sounds, spelling patterns, and morphological analysis to decode written English. + 4. Reading/Beginning Reading/Strategies. Students comprehend a variety of texts drawing on useful strategies as needed. 5. Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it correctly when reading and writing. II. Language and Literacy II. Language and Literacy for English Language Learners C. Reading II.C.1. Shows understanding of concepts of print. II.C.2. Demonstrates phonological awareness. II.C.3. Begins to use phonics and word analysis skills to decode. 1
English Language Arts and Reading (continued) 110.11 English Language Arts and Reading 6. Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/ Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. 7. Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/ Poetry. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. 8. Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/ Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. 9. Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. 10. Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Expository Text. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text, and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. II. Language and Literacy II. Language and Literacy for English Language Learners II.C.4. Shows understanding of the structure of text. II.C.5 Recounts key ideas and details from text. II.C.6. Begins to analyze and integrate knowledge and ideas from text. 2
English Language Arts and Reading (continued) 110.11 English Language Arts and Reading 11. Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents. 12. Reading/Media Literacy. Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts. 13. Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text. 14. Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas. 15. Writing/Expository and Procedural Texts. Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes. 16. Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions. Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. II. Language and Literacy II. Language and Literacy for English Language Learners II.C.7. Begins to read for varied purposes. D. Writing II.D.1 Begins to use writing strategies to convey ideas. II.D.2 Uses letter-like shapes, symbols, letters, and words to convey meaning. 3
English Language Arts and Reading (continued) 110.11 English Language Arts and Reading 17. Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. 18. Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling. Students spell correctly. 19. Research/Research Plan. Students ask open-ended research questions and develop a plan for answering them. 20. Research/Gathering Sources. Students determine, locate, and explore the full range of relevant sources addressing a research question and systematically record the information they gather. 21. Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. II. Language and Literacy II. Language and Literacy for English Language Learners II.D. 3 Understands purposes for writing. II.D.4 Begins to use feedback to add detail to writing. II.D.5 Begins to gather and use information for research purposes. A. Listening A. Listening for English Language Learners (ELL) B. Phonological Awareness for English Language Learners (ELL) II.A.1 Gains meaning by listening. II.A.2 Follows directions that involve a series of actions. II.A.1 Gains meaning by listening. (ELL) II.A.2 Follows directions. (ELL) II.B.1 Develops awareness of the sounds of English. (ELL) 4
English Language Arts and Reading (continued) 110.11 English Language Arts and Reading 22. Listening and Speaking/Speaking. Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. 23. Listening and Speaking/Teamwork. Students work productively with others in teams. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Reading and Comprehension Skills Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author s message. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts as they become self-directed, critical readers. II. Language and Literacy II. Language and Literacy for English Language Learners B. Speaking C. Speaking for English Language Learners (ELL) II.B.1 Speaks clearly and conveys ideas effectively. II.B.2 Uses rules for conversation and discussion. II.B.3 Uses expanded vocabulary and language for a variety of purposes. II.B.4 Begins to present knowledge and ideas. II.C.1 Speaks in social situations. (ELL) C. Reading II.C.6. Begins to analyze and integrate knowledge and ideas from text. 5
Mathematics 111.2 Mathematics III. Mathematical Thinking Knowledge and skills. 1. Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding. 2. Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to understand how to represent and compare whole numbers, the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers, and relationships within the numeration system. 3. Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to develop an understanding of addition and subtraction situations in order to solve problems. 4. Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to identify coins in order to recognize the need for monetary transactions. 5. Algebraic reasoning. The student applies mathematical process standards to identify the pattern in the number word list. A. Processes and Practices III.A.1 Makes sense of problems and uses simple strategies to solve them. III.A.2 Reasons quantitatively and begins to use tools. III.A.3 Uses words and representations to describe mathematical ideas. III.A.4 Identifies patterns and makes generalizations. B. Number C. Operations and Algebraic Thinking III.B.1 Counts with understanding. III.B.2 Shows understanding of number and quantity and begins to understand relationships between quantities. II.B.3 Begins to estimate quantity. III.C.1 Understands and applies addition and subtraction to problems. III.C.2 Demonstrates basic number combination and computational fluency. III.C.3 Begins to understand the base ten system (place value). 6
Mathematics (continued) 111.2 Mathematics III. Mathematical Thinking D. Measurement F. Geometry 6. Geometry and measurement. III.D.1 Orders, compares, and describes objects The student applies mathematical process by size, length, capacity, and weight. standards to analyze attributes of twodimensional shapes and three-dimensional and tools. III.D.2 Begins to understand measuring processes solids to develop generalizations about their properties. 7. Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to directly compare measurable attributes. 8. Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to collect and organize data to make it useful for interpreting information. 9. Personal financial literacy. The student applies mathematical process standards to manage one's financial resources effectively for lifetime financial security. III.F.1 Shows understanding of and uses direction, location, and position words. III.F.2 Recognizes and describes some attributes of shapes. III.F.3 Composes and decomposes shapes. E. Data Analysis III.E.1 Begins to collect, classify, and represent data. No equivelant indicator. 7
Science 112.11 Science IV. Scientific Thinking Knowledge and skills. 1. Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and uses environmentally appropriate and responsible practices. 2. Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student develops abilities to ask questions and seek answers in classroom and outdoor investigations. 3. Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student knows that information and critical thinking are used in scientific problem solving. 4. Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to investigate the natural world. 5. Matter and energy. The student knows that objects have properties and patterns. 6. Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy, force, and motion are related and are a part of their everyday life. A. Inquiry Skills and Practices IV.A.1 Identifies questions and problems and suggests solutions during investigations. IV.A.2 Carries out simple investigations and collects and records data. IV.A.3 Formulates ideas, solutions, and explanations based on evidence from their own experiences and observations and those of others. IV.A.4 Communicates science information and ideas in a variety of ways and engages in argument from evidence. B. Physical Science IV.B.1 Observes, describes, and compares properties of matter and how they change. IV.B.2 Observes, investigates, and describes force, motion, and stability. IV.B.3 Investigates, observes, and describes the properties of light, heat, and sound. 8
Science (continued) 112.11 Science IV. Scientific Thinking D. Earth Science 7. Earth and space. IV.D.1 Observes and describes phenomena The student knows that the natural world related to the sun, moon, and stars. includes earth materials. IV.D.2 Observes and describes the environment and demonstrates beginning understanding of conservation of resources. IV.D.3 Begins to observe and describe weather and seasonal changes, and looks for patterns. 8. Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among objects in the sky. C. Life Science 9. Organisms and environments. The student knows that plants and animals have basic needs and depend on the living and nonliving things around them for survival. 10. Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and processes that help them survive within their environments. IV.C.1 Observes, describes, and compares the characteristics of living things and how they grow, change, and survive. IV.C.2 Investigates how living things depend on and interact with the environment. IV.C.3 Explores variation and diversity of living things. 9
Social Studies 113.11. Social Studies V. Social Studies Knowledge and skills. 1. History. The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events. 2. History. The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped shape the community, state, and nation. 3. History. The student understands the concept of chronology. 4. Geography. The student understands the concept of location. 5. Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place. 6. Economics. The student understands that basic human needs and wants are met in many ways. 7. Economics. The student understands the value of jobs. A. People, Past and Present V.A.1 Identifies similarities and differences in people s characteristics, habits, and living patterns. V.A.2 Demonstrates beginning awareness of community, city, state, and country. V.A.3 Shows beginning understanding of past and present. D. People and Where They Live V.D.1 Expresses beginning geographic thinking. V.D.2 Shows beginning awareness of the ways the environment affects how people live. V.D.3 Begins to recognize ways people affect their environment. B. Human Interdependence V.B.1 Begins to understand how people rely on others to meet their needs. V.B.2 Describes some people s jobs and what is required to perform them. V.B.3 Shows awareness of how technology affects everyday life. 10
Social Studies (continued) 113.11. Social Studies V. Social Studies C. Citizenship and Government 8. Government. V.C.1 Demonstrates awareness of the reasons The student understands the purpose of for rules. rules. V.C.2 Shows beginning understanding of what it means to be a leader. 9. Government. The student understands the role of authority figures. 10. Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. A. People, Past and Present 11. Culture. The student understands similarities and differences among people. 12. Culture. The student understands the importance of family customs and traditions. 13. Science, technology, and society. The student understands ways technology is used in the home and school and how technology affects people's lives. V.A.1 Identifies similarities and differences in people s characteristics, habits, and living patterns. V.A.2 Demonstrates beginning awareness of community, city, state, and country. V.A.3 Shows beginning understanding of past and present. V.B.3 Shows awareness of how technology affects everyday life. 11
Social Studies (continued) 113.11. Social Studies V. Social Studies I. Personal and Social Development C. Approaches to Learning 14. Social studies skills. I.C.1 Shows eagerness and curiosity as a learner. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired I.C.2 Sustains attention to a task, persisting even from a variety of valid sources, including after encountering difficulty. electronic technology. I.C.3 Approaches tasks with flexibility and inventiveness. 15. Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. 16. Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. 12
Languages Other Than English 114.2. Languages Other Than English School districts are strongly encouraged to offer languages other than English in the elementary grades. For districts that offer languages in elementary, the essential knowledge and skills are those designated as Levels I and II - novice progress checkpoint, exploratory languages, and cultural and linguistic topics in Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English). II. Language and Literacy for English Language Learners See the Developmental Guidelines for detailed descriptions and examples of the progression in acquiring English Language from Not Yet, to In Process, to Proficient. 13
Health Education 115.2. Health Education Knowledge and skills. 1. Health behaviors. The student recognizes that personal health decisions and behaviors affect health throughout life. 2. Health behaviors. The student understands that behaviors result in healthy or unhealthy conditions throughout the life span. 3. Health behaviors. The student demonstrates decisionmaking skills for making health-promoting decisions. 4. Health information. The student knows the basic structures and functions of the human body and how they relate to personal health. 5. Health information. The student understands how to recognize health information. 6. Influencing factors. The student understands the difference between being sick and being healthy. 7. Influencing factors. The student understands that various factors influence personal health. VII. Physical Development, Health, and Safety C. Self-Care, Health, and Safety VII.C.1 Performs self-care tasks independently. VII.C.2 Shows beginning understanding of and follows safety rules. 14
Health Education (continued) 115.2. Health Education 8. Personal/interpersonal skills. The student understands ways to communicate consideration and respect for self, family, friends, and others. 9. Personal/interpersonal skills. The student comprehends the skills necessary for building and maintaining healthy relationships. 10. Personal/interpersonal skills. The student understands that bullying behaviors result in unhealthy conditions throughout the life span. VII. Physical Development, Health, and Safety I. Personal and Social Development D. Interaction With Others I.D.1. Interacts easily with familiar peers. I.D.2 Interacts easily with familiar adults. I.D.3. Participates in the group life of the class. I.D.4. Identifies feelings and shows empathy for others. I.D.5. Uses simple strategies to resolve conflict. 15
Physical Education 116.2. Physical Education Knowledge and skills. 1. Movement. The student demonstrates competency in fundamental movement patterns and proficiency in a few specialized movement forms. 2. Movement. The student applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills. 3. Physical activity and health. The student exhibits a health enhancing, physically-active lifestyle that improves health and provides opportunities for enjoyment and challenge. 4. Physical activity and health. The student knows the benefits from being involved in daily physical activity and factors that affect physical performance. 5. Physical activity and health. The student understands safety practices associated with physical activity and space. 6. Social development. The student understands basic components such as strategies and rules of structured physical activities including, but not limited to, games, sports, dance, and gymnastics. 7. Social development. The student develops positive selfmanagement and social skills needed to work independently and with others in physical activity settings. VII. Physical Development, Health, and Safety A. Gross Motor VII.A.1 Moves with balance and control. VII.A.2 Coordinates increasingly complex movement patterns to perform tasks. I. Personal and Social Development B. Self-Control I.B.1 Follows classroom rules and routines. I.B.2 Manages transitions and adapts to changes in routine. 16
Art 117.2. Art VI. The Arts A. Expression and Representation Knowledge and skills. B. Understanding and Appreciation 1. Perception. The student develops and organizes ideas from the environment. 2. Creative expression/performance. The student expresses ideas through original artworks, using a variety of media with appropriate skill. 3. Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. 4. Response/evaluation. The student makes informed judgments about personal artworks and the artworks of others. VI.A.3 Uses a variety of art materials for tactile experience and exploration. VI.B.1 Responds to artistic creations or events. VII.B.2 Uses eye hand coordination to perform tasks. VII.B.3 Shows beginning control of writing, drawing, and art tools. 17
Music 117.3. Music VI. The Arts Knowledge and skills. 1. Perception. The student describes and analyzes musical sound and demonstrates musical artistry. 2. Creative expression/performance. The student performs a varied repertoire of music. 3. Historical/cultural heritage. The student relates music to history, to society, and to culture. 4. Response/evaluation. The student responds to and evaluates music and musical performance. A. Expression and Representation VI.A.1 Participates in group music experiences. VI.A.2 Participates in creative movement, dance, and drama. VI.B.1 Responds to artistic creations or events. 18
Theatre 117.4 Theatre VI. The Arts A. Expression and Representation Knowledge and skills. B. Understanding and Appreciation 1. Perception. VI.A.2 Participates in creative movement, dance, The student develops concepts about self, and drama. human relationships, and the environment, VI.B.1 Responds to artistic creations or events. using elements of drama and conventions of theatre. 2. Creative expression/performance. The student interprets characters, using the voice and body expressively, and creates dramatizations. 3. Creative expression/performance. The student applies design, directing, and theatre production concepts and skills. 4. Historical/cultural heritage. The student relates theatre to history, society, and culture. 5. Response/evaluation. The student responds to and evaluates theatre and theatrical performances. 19
Technology Applications, Kindergarten Grade 2 126.6. Technology Applications, Kindergarten Grade 2 Knowledge and skills. 1. Creativity and innovation. The student uses creative thinking and innovative processes to construct knowledge and develop digital products. 2. Communication and collaboration. The student collaborates and communicates both locally and globally using digital tools and resources to reinforce and promote learning. 3. Research and information fluency. The student acquires and evaluates digital content. 4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. The student applies critical-thinking skills to solve problems, guide research, and evaluate projects using digital tools and resources. 5. Digital citizenship. The student practices safe, responsible, legal, and ethical behavior while using digital tools and resources. 6. Technology operations and concepts. The student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of technology systems, concepts, and operations. Technology skills are described in performance indicators and examples across all 7 domains. See examples in indicators: I.C.1; II.C.4; II.D.3; II.D.4; III.A.2; III.A.3; III.A.4; IV.A.4; IV.B1; IV.B.2; IV.B.3; IV.C.1; IV.C.2; IV.C.3; V.A.2; V.B.3; VI.A.3. 800.627.7271 PearsonClinical.com Copyright 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. The Work Sampling System, Always Learning, Pearson, design for Psi, and PsychCorp are trademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). 510I390 10/15