ABRACADABRA...ABRACADABRA The following lists common milestones for young learners. Use this list to...

Updated January 2019

Expected Reading and Writing Accomplishments Kindergarten Writing• Writesmostdictatedlettersand

somewords• Writesmanyupperandlower

caseletters• Inventsownspelling• Makesscribblesorstringsof

randomletterswithnospaces• Writesownname(firstandlast)• Writesfirstnameoffriendand

classmatesReading• Knowspartsofabook• Pretendsreadsfamiliartext• Recognizesupperandlower

caseletters• Knowsmostsoundsforletters• Recognizessightwords,suchas

"I","my","you","is"and"are"• Retellsstories• Answersquestionsaboutstories

readaloud• Familiarwithgenresoftextsuch

asfairytales,signs,labels,poems,newspapers

Grade 1 Writing• Writesforothers• Spellsthree-andfour-short

vowelwords• Organizeswriting• Usesbasicpunctuation(periods

andcommas)• Usesinventedspellingwhen

necessary• Consciousofspelling

conventions• Composesdifferenttexttypes

(stories,journalentries,etc.)withappropriateillustrations

Reading• Readsaloudaccurately• Soundsoutunfamiliarwords• Countssyllablesinaword• Blendsandbreaksdownsounds

inmostonesyllablewords• Readingvocabularyof300to

500words• Discusses"how","why"and

"what-if"questions• Predictswhatwillhappenina

story

Grade 2 Writing• Decideswhattoincludeina

writingpiece• Discusseshowtoimprove

writingforotherstounderstand• Withsomehelp,writesawell-

structuredbookreport• Writesstories,reports,letters

ande-mails• Correctsspellinginownwriting• Editswritingforfinal

presentationReading• Soundsoutmulti-syllablewords

suchasTimbuktu• Readsdifficultorirregularly

spelledwords,suchasstrong,break

• Remembersfactsanddetailsfromtext

• Readsforpleasure• Answers"how","why"and

"what-if"questions

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ABRACADABRA Thefollowinglistscommonmilestonesforyounglearners.Usethislisttotrackprogressandaccomplishments.Ifyourchildisnotachievingamilestone,talktotheirteachertoseehowyoucansupporttheirdevelopment.