Kindergarten ELA Domain Specific Words G thru R Adapted from: Vocabulary for the Common Core (Marzano, 2013) Vocabulary Team: Jenny Felts, Susan Hensley, Andrea Hixon, Susan Huntington, Karla Magarin, Karen Maloney, Renee Simpson

how L.K.1d RL.2.1, RI.2.1 A question word that you use when you ask about the way in which something happens or is done K and 2

illustration K-2 A picture, photograph or drawing in a book RL.K.7, RI.K.7, RI.K.9 RL.1.7,RI.1.7, RI.1.9 RL.2.7

important K Unit 4 Having great meaning or value K-1

inspire K Unit 6 K Make something happen

last name K The name that people know you by George Washington

left to right RF.K.1a Starting on the left side of the paper and moving to the right side K

letter RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c A written mark that stands for a speech sound K

listen SL.K.1a SL.1.1a SL.2.1a, L.2.3 K-2 Keep alert and be ready to hear something

long vowel RF.K.3b RF.1.2a RF.2.3a, RF.2.3c A vowel that is pronounced the same as the name of the letter K-2

lower case RF.K.1d, L.K.1a Letters that are not capitals K

main idea/ topic RI.K.2 RI.1.2 RI.2.2 The most important point of piece of text K-2

media SL.K.2 SL.1.2 SL.2.2 Television, radio, newspapers, and magazines K-2

nature K Unit 6 K The physical world and living things in their natural state; all things that are not made by people

neighborhood K Unit 3 K A community within a town or city

noun K-2 A word used to name a person, place or thing L.K.1b L.1.1b L.2.1b

opinion K-2 What you think or believe about something W.K.1, W.K.7 W.1.1 W.2.1

opposite K L.K.5b As different as possible

period K-1 A punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence I see a brown bear.

picture book A book with lots of pictures and not much writing K

plan K An idea about how something should be done

RL.K.5 RL.1.4 RL.2.4, SL.2.5 A piece of writing in which words are chosen for their beauty and sound and are carefully arranged, often in short lines which rhyme K-2 poem

print K-2 Letters and numbers on the pages of a text RF.K.1c, L.K.1a L.1.1a RL.2.7, L.2.4e

pronounce K-1 Say a word using the correct sounds RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d RF.1.2c

publish K-2 Getting a piece of writing ready to share W.K.6 W.1.6 W.2.6

question RL.K.1, RL.K.4 1 st Unit 1 A sentence that asks for a reply K-1 What do you see?

question mark K-1 A punctuation mark used at the end of a question What do you see ?

retell RL.K.2 RL.1.2 To tell, write or present a story again K-1

rhyme RF.K.1a RL.2.4 K and 2 A word that ends with the same sound as another word

rhythm K Unit 1 A repetition of sounds K We clapped our hands to the rhythm of the drums.

rule K Unit 1 K A direction that tells what someone can or cannot do