Common Core Standard: K.RL.4

Core Curriculum standards are used across most of the United States. However, some states have chosen to adopt their own versions. Core Curriculum remains the most broadly available set of standards for ELA (English Language Arts, which includes speaking, writing, and reading) and Math.

Text for K.RL.4

The core curriculum standard for K.RL.4 reads:

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“Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text”

— Common Core State Standards

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Explanation of K.RL.4

Common Core Curriculum Standard K.RL.4 means it is written for Kindergarten in the category of Reading: Literature. The rest of the numbers refer to the specific lesson it teaches. Some grades have more standards in a subject area while others have fewer; they are inconsistent across all grades and depend on what each grade should learn as determined by the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Students aren’t expected to know all the words they will encounter, but they are expected to have many questions.

Examples for Teaching K.RL.4

The core curriculum only says what children should know by the end of each grade, not how they learn it. More details on this are here. Below you will find some examples to explain further K.RL.4.

For example:

Give them opportunities to ask questions about new words by introducing new words in the text you read together. Pause and give ample opportunity to ask questions.

Resources to Teach K.RL.4

We have compiled a list of resources that teach K.RL.4. Each one below contains a link to another article that explains the resource further and gives suggestions on the type of learner it might work best for.

There are many types of resources and ways to teach each standard; sometimes, finding an alternative resource that offers a new perspective will make sense to the student in the way other methods haven’t. That is the purpose of this list.

If no resources are showing or no resources work for your student, we haven’t added any quite yet. We are always adding more resources, and these lists are continuously growing, so check back!

Common Core Standards

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