Georgia State Standards Alignments Kindergarten through Grade

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Georgia State Standards Alignments
Kindergarten through Grade Twelve

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Georgia State Standards Alignments

Standards List with Aligned Product Skills

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Note to Educator .....................................................iii
Kindergarten ..................................................... 1
Grade 1 ..................................................... 7
Grade 2 ....................................................16
Grade 3 ....................................................25
Grade 4 ....................................................34
Grade 5 ....................................................45
Grade 6 ....................................................58
Grade 7 ....................................................72
Grade 8 ....................................................85
Grade 9 ....................................................99
Grade 10 ..................................................113
Grade 11 ..................................................128
Grade 12 ..................................................136

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STAR Reading Kindergarten
Standards List with Aligned Product Skills
Agency Tag Set Name Product Name
Georgia, English/Language Arts, STAR Reading
2004, Kindergarten, Performance
Standards, State Department of
Education
Standard Skill Area Description Skill Description
GA ELAKR - Reading
GA ELAKR1 - The student
demonstrates knowledge of concepts
of print.
GA ELAKR1.a - The student:
Recognizes that print and pictures
(signs and labels, newspapers, and
informational books) can inform,
entertain, and persuade.
GA ELAKR1.b - The student:
Demonstrates that print has meaning
and represents spoken language in
written form.
GA ELAKR1.c - The student: Tracks
text read from left to right and top to
bottom.
GA ELAKR1.d - The student:
Distinguishes among written letters,
words, and sentences.
GA ELAKR1.e - The student:
Recognizes that sentences in print
are made up of separate words.
GA ELAKR1.f - The student: Begins
to understand that punctuation and
capitalization are used in all written
sentences.
GA ELAKR2 - The student
demonstrates the ability to identify
and orally manipulate words and
individual sounds within those spoken
words.
GA ELAKR2.a - The student:
Identifies and produces rhyming
words in response to an oral prompt
and distinguishes rhyming and non-
rhyming words.
GA ELAKR2.b - The student:
Identifies component sounds
(phonemes and combinations of
phonemes) in spoken words.
GA ELAKR2.c - The student: Blends
and segments syllables in spoken
words.
GA ELAKR2.d - The student:
Segments the phonemes in high
frequency words.
GA ELAKR2.e - The student: Blends
spoken phonemes to make high
frequency words.
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STAR Reading Kindergarten
Standards List with Aligned Product Skills
Agency Tag Set Name Product Name
Georgia, English/Language Arts, STAR Reading
2004, Kindergarten, Performance
Standards, State Department of
Education
Standard Skill Area Description Skill Description
GA ELAKR3 - The student
demonstrates the relationship
between letters and letter
combinations of written words and
the sounds of spoken words.
GA ELAKR3.a - The student:
Demonstrates an understanding that
there are systematic and predictable
relationships between print and
spoken sounds.
GA ELAKR3.b - The student:
Recognizes and names all uppercase
and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
GA ELAKR3.c - The student:
Matches all consonant and short-
vowel sounds to appropriate letters.
GA ELAKR3.d - The student: Blends
individual sounds to read one-syllable
decodable words.
GA ELAKR3.e - The student: Applies Skill Area 1 - Overall Product Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words
learned phonics skills when reading (OP)
words and sentences in stories.
GA ELAKR4 - The student
demonstrates the ability to read orally
with speed, accuracy, and
expression.
GA ELAKR4.a - The student: Reads
previously taught high frequency
words at the rate of 30 words correct
per minute.
GA ELAKR4.b - The student: Reads
previously taught grade-level text with
appropriate expression.
GA ELAKR5 - The student acquires
and uses grade-level words to
communicate effectively.
GA ELAKR5.a - The student: Listens
to a variety of texts and uses new
vocabulary in oral language.
GA ELAKR5.b - The student:
Discusses the meaning of words and
understands that some words have
multiple meanings.
GA ELAKR6 - The student gains
meaning from orally presented text.
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STAR Reading Kindergarten
Standards List with Aligned Product Skills
Agency Tag Set Name Product Name
Georgia, English/Language Arts, STAR Reading
2004, Kindergarten, Performance
Standards, State Department of
Education
Standard Skill Area Description Skill Description
GA ELAKR6.a - The student: Listens
to and reads a variety of literary (e.g.,
short stories, poems) and
informational texts and materials to
gain knowledge and for pleasure.
GA ELAKR6.b - The student: Makes
predictions from pictures and titles.
GA ELAKR6.c - The student: Asks
and answers questions about
essential narrative elements (e.g.,
beginning-middle-end, setting,
characters, problems, events,
resolution) of a read-aloud text.
GA ELAKR6.d - The student: Begins
to distinguish fact from fiction in a
read-aloud text.
GA ELAKR6.e - The student: Retells
familiar events and stories to include
beginning, middle, and end.
GA ELAKR6.f - The student: Uses
prior knowledge, graphic features
(illustrations), and graphic organizers
to understand text.
GA ELAKR6.g - The student:
Connects life experiences to read-
aloud text.
GA ELAKR6.h - The student: Retells
important facts in the student's own
words.
GA ELAKW - Writing
GA ELAKW1 - The student begins to
understand the principles of writing.
GA ELAKW1.a - The student: Writes
or dictates to describe familiar
persons, places, objects, or
experiences.
GA ELAKW1.b - The student: Uses
drawings, letters, and phonetically
spelled words to create meaning.
GA ELAKW1.c - The student:
Accurately prints name, all uppercase
and lowercase letters of the alphabet,
and teacher-selected words.
GA ELAKW1.d - The student: Uses
left-to-right pattern of writing.
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STAR Reading Kindergarten
Standards List with Aligned Product Skills
Agency Tag Set Name Product Name
Georgia, English/Language Arts, STAR Reading
2004, Kindergarten, Performance
Standards, State Department of
Education
Standard Skill Area Description Skill Description
GA ELAKW1.e - The student: Begins
to use capitalization at the beginning
of sentences and punctuation
(periods and question marks) at the
end of sentences.
GA ELAKW2N - The student writes a
narrative that:
GA ELAKW2N.a - The student:
Involves one event.
GA ELAKW2N.b - The student: Uses
drawings, letters, and phonetically
spelled words to describe a personal
experience.
GA ELAKW2N.c - The student:
Begins to use organizational
structures (beginning, middle, end).
GA ELAKW2N.d - The student: May
include describing words.
GA ELAKW2N.e - The student: May
include a sense of closure.
GA ELAKW2N.f - The student:
Includes oral or written prewriting to
generate ideas (graphic organizers
and pictures).
GA ELAKW2N.g - The student: May
include a draft developed from
prewriting.
GA ELAKW2I - The student
produces informational writing that:
GA ELAKW2I.a - The student:
Involves one topic.
GA ELAKW2I.b - The student: Uses
drawings, letters, and phonetically
spelled words to share information.
GA ELAKW2I.c - The student:
Begins to use organizational
structures (steps).
GA ELAKW2I.d - The student: May
include describing words.
GA ELAKW2I.e - The student: May
include a sense of closure.
GA ELAKW2I.f - The student:
Includes oral or written prewriting to
generate ideas (graphic organizers
and pictures).
GA ELAKW2I.g - The student: May
include a draft developed from
prewriting.
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STAR Reading Kindergarten
Standards List with Aligned Product Skills
Agency Tag Set Name Product Name
Georgia, English/Language Arts, STAR Reading
2004, Kindergarten, Performance
Standards, State Department of
Education
Standard Skill Area Description Skill Description
GA ELAKW2I.h - The student: May
publish a final copy.
GA ELAKW2P - The student
produces a persuasive piece of
writing that:
GA ELAKW2P.a - The student:
States an opinion.
GA ELAKW2P.b - The student: May
use words, illustrations, or graphics to
support an opinion.
GA ELAKW2P.c - The student:
Begins to use formats appropriate to
the genre (letter, poster).
GA ELAKW2P.d - The student: May
include describing words.
GA ELAKW2P.e - The student:
Prewrites orally or written to generate
ideas (graphic organizers and
pictures).
GA ELAKW2P.f - The student: May
include a draft developed from
prewriting.
GA ELAKW2P.g - The student: May
include a sense of closure.
GA ELAKW2R - The student
produces a response to literature
that:
GA ELAKW2R.a - The student:
Retells a story orally, through
pictures, or in writing.
GA ELAKW2R.b - The student:
Makes connections: text-to-self, text-
to-text, text- to-world.
GA ELAKW2R.c - The student:
Begins to use organizational
structures (beginning, middle, end).
GA ELAKW2R.d - The student:
Prewrites orally or written to generate
ideas (graphic organizers, pictures).
GA ELAKW2R.e - The student: May
include a draft developed from pre-
writing.
GA ELAKW2R.f - The student: May
include a sense of closure.
GA ELAKLSV -
Listening/Speaking/Viewing
GA ELAKLSV1 - The student uses
oral and visual skills to communicate.
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STAR Reading Kindergarten
Standards List with Aligned Product Skills
Agency Tag Set Name Product Name
Georgia, English/Language Arts, STAR Reading
2004, Kindergarten, Performance
Standards, State Department of
Education
Standard Skill Area Description Skill Description
GA ELAKLSV1.a - The student:
Listens and speaks appropriately with
peers and adults.
GA ELAKLSV1.b - The student: Skill Area 1 - Overall Product Skill 12 - OP12 Following
Follows two-part oral directions. (OP) instructions
GA ELAKLSV1.c - The student:
Repeats auditory sequences (letters,
words, numbers, and rhythmic
patterns).
GA ELAKLSV1.d - The student:
Recites short poems, rhymes, songs,
and stories with repeated patterns.
GA ELAKLSV1.e - The student:
Describes people, places, things,
locations, and actions.
GA ELAKLSV1.f - The student:
Increases vocabulary to reflect a
growing range of interests and
knowledge.
GA ELAKLSV1.g - The student:
Communicates effectively when
relating experiences and retelling
stories heard.
GA ELAKLSV1.h - The student:
Uses complete sentences when
speaking.
GA ELAKLSV1.i - The student:
Begins to use subject-verb
agreement and tense correctly.
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