Kindergarten - French Immersion Language Arts & Literature

French Immersion Language Arts and Literature

Oral Communication: Oral comprehension and expression promote language development, positive relationships, and collaboration

Vocabulary: Understanding the meaning and formation of words facilitates oral communication, reading, and writing.

Phonological awareness: The ability to discern and manipulate the sounds of oral language supports vocabulary, reading, and writing.

Phonics: Understanding the relationships between phonemes and letters fosters the development of oral language, reading, and writing.

Text Organization: Different text genres are used to understand and express ideas, information, and perspectives about the world.

Text Comprehension: Understanding of ideas, perspectives, and cultures in texts is supported through the application of reading strategies and processes.

Reading Fluency: Reading fluency development promotes oral and written comprehension and expression.

Text Production: Text production and creativity allow for the sharing of ideas and information in various contexts.

Grammar: The understanding and application of grammar promotes effective communication of ideas when speaking and writing.

What is oral communication?

What is a word?

How are sounds related to oral language?

How is written and spoken language related?

What is a text?

What is meaningful in French texts?

How can letter and word recognition support reading development?

How can ideas be represented and shared?

What is a sentence?

Children respond to various authentic oral communication situations in French.

Children express themselves using non-verbal language and a few familiar French words to communicate in authentic oral communication situations.

Children make connections between French words and their meanings.

Children recognize sounds that are heard.

Children recognize the connections between oral and written language.

Children recognize and explore texts in their immediate environment.

Children recognize clues that convey meaning in texts.

Children recognize letters and a few words.

Children represent and share ideas in various ways.

Children recognize sentences in speech and writing.