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Kindergarten - CA ELD Standard
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Productive (creation of oral presentations and written texts) Speaking/Writing
Supporting opinions

Supporting own opinions and evaluating others’ opinions in speaking and writing.

| W.K.1 | SL.K.4 | SL.K.6 | L.K.1 | L.K.2 | L.K.6 |
EMERGING
1

Offer opinions and provide good reasons (e.g., My favorite book is X because X.) referring to the text or to relevant background knowledge.

EXPANDING
2

Offer opinions and provide good reasons and some textual evidence or relevant background knowledge (e.g., paraphrased examples from text or knowledge of content).

BRIDGING
3

Offer opinions and provide good reasons with detailed textual evidence or relevant background knowledge (e.g., specific examples from text or knowledge of content).