Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Standards Map ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Progression of Foundations Benchmarks .................................................................................................... 11 Spiraled Standards in a Vertical Progression .............................................................................................. 13 Kindergarten ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Foundational Skills ............................................................................................................................. 26 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 29 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 32 Sample texts by benchmark .................................................................................................................... 33 1st Grade ................................................................................................................................................. 35 Foundational Skills ............................................................................................................................. 35 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 36 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 38 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Sample texts by benchmark .................................................................................................................... 41 2nd Grade ................................................................................................................................................ 43 Foundational Skills ............................................................................................................................. 43 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 44 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 45 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 48 Sample texts by benchmark ..................................................................................................................... 49 3rd Grade ................................................................................................................................................ 51 Foundational Skills ............................................................................................................................. 51 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 51 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 53 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 55 Sample texts by benchmark ..................................................................................................................... 57 4th Grade ................................................................................................................................................. 60 1 Foundational Skills ............................................................................................................................. 60 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 61 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 62 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 65 Sample texts by benchmark .................................................................................................................... 66 5th Grade ................................................................................................................................................. 69 Foundational Skills ............................................................................................................................. 69 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 69 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 71 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 73 Sample texts by benchmark .................................................................................................................... 75 6th-8th Grade .............................................................................................................................................. 78 6th Grade ................................................................................................................................................. 78 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 78 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 80 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 82 Sample texts by benchmark ..................................................................................................................... 83 7th Grade ................................................................................................................................................. 86 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 86 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 88 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 90 Sample texts by benchmark ..................................................................................................................... 91 8th Grade ................................................................................................................................................. 95 Reading ............................................................................................................................................... 95 Communication ................................................................................................................................... 97 Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................... 99 Sample texts by benchmark ................................................................................................................... 100 9th-12th Grade .......................................................................................................................................... 104 9th Grade ............................................................................................................................................... 104 Reading ............................................................................................................................................. 104 Communication ................................................................................................................................. 107 Vocabulary ........................................................................................................................................ 109 2 Sample texts by benchmark .................................................................................................................