This language arts curriculum guide for kindergarten combines the Basic Skills First Reading Guide and the Language Arts Guide to provide a comprehensive kindergarten curriculum. The objectives in the guide are categorized according to the strands (divisions of skill areas) for grades 1-12 to show how the curriculum in kindergarten prepares students for academic learning in those grades. The guide is divided into the following language arts strands: (1) handwriting; (2) spelling; (3) composition; (4) thinking and organizational skills; (5) listening skills; and (6) oral communication skills. Each page of the guide addresses a strand objective, and consists of instructional objectives, associated content statements, and skills and activities that may be used to enhance the understanding of the terminal objective. In addition, space for curriculum cross-references (indicating where the objective appears in the curriculum guide of another discipline) and a resource column, contingent on materials available to the teacher, are provided. (MM)