Kindergarten English SOL Study Guide

Practice for the Kindergarten English Virginia SOL test across all 27 standards and 10 strands. SOL Prep turns every standard into a diagnostic, guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions — so you drill what you’re actually weak on instead of re-reviewing what you know.

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Kindergarten English SOL practice tests

Two ways to practice Kindergarten English: work through official released items from the Virginia Department of Education, or drill standard by standard with SOL Prep.

What Kindergarten English covers

Foundations for Reading

K.FFR.1 — Print Concepts: The student will apply knowledge of how print is organized and read.
K.FFR.2 — Phonological and Phonemic Awareness: The student will orally identify and produce various phonemes (individual sounds) within words to develop phonemic awareness in support of decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling).
K.FFR.3 — Phonics and Word Analysis: The student will apply phonetic principles to read and spell words.

Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina

K.DSR — The student will build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to a range of texts. This includes fluently reading decodable sentences and gathering evidence from content-rich texts (through read alouds) on topics to gain purposeful knowledge and vocabulary.

Reading and Vocabulary

K.RV — The student will systematically build vocabulary and word knowledge based on kindergarten content and texts heard.
K.RV.1 — Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis

Reading Literary Text

K.RL — The student will use textual evidence to demonstrate comprehension and build knowledge from a variety of literary texts heard, to include fantasy, humor, fable/fairy tale, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and folklore/tall tale.
K.RL.1 — Key Ideas and Plot Details
K.RL.3 — Integration of Concepts

Reading Informational Text

K.RI — The student will use textual evidence to demonstrate comprehension and build knowledge from a variety of informational texts heard.
K.RI.1 — Key Ideas and Confirming Details
K.RI.2 — Craft and Style
K.RI.3 — Integration of Concepts

Foundations for Writing

K.FFW — The student will print legibly in manuscript.
K.FFW.1 — Handwriting
K.FFW.2 — Spelling

Writing

K.W — The student will write in a variety of forms, linked to kindergarten content and texts.
K.W.1 — Modes and Purposes for Writing
K.W.2 — Organization and Composition

Language Usage

K.LU — The student will use the conventions of Standard English when speaking and writing, differentiating between contexts that call for formal English and situations where informal discourse is more appropriate.
K.LU.1 — Grammar
K.LU.2 — Mechanics

Communication and Multimodal Literacies

K.C — The student will develop effective oral communication and collaboration skills to build a community of learners that process, understand, and interpret content together.
K.C.1 — Communication, Listening, and Collaboration
K.C.2 — Speaking and Presentation of Ideas

Research

K.R — The student will conduct research and listen to a series of conceptually related texts on selected topics to build knowledge on grade-level topics or solve problems using available resources.
K.R.1 — Evaluation and Synthesis of Information

Frequently asked questions

What is on the Kindergarten English SOL test?

The Kindergarten English Virginia SOL test is organized into 10 reporting strands: Foundations for Reading, Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina, Reading and Vocabulary, Reading Literary Text, Reading Informational Text, Foundations for Writing, Writing, Language Usage, Communication and Multimodal Literacies, Research. It assesses the 27 Standards of Learning listed on this page.

How many standards does Kindergarten English cover?

Kindergarten English covers 27 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 10 strands.

Where can I find Kindergarten English SOL practice tests?

The Virginia Department of Education publishes official released tests and practice items at doe.virginia.gov — see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide for direct links. SOL Prep adds standard-by-standard practice for each of the 27 Kindergarten English standards below.

How should I study for the Kindergarten English SOL?

Start with a diagnostic to find which of the 27 Kindergarten English standards you're weakest on, then focus practice there instead of re-reviewing what you already know. Work each standard's skills, then take a mixed practice check.