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title: "K.T.RA.1: Research & Inquiry Overview (Georgia English Language Arts standard)"
code: K.T.RA.1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, English Language Arts, K.T.RA.1
subject: ela
grades:
  - kindergarten
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# K.T.RA.1: Research & Inquiry Overview

Build knowledge about the world by asking or generating questions about topics of interest, researching the answers, using multiple sources, and communicating relevant and accurate information about the topic.

- Subject: English Language Arts
- Appears in: Kindergarten, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/kindergarten.md

## Expectations

- **K.T.RA.1.a**: With adult support, ask questions about topics of interest for research. (I)
- **K.T.RA.1.b**: With adult support, collaborate to conduct research on a shared topic of interest by gathering and organizing information from provided sources (including print, digital, and personal communication) using graphic organizers or other support aids. (I)
- **K.T.RA.1.c**: With adult support, share relevant and accurate information through a variety of different modes. (C)

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

## The same standard across grades

- **Kindergarten, K.T.RA.1 (this standard)**: **Research & Inquiry** Build knowledge about the world by asking or generating questions about topics of interest, researching the answers, using multiple sources, and communicating relevant and accurate information about the topic.
- Grade 1, 1.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Build knowledge about the world by asking or generating questions about topics of interest, researching the answers, using multiple sources, and communicating relevant and accurate information about the topic. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/1.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 2, 2.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Build knowledge about the world by asking or generating questions about topics of interest, researching the answers, using multiple sources, and communicating relevant and accurate information about the topic. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/2.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 3, 3.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Conduct research to ask and answer questions that clarify, deepen, and extend understanding of a topic of interest using credible sources and communicating relevant and accurate information. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/3.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 4, 4.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Conduct research to ask and answer questions that clarify, deepen, and extend understanding of a topic of interest using credible sources and communicating relevant and accurate information. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/4.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 5, 5.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Conduct research to ask and answer questions that clarify, deepen, and extend understanding of a topic of interest using credible sources and communicating relevant and accurate information. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/5.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 6, 6.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Conduct research, generating questions to guide investigations of complex topics of interest and using credible sources to support analyses. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/6.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 7, 7.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Conduct research, generating questions to guide investigations of complex topics of interest and using credible sources to support analyses. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/7.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 8, 8.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Conduct research, generating questions to guide investigations of complex topics of interest and using credible sources to support analyses. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/8.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 9, 9.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry** Conduct research, generating questions to guide investigations of complex topics of interest and using credible sources to support analyses. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/9.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 10, 10.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry**  Conduct research, generating questions to guide investigations of complex topics of interest and using credible sources to support analyses. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/10.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 11, 11.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry**  Conduct research, generating questions to guide investigations of complex topics of interest and using credible sources to support analyses. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/11.T.RA.1.md
- Grade 12, 12.T.RA.1: **Research & Inquiry**  Conduct research, generating questions to guide investigations of complex topics of interest and using credible sources to support analyses. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/12.T.RA.1.md

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.