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titles and simple graphics to gain information; and

the steps in a sequence with adult assistance;

recognize characteristics of persuasive text with adult assistance and state what the author is trying to persuade the reader to think or do; and

recognize characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.

discuss with adult assistance the author's purpose for writing text;

discuss with adult assistance how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;

discuss with adult assistance the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;

discuss with adult assistance how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and

listen to and experience first- and third-person texts.

plan by generating ideas for writing through class discussions and drawings;

develop drafts in oral, pictorial, or written form by organizing ideas;

revise drafts by adding details in pictures or words;

complete sentences;

verbs;

singular and plural nouns;

adjectives, including articles;

prepositions;

pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases;

capitalization of the first letter in a sentence and name;

punctuation marks at the end of declarative sentences; and

correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words; and

share writing.

dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives; and

dictate or compose informational texts.

generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance;

develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance;

gather information from a variety of sources with adult assistance;

demonstrate understanding of information gathered with adult assistance; and

use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results.

listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and answer questions using multi-word responses;

follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a short, related sequence of actions;

share information and ideas about the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language;

work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including listening to others, speaking when recognized, and making appropriate contributions; and

develop social communication such as introducing himself/herself and others, relating experiences to a classmate, and expressing needs and feelings.

producing a series of rhyming words;

recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound;

distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words;

recognizing the change in spoken word when a specified phoneme is added, changed, or removed;

blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words, including initial and/or final consonant blends;

manipulating phonemes within base words; and

segmenting spoken one-syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes, including words with initial and/or final consonant blends;

decoding words in isolation and in context by applying common letter sound correspondences;

decoding words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs;

decoding words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including vowel digraphs and diphthongs; and r-controlled syllables;

using knowledge of base words to decode common compound words and contractions;

decoding words with inflectional endings, including -ed, -s, and -es; and

identifying and reading at least 100 high-frequency words from a research-based list;

spelling words with closed syllables, open syllables, VCe syllables, vowel teams, and r-controlled syllables;

spelling words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs;

spelling words using sound-spelling patterns; and

spelling high-frequency words from a research-based list;

demonstrate print awareness by identifying the information that different parts of a book provide;

alphabetize a series of words to the first or second letter and use a dictionary to find words; and

develop handwriting by printing words, sentences, and answers legibly leaving appropriate spaces between words.

use a resource such as a picture dictionary or digital resource to find words;

use illustrations and texts the student is able to read or hear to learn or clarify word meanings;