identify and use words that name actions, directions, positions, sequences, categories, and locations.
A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
identify and use words that name actions; directions; positions; sequences; categories such as colors, shapes, and textures; and locations.
identify and use words that name actions, directions, positions, sequences, categories, and locations.
identify, use, and explain the meaning of antonyms, synonyms, idioms, and homographs in context.
identify, use, and explain the meaning of antonyms, synonyms, idioms, homophones, and homographs in a text.
identify, use, and explain the meaning of homophones such as reign/rain.
identify, use, and explain the meaning of adages and puns.
Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.
Students develop and sustain comprehension skills while listening and reading. Students use metacognitive skills to determine author’s purpose, analyze craft, and recognize genre characteristics and structures in increasingly complex texts.
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;
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;
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;
identify the meaning of words with the affixes -s, -ed, and -ing; and
identify and use words that name actions, directions, positions, sequences, categories, and locations.
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate, accuracy, and prosody) when reading grade-level text.
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and interact independently with text for increasing periods of time.
establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts with adult assistance;
generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information with adult assistance;
make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures with adult assistance;
create mental images to deepen understanding with adult assistance;
make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society with adult assistance;
make inferences and use evidence to support understanding with adult assistance;
evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance;
synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance; and
monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down.
discuss topics and determine theme using text evidence with adult assistance;
describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions;
describe plot elements, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently; and
describe the setting.
demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes;
discuss rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and alliteration in a variety of poems;
discuss elements of drama such as characters and setting;
the central idea and supporting evidence with adult assistance;
features and simple graphics to locate or gain information; and
organizational patterns such as chronological order and description 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 the author's purpose for writing text;
discuss 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 how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and
listen to and experience first- and third-person texts.
generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance;
develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance;
identify and gather relevant sources and information to answer the questions with adult assistance;
demonstrate understanding of information gathered with adult assistance; and
Students develop and sustain oral and written language skills to communicate their ideas effectively using appropriate language conventions. Students consider audience and purpose while applying appropriate genre characteristics and craft and determining the appropriate mode of delivery.
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;
demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
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;
identify the meaning of words with the affixes -s, -ed, and -ing; and
identify and use words that name actions, directions, positions, sequences, categories, and locations.
describe personal connections to a variety of sources;
write brief comments on literary or informational texts;
use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
retell texts in ways that maintain meaning;
interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing; and
respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate.
demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes;
discuss rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and alliteration in a variety of poems;
discuss elements of drama such as characters and setting;
the central idea and supporting evidence with adult assistance;
features and simple graphics to locate or gain information; and
organizational patterns such as chronological order and description 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 the author's purpose for writing text;
discuss 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 how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and
listen to and experience first- and third-person texts.
plan a first draft by generating ideas for writing such as by drawing and brainstorming;
organizing with structure; and
developing an idea with specific and relevant details;
revise drafts by adding details in pictures or words;
complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;
past and present verb tense;
singular, plural, common, and proper nouns;
adjectives, including articles;
adverbs that convey time;
prepositions;
pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases;
capitalization for the beginning of sentences and the pronoun "I";
punctuation marks at the end of declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences; and
correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words with adult assistance; and
publish and share writing.
dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry;
dictate or compose informational texts, including procedural texts; and
dictate or compose correspondence such as thank you notes or letters.
develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance;
identify and gather relevant sources and information to answer the questions 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.