English Language Arts and Reading.1.7.D

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;

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.