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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--vocabulary. The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively.

Meaning is determined when students search for and find a clear understanding of a word or a concept. When students read a text, they will often come upon unfamiliar words. If a dictionary is available in print or digital format, students can look up the unknown word to decide which of the meanings included in the dictionary entry applies best to the way the word is being used in the text.
in speech or writing, the division of words into syllables
Print and digital resources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and diverse types of literary and academic books are essential in helping students understand new vocabulary. Students should learn the unique characteristics and capabilities of different types of resources. In some instances, print resources allow the development of notetaking skills, whereas digital resources can be useful to expand knowledge from a multimodal perspective that may involve photographs, videos, or music.