listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses;

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

identifying and producing rhyming words;

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

identifying the individual words in a spoken sentence;

identifying syllables in spoken words;

blending syllables to form multisyllabic words;

segmenting multisyllabic words into syllables;

identifying initial and final sounds in simple words;

blending spoken phonemes to form syllables; and

manipulating syllables within a multisyllabic word;

identifying and matching the common sounds that letters represent;

using letter-sound relationships to decode one- and two-syllable words and multisyllabic words, including CV, VC, CCV, CVC, VCV, CVCV, CCVCV, and CVCCV;

decoding words with silent h and consonant digraphs such as/ch/,/rr/, and/ll/; and

recognizing that new words are created when syllables are changed, added, or deleted;

spelling common letter and sound correlations; and

spelling words with common syllabic patterns such as CV, VC, CCV, CVC, VCV, CVCV, CCVCV, and CVCCV;

identifying the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book;

holding a book right side up, turning pages correctly, and knowing that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right with return sweep;

recognizing the difference between a letter and a printed word; and

identifying all uppercase and lowercase letters; and

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

identify and use words that name actions; directions; positions; sequences; categories such as colors, shapes, and textures; and locations.

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.

respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate.

complete sentences;

verbs, including the difference between ser and estar;

singular and plural nouns, including gender-specific articles;

adjectives, including articles;

prepositions;

pronouns, including personal, and the difference in the use of formal pronoun usted and informal pronoun tú;

capitalization of the first letter in a sentence and names;

punctuation marks at the end of declarative sentences; and

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