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Spanish Language Arts and Reading.K.5.I

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The student is expected to

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down with adult assistance.

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.”

Artes del lenguaje y lectura en español.K.5.I

Se espera que el estudiante

revise la comprensión y haga ajustes, tales como releer, usar conocimiento previo, observar pistas visuales y formular preguntas cuando la comprensión se pierde, con la asistencia de un adulto.

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SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING.K.5.I — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

SLA.K.5.I

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down with adult assistance.

SLA.1.6.I

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down.

SLA.2.6.I

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down.

SLA.3.6.I

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.

SLA.4.6.I

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.

SLA.5.6.I

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.

SLA.6.6.I

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.

SLAR.8.6.I
Based on the student's language proficiency level, the student is expected to monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
SLAR.E1.6.I
Based on the student's language proficiency level, and with appropriately provided English language development scaffolding, the student is expected to monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
SLAR.E2.6.I
Based on the student's language proficiency level, and with appropriately provided English language development scaffolding, the student is expected to monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
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SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING.K.5.I — Breakout of skills

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.

The student is expected to
monitor comprehension with adult assistance
make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down with adult assistance

SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING.K.5.I — Focal Points

Oral and Written Comprehension

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.

SLA.K.1.A

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

SLA.K.1.B

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

SLA.K.2.A.i

identifying and producing rhyming words;

SLA.K.2.A.ii

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

SLA.K.2.A.iii

identifying the individual words in a spoken sentence;

SLA.K.2.A.iv

identifying syllables in spoken words;

SLA.K.2.A.v

blending syllables to form multisyllabic words;

SLA.K.2.A.vi

segmenting multisyllabic words into syllables;

SLA.K.2.A.vii

identifying initial and final sounds in simple words;

SLA.K.2.A.viii

blending spoken phonemes to form syllables; and

SLA.K.2.A.ix

manipulating syllables within a multisyllabic word;

SLA.K.2.C.i

spelling common letter and sound correlations; and

SLA.K.2.C.ii

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

SLA.K.3.A

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

SLA.K.3.B

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

SLA.K.3.C

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

SLA.K.4

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.

SLA.K.5.A

establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts with adult assistance;

SLA.K.5.B

generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information with adult assistance;

SLA.K.5.C

make and confirm predictions using text features and structures with adult assistance;

SLA.K.5.D

create mental images to deepen understanding with adult assistance;

SLA.K.5.E

make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society with adult assistance;

SLA.K.5.F

make inferences and use evidence to support understanding with adult assistance;

SLA.K.5.G

evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance;

SLA.K.5.H

synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance; and

SLA.K.5.I

monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down with adult assistance.

SLA.K.7.A

discuss topics and determine the basic theme using text evidence with adult assistance;

SLA.K.7.B

identify and describe the main character(s);

SLA.K.7.C

describe the elements of plot development, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution, for texts read aloud with adult assistance; and

SLA.K.7.D

describe the setting.

SLA.K.8.A

demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes;

SLA.K.8.B

discuss rhyme and rhythm in nursery rhymes and a variety of poems;

SLA.K.8.C

discuss main characters in drama;

SLA.K.8.D.i

the central idea and supporting evidence with adult assistance;

SLA.K.8.D.ii

titles and simple graphics to gain information; and

SLA.K.8.D.iii

the steps in a sequence with adult assistance;

SLA.K.8.E

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

SLA.K.8.F

recognize characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.

SLA.K.9.A

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

SLA.K.9.B

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

SLA.K.9.C

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

SLA.K.9.D

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

SLA.K.9.E

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

SLA.K.12.A

generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance;

SLA.K.12.B

develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance;

SLA.K.12.C

gather information from a variety of sources with adult assistance;

SLA.K.12.D

demonstrate understanding of information gathered with adult assistance; and

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