Ask and answer questions about key ideas in a text
Identify a main topic or idea of a text and retell important details
Identify specific words that express feelings and senses
Describe characters, setting, and major events in a story
Identify a variety of genre
Explain differences between literary texts (fiction) and informational texts (non-fiction)
Identify examples of how illustrations and details support the text's purpose
Use illustrations and details to discuss story elements and/or topics
Identify specific information the author gives that supports ideas in the text
Make connections between, self, text, and the world
Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print
Demonstrate an understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skill
Decode long vowel sounds in one-syllable words
Read grade-level text orally and with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words
Recognize and identify one-syllable words
Read most common high-frequency sight words
Recognize and identify root words and simple suffixes
Recognize and produce rhyming words
Create new words using known sounds
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, oral expression and/or writing to:
state an opinion about a familiar topic
state a reason to support that opinion
name a familiar topic and supply information
narrate an event or events in a sequence
create a poem, dramatization, artwork, or other response to text, author, or personal experience
Ask questions and participate in shared research to:
answer questions
build knowledge
recall relevant information
gather information
Participate in collaborative conversations
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussion including listening to others, taking turns, and staying on topic
Ask and answer questions to clarify what the speaker says
Name familiar people, places, things, and events with detail
Create visual displays to support descriptions
Express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly and completely
*The Language Strand identifies Conventions of English skills that develop from Pre-K to grade 2.
Demonstrate command of conventions of English grammar and usage
Print upper and lowercase letters of their name
Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs
Form and use plural nouns
Use singular and plural nouns with matching verb in basic sentences
Understand and use question words
Produce and expand complex sentences in shared language activities
Use verbs to convey past, present, and future
Use frequently occurring adjectives appropriately
Understand and use simple and compound sentences
Demonstrate command of conventions of English capitalization, punctuation. and spelling when writing
Capitalize the first letter of their name
Attempt to write symbols or letters to represent words
Recognize and name end punctuation
Spell simple words phonetically
Use commas appropriately