Outcomes

2.1 Use phonics and structural analysis

• apply phonic rules and generalizations to read unfamiliar words in context

• apply knowledge of long and short vowel sounds to read unfamiliar words in context

• use knowledge of word parts, contractions and compound words to read unfamiliar words in context

• associate sounds with some vowel combinations, consonant blends and digraphs, and letter clusters to read unfamiliar words in context

4.2 Attend to Conventions

Attend to grammar and usage

• write complete sentences, using capital letters and periods

• use connecting words to join related ideas in a sentence

• identify nouns and verbs, and use in own writing

• identify adjectives and adverbs that add interest and detail to stories

Attend to spelling

• use phonic knowledge and skills and visual memory to spell words of more than one syllable, high frequency irregular words and regular plurals in own writing

• use phonic knowledge and skills and visual memory to attempt spelling of unfamiliar words in own writing

• use the conventional spelling of common words necessary for the efficient communication of ideas in writing

Attend to capitalization and punctuation

• use capital letters for proper nouns and at the beginning of sentences in own writing

• use periods and question marks, appropriately, as end punctuation in own writing

• use commas after greetings and closures in friendly letters and to separate words in a series in own writing

• identify commas and apostrophes when reading, and use them to assist comprehension

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