Students will know how to ....

• Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words

• Recognize and read grade- appropriate irregularly spelled words

• Read on-level text with purpose and understanding

• Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how

• Recount stories determine central message

• Describe the overall structure of a story including beginning, middle, and ending

• Describe the main topic of a multiparagraph text

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text

• Know and use various text features to locate key information in a text

Students will know how to ....

• Write narratives in which they recount events with detail and closure.

• Recall information from experiences or gather information to answer questions.

• Print all upper and lower case letters legibly and proportionally. 

Students will know how to ....

• Participate in collaborative  conversations with diverse partners.

• Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud.

• Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says.

• Recount an experience with details and facts, speaking audibly and in complete sentences.

Students will know how to ....

• Demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

• Determine understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

• Use word and phrases acquired through conversations and readings.