Students will

• recognize and name all upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.

• demonstrate one to one letter-sound correspondences for each consonant.

• associate the short sounds and introduce the long vowel sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels.

• count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables and sounds in spoken words.

• add or substitute individual sounds in simple words to make new words.

• identify and rhyme words.

• read common high frequency words by sight.

• identify concepts of print; words are separated by spaces, left to right, top to bottom progression of sentences.

• describe relationship between the illustrations and the print.

• read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

• ask and answer questions about key details in a story.

• retell stories; including characters, setting, and major events.

• draw, dictate, and write using inventive spelling and sight words to express an opinion in their writing journal.

• draw, dictate, or write information about a topic in their journal.

• print many upper- and lowercase letters.

• capitalize first word in a sentence, leave spaces between words and use end punctuation.

• spell simple words phonetically.

• participate in conversations with teacher and peers in small and large groups about kindergarten topics and texts.

• ask and answer questions in order to get information, seek help, or clarify something that is not understood.

• describe familiar people, places, things, and events.

Students will

• apply grade level phonics and word analysis.

• recognize high frequency words.

• read aloud fluently with appropriate pace and intonation to support comprehension.

• comprehend by identifying story elements and sharing accurate narrative sequences.

• read a wide range of genres- fiction, nonfiction, folktales, fairy tales, prose and poetry.

• demonstrate reading strategies (picture walks, context clues, questioning, predicting, summarizing, etc.) before, during, and after reading.

• write for different purposes, e.g. entertain, inform, or state opinion.

• spell assigned words accurately.

• apply phonetic skills when writing.

• learn and apply appropriate letter formation.

• participate in collaborative conversations with peers and teachers about grade one topics and texts.

• apply standard English grammar when writing or speaking.

Students will

• know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

• read grade level text with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

• ask and answer “wh” questions about a story.

• retell stories, fables, and folktales and determine main idea, lesson or moral.

• identify character, setting, problem, solution.

• identify informational text structure – headings, subheadings, captions, diagrams, etc.

• write narratives recounting a well-elaborated event with robust word choice.

• write informational text on a topic.

• write opinion pieces in which a topic is introduced and supportive reasoning is provided with concluding statement.

• write stories or poems with dialogue.

• revise and edit writing.

• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and writing.

• form and use collective nouns, irregular plural nouns, and past tense of irregular verbs.

• use adjectives and adverbs when speaking and writing.

• expand simple sentences.

• read, pronounce, write, and understand the meaning of common abbreviations.

• use proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• define unknown or multiple meaning words using context clues, prefixes, suffixes, glossaries, and dictionaries.

• identify synonyms and real life connections between words and their use.

• participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts.

• produce complete sentences to provide requested detail and clarification.

• follow agreed upon rules of discussion.

• link comments to remarks of others.

• ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to clarify comprehension.

Students will

• know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

• decode multisyllabic words.

• read grade appropriate irregularly spelled words.

• read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

• use context clues to confirm or self correct word recognition and understanding.

• ask and answer questions to demonstrate comprehension of literature.

• retell stories, fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures identifying main idea, lesson, or moral.

• identify elements of fiction (e.g. characters, setting, plot, problem, solution) and elements of poetry (rhyme, rhythm, figurative language, alliteration, onomatopoeia).

• compare and contract themes, settings, and plots of stories.

• read and comprehend informational texts determining main idea of the text and supportive details.

• compare and contrast the texts on the same topic.

• write narrative with the major components of the writing diamond, e.g.  an entertaining beginning, elaborative detail, suspense, main event and extended ending.

• write opinion pieces on topics or texts supporting point of view with reasons.

• write informative texts to examine a topic and convey ideas clearly and accurately.

• write poems, descriptions, and stories with figurative language.

• use technology to produce and publish writing.

• conduct a short research project that builds knowledge about a topic.

• engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.

• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

• form and properly use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions in speaking and writing.

• demonstrate the command of conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Students will

• know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

• read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

• draw inferences from literature.

• summarize a story, determine the theme of a story, drama or poem.

• compare and contrast point of view of two stories.

• locate and analyze similes and metaphors in stories, poems, folktales and texts.

• make text to text and text to self connections in literature.

• determine the main idea of a text and how it is supported by key details.

• compare and contrast primary and secondary accounts of the same event.

• write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences using effective techniques, elaborative detail and clear event sequences focused on one main event (writing diamond).

• write stories, poems, and scripts that use similes and metaphors.

• write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

• write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

• develop and strengthen writing through planning, revising, and editing.

• use technology to produce and publish writing.

• conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. 

• engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade four topics.

• paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media.

• report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner.

• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and writing.

• use relative pronouns and relative adverbs.

• form and use prepositional phrases.

• correctly use frequently confused words.

• write legibly by hand, printing or cursive.

• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Students will 

• know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

• read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

• quote accurately from a text to support inferences.

• summarize a story; determine the theme of a story, drama or poem including how characters respond to challenges.

• compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in literature.

• locate and analyze similes and metaphors in stories, poems, folktales and texts.

• locate and analyze examples of foreshadowing in stories, poems, folktales, and plays.

• analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to meaning, tone, and beauty of literature.

• compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, and concepts in two or more texts.

• integrate information from several texts on the same topic.

• write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences using effective techniques, elaborative detail and clear event sequences.

• (use dialogue, rich word choice, word referents, and transitional phrases to manage the sequence of events).

• write stories, poems, and scripts that draw on characteristics of tall tales, myths and modern genres, e.g. mysteries, fantasies, historical fiction.

• write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

• write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

• develop and strengthen writing through planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

• use technology to produce and publish writing.

• conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

• engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade five topics and texts.

• summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by evidence.

• report on a topic or text or present an opinion sequencing ideas logically and supporting themes with relevant details.

• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and writing.

• explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections.

• form and use the perfect verb tenses.

• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words based on grade 5 reading and content.