Standard L1 The student will comprehend instructions given orally in English.
L1.1 Follow one-step directions.
L1.2 Follow two-step directions.
L1.3 Follow multiple-step directions.
Standard L2 The student will comprehend essential elements of oral discourse in such forms as speeches, conversations, and texts read aloud in English.
L2.1 Comprehend words, phrases and simple sentences
L2.2 Recognize and understand the main idea, purpose, or theme.
L2.3 Recognize and understand important supporting ideas and details
L2.4 Identify the setting and various characters who appear.
L2.5 Understand the figurative language and idiomatic expressions used.
Standard L3 The student will determine the attitude and/or perspective of a speaker who is using the English language.
L3.1 Distinguis between fact and opinion
L3.2 Identify the speaker's point of view, motivation, tone, stance, or
position with regard to an issue.
L3.3 Draw inferences and conclusions and make predictions
Standard S1 The student will establish conversational connections that express concrete information clearly in English.
S1.1 Give simple and multiple-step directions
S1.2 Provide personal information
S1.3 Ask and answer simple questions
S1.4 Use common social idioms, basic greetings,a nd standard repretitive phrases
Standard S2 The student will participate in a conversation in English by making clear, logical, and detailed responses.
S2.1 Identify people, places, objects, and basic concepts (e.g.,
numbers, days of the week, foods, occupations, time).
S2.2 Recount personal experiences and tell stories as oral responses to
conversational cues.
S2.3 Summarize information and paraphrase the conversations of others.
S2.4 Use figurative language and idiomatic expressions.
Standard S3 The student will expand oral information logically and clearly in English.
S3.1 Explain the elements of a conversation or a presentation by
summarizing or paraphrasing it.
S3.2 Explain ides and convey information in both temporal (i.e.
sequencing) and spatial order (i.e. positional words)
S3.3 Clarify and support or refute ideas by using details, examples, and
other means of elaboration.
Standard S4 The student will correctly and effectively convey his or her attitude and/or perspective in English in conversations and other forms of oral communication.
S4.1 Express and establish his or her point of view by using clear
and precise language.
S4.2 Defend his or her point of view by using forms of evidence such as
specific details and concrete examples.
S4.3 Defend his or her point of view by making valid and appropriate
appeals to the listener's reason and emotion.
Reading (R)
Standard R1 The student will demonstrate pre-/early English reading skills.
R1.1 Identify high-frequency words, including irregular verbs such as
said, was, and is and irregular plural nouns such as mice and
geese.
R1.2 Identify frequently used compound words and contractions.
R1.3 Identify relationships between words by using onsets and rimes (word
families).
R1.4 Comprehend simple phrases and sentences.
R1.5 Use word clues such as the relationships between words,
syntax, morphology, and cognates to decipher the meaning of unfamiliar words
in phrases and sentences.
Standard R2 The student will understand key words and phrases in English.
R2.1 Understand that words can have multiple meanings, both
denotative and connotative.
R2.2 Use an understanding of key words and phrases to derive the meaning
of simple passages.
R2.3 Use one or more strategies to determine the meanings of unfamiliar
words and phrases (e.g., background or prior knowledge, contextual clues and
illustrations; knowledge of morphology, syntax, phonics, word
relationships; knowledge of synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs,
cognates, and false cognates).
Standard R3 The student will comprehend instructions written in English.
R3.1 Follow one-step instructions.
R3.2 Follow two-step instructions.
R3.3 Follow multiple-step instructions.
Standard R4 The student will determine the major elements of a text written in English.
R4.1 Identify the central theme or problem.
R4.2 Identify the author's main purpose.
R4.3 Identify the main characters and the nature of their conflicts.
R4.4 Identify the setting.
Standard R5 The student will recognize important details in texts written in English.
R5.4 Identify important supporting ideas and themes.
R5.2 Understand the meaning of information conveyed through various
graphic sources (e.g., diagrams, charts, tables, simple illustrations).
Standard R6 The student will understand the content and the methodology used in texts written in English.
R6.1 Draw inferences and conclusions and make predictions about main
ideas, characters, and setting.
R6.2 Understand the relationship between cause and effect.
R6.3 Understand the use of compare/contrast strategies.
R6.4 Understand the chronological ordering of ideas and information.
Standard R7 The student will determine the attitude or perspective of the author and/or the characters in a text written in English.
R7.1 Distinguish between fact and opinion in texts.
R7.2 Identify the author's point of view, motivations, tone, stance, or
position with regard to an issue.
R7.3 Analyze the characters to determine their motivations, intentions,
prejudices, and general outlook; the changes in opinion and behavior they
undergo; and the nature of their interactions with the other characters.
Standard R8 The student will analyze various writing styles and forms in English texts.
R8.1 Identify analogies (e.g., metaphores), symbols, patterns such as
rhyming and repetition, and other rhetorical devices.
R8.2 Apply an understanding of the structure of English sentences to
derive meaning from a text.
R8.3 Understand a variety of forms of writing such as personal and
fictional narratives and persuasive, descriptive, and expository compositions.
Standard W1 The student will demonstrate pre-/early English writing skills.
W1.1 Identify a relationship between oral and/or visual communication
and written words.
W1.2 Use correct letter formation
W1.3 Use word boundaries and directionality.
W1.4 Use high frequency words and functional vocabulary in labeling graphics and
in forming phrases and sentences that express concrete as well as abstract
information.
Standard W2 The student will use graphic organizers or outlines to plan, organize, and develop his or her writing in English.
W2.1 Use graphic organizers or outlines to decide on appropriate
content and titles for his or her compositions.
W2.2 Use graphic organizers or outlines to organize information logically.
W2.3 Use graphic organizers or outlines to write appropriate topic
sentences for paragraphs on the basis of the particular subject.
W2.4 Use graphic organizers or outlines to determine the validity and
appropriateness of particular details.
Standard W3 The student will write English compositions in a variety of forms.
W3.1 Write personal or fictional narratives that trace a sequence of
events and contain details about character and setting.
W3.2Write persuasive and expository compositions that establish the validity of
a thesis through the development of logical supporting points and concrete
details.
W3.3 Write descriptive compositions that express ideas with enough clarity
and detail to give the reader a clear impression of the object, person, or place
described.
Standard W4 The student will revise his or her writing as well as that of others for logic, consistency, and clarity.
W4.1 Revise drafts to improve coherence and the logical progression of ideas
by rewriting and sharpening the focus of the topic and/or concluding sentences
of key paragraphs.
W4.2 Revise drafts to improve coherence and the logical progression of ideas by
adding appropriate transition words and phrases.
W4.3 Revise drafts for appropriate word choice.
W4.4 Revise drafts to achieve a consistency of style, tone, and point of
view that is appropriate for the particular topic as well as the intended
audience.
W4.5 Revise drafts to include a variety of sentence types as appropriate.
Standard W5 The student will correct the grammar and mechanics of his or her writing as well as that of others.
W5.1 Recognize and correct
word errors such as the misuse of the parts of speech (e.g., a noun incorrectly
used as a verb), the inappropriate use of capitalization, and the misuse of the
apostrophe.
W5.2Recognize and correct grammatical and structural problems such as
subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement errors, pronoun case errors,
and dangling and misplaced modifiers.
W5.3 Recognize and correct punctuation errors such as run-on sentences,
comma splices, and misuse of quotation marks and the hyphen.