Edison School District

Developing a desire for lifelong learning

READING

Þ Matches spoken word to printed words

Þ Identifies the title and author of a reading selection

Þ Identifies letter, words and sentences

Þ Identifies and uses punctuation such as periods and question marks when reading aloud

Þ Distinguishes beginning, middle, and ending sounds in single-syllable words

Þ Distinguishes long-vowel and short-vowel sounds in single-syllable words

Þ Creates and states a series of rhyming words

Þ Adds, deletes, or changes target sounds in order to change words

Þ Blends two to four phonemes

Þ Divides single-syllable words into their parts

Þ Accurately claps syllables in words

Þ Generates sounds from all the  letter and letter patterns and combines those sounds into recognizable words

Þ Reads common and irregular sight words

Þ Uses knowledge of vowel digraphs to read words

Þ Reads compound words and       contractions

Þ Reads inflectional forms and root words

Þ Applies background knowledge when reading the selection while understanding the author’s        intended meaning

Þ Understands reading must make sense

 

 

Þ Considers what sounds correct  according to how our language is  constructed

Þ Analyzes and compares words

Þ Searches, predicts, self-monitors and cross-checks information while reading

Þ Sorts words into categories

Þ Reads aloud so that reading sounds like natural speech

Þ Reads aloud with 90% or above  accuracy

Reading Comprehension

Þ Reads and understands grade-level material

Þ Identifies text using sequence and/or logical order

Þ Responds to who, what, when, where and how questions

Þ Follows one-step written directions

Þ Uses context to clearly understand words and sentence meaning

Þ Confirms predictions about what will happen next by identifying key words

Þ Relates prior knowledge to textual  information

Þ Retells the central ideas of stories and informational text

Literature Appreciation

Þ Reads and responds to a wide variety of significant works of children’s  literature

Þ Identifies and describes the story elements of plot, setting and characters including the story’s beginning, middle and ending

Þ Describes the role and contribution of the authors and illustrators

Þ Recollects, talks and writes about books during the school year

WRITING

Þ Writes  clear and understandable  sentences that develop a central idea

Þ Selects a focus when writing

Þ Uses descriptive words when writing

Þ Prints legibly and correctly spaces letters, words, and sentences

Þ Writes compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events and experiences

Þ Uses the Writing Process  successfully

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Þ Uses standard English in writing

Þ Writes using simple sentences

Þ Writes brief narratives describing an experience which is fictional or  autobiographical

Þ Writes a brief description of a real person, object, place or event using sensory details

WRITTEN & ORAL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Þ Writes and speaks with a command of standard English conventions

Þ Writes and speaks in complete,   understandable sentences

Þ Identifies and correctly uses singular and plural nouns

Þ Identifies and correctly uses   contractions and  singular  possessive pronouns in writing and speaking

Þ Uses basic punctuation and capitalization when writing

Þ Uses periods, exclamation marks and question marks correctly

Þ Correctly capitalizes the first word of a sentence, proper names of people, places, things and the pronoun “I”

Þ Progresses from phonetic spelling  to conventional spelling

Þ Correctly spells the first 25 high-frequency words and simple words with regular spelling patterns

LISTENING &  SPEAKING

Þ Listens attentively

Þ Asks questions for clarification and understanding

Þ Gives, restates, and follows simple 2-step directions

Þ Takes turns when speaking and listening

Þ Stays on topic when speaking

Þ Uses descriptive words

Þ Recites poems, songs, stories

Þ Role-plays with gestures

Þ Retells stories

Þ Relates

important life events

Þ Describes with detail