Edison School District

Developing a desire for lifelong learning

READING

Þ Understands the basic features of reading

Þ Understands how to use phonics, syllabication and word parts

Þ Applies this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent reading

Þ Reads narrative and expository text aloud

Þ Applies knowledge of word        origins, synonyms, antonyms and idioms to determine the meaning of words and phrases

Þ Uses knowledge of root words to determine the meaning of unknown words

Þ Knows common Greek and Latin derived roots and affixes and uses this knowledge to analyze the meaning of complex words

Þ Distinguishes and interprets  multi-meaning words

Reading Comprehension

Þ Reads and understands grade-level appropriate material

Þ Identifies structural patterns found in informational text (example:  cause and effect,    compare and contrast, etc...)

Þ Uses appropriate strategies when reading for different purposes

Þ Makes and confirms predictions about text by  using prior      knowledge and ideas presented in text itself

Þ Evaluates new information and            hypotheses by testing them against known information and ideas

Þ Compares and contrasts   information on the same topic

Þ Distinguishes between cause &       effect and fact & opinion

 

 

Þ Follows multi-step instructions

Literature Appreciation

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

Þ Describes the differences of various forms of literature such as fantasies, fables, myths, legends and fairy tales

Þ Identifies the main events of the plot, their causes and how each  influences future actions

Þ Compares and contrasts tales from  different cultures

Þ Identifies and defines figurative language in literary works

WRITING

Þ Writes clear, coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a     central idea

Þ Selects a focus, organization and point of view based upon purpose, audience, length and format  requirements

Þ Creates a multiple-paragraph   composition

Þ Uses chronological order, cause & effect, similarities & differences to convey information

Þ Writes legibly in cursive

Þ Quotes or paraphrases information sources, citing them appropriately

Þ Locates information by using  prefaces and appendices

Þ Uses various reference material (dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, newspaper, encyclopedia, on-line      information, etc...)

Þ Demonstrates basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with the   vocabulary of technology

Þ Uses the Writing Process successfully

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

Þ Writes narratives on incidents

Þ Responds in writing to literature

Þ Writes informational reports

Þ Writes summaries that contain the main ideas of the reading selection

WRITTEN & ORAL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Þ Writes and speaks in standard English

Þ Uses simple and compound sentences

Þ Combines short, related sentences

Þ Identifies and uses regular and irregular verbs, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions

Þ Uses commas in direct quotations, apostrophes in possessives & contractions and parentheses

Þ Uses underlining, quotations, or italics to identify titles

Þ Uses correct capitalization

Þ Spells correctly 200 high  frequency words

Þ alphabetizes through the first three letters

LISTENING & SPEAKING

Þ Listens and responds critically to oral communication

Þ Asks thoughtful questions

Þ Summarizes major ideas and  supporting evidence

Þ Identifies how language reflects  regions and cultures

Þ Gives precise directions and  instructions

Þ Uses details, examples or   experiences to explain information

Þ Uses volume, pitch, phrasing and gestures appropriately to enhance meaning

Þ Delivers brief oral presentations about familiar experiences or  interests

Þ Makes narrative presentations

Þ Makes informal presentations

Þ Delivers oral summaries of articles and books

Þ Recites brief poems