Developing a desire for lifelong learning

Edison School District

WRITING

Þ Writes words and brief sentences that are legible

Þ Uses letters and phonetically-spelled words to write about                experiences, stories,     people, objects or events

Þ Writes by moving from left-to-right and top-to-bottom

Þ Dictates two or more sentences on one subject

Þ Writes upper-and lower-case

letters independently, using D’Nealian form and placement

WRITTEN & ORAL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Þ Writes and speaks with a command of standard   English

Þ Recognizes and uses     complete and coherent sentences when speaking

Þ Spells independently using pre- to early-phonetic knowledge, sounds of the

       alphabet and knowledge of letter names

LISTENING & SPEAKING

Þ Listens and responds to oral communication

Þ Understands and follows one and two-step directions

Þ Shares information and ideas clearly

 

 

 

 

 

 

READING

Word Recognition and

Vocabulary Development

Þ Knows about letters, words and sounds and applies this       knowledge in reading simple     sentences

Þ Identifies the front cover, back cover and title page of a book

Þ Follows words from left-to-right and top-to-bottom of a printed page

Þ Understands that print, as well as pictures, carries the message

Þ Recognizes that sentences in print are made up of separate words

Þ Distinguishes letters from words

Þ Recognizes and names all  upper- and lower-case letters

Þ Sounds out simple words

Þ Changes words by substituting a different vowel or consonant to make a new word

Þ Recognizes the sameness or    difference between two sounds

Þ Describes common objects and events in both general and 

       specific language

Comprehension

Þ Identifies the basic facts and ideas in what they have read, heard or viewed

Þ Locates the title, table of 

     contents, name of author

      and illustrator

Þ Uses pictures and context to make predictions about story content

Þ Retells familiar stories in      

      sequence

Þ Asks and answers questions

     about stories

Literature

Appreciation

Þ Listens and responds to    stories based on well-known  characters, themes, plots and settings

Þ Distinguishes fantasy from 

      reality in stories

Þ Identifies different types of printed material (example: poems, newspapers, storybooks, signs, labels)

Þ Identifies characters, setting and key events