Goals Standards Objectives Early Elementary K-2 Language Arts

Student Language: I can read well with understanding.

1A. Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.

Student Language: I can use what I know about letters, sounds and words to help me figure out words and phrases.

1.A.1a Apply word analysis skills (e.g., phonics, word patterns) to recognize new words.

KINDERGARTEN: Students will recognize all letters and the sounds of the alphabet.

FIRST GRADE: Students will utilize knowledge of consonant and short and long vowel sounds to recognize new words.

SECOND GRADE: Students will decode an underlined word in text and orally explain the strategy used to decode the word.

1.A.1b Comprehend unfamiliar words using context clues and prior knowledge; verify meanings with resource materials.

FIRST GRADE: Students will comprehend unfamiliar words using picture clues.

SECOND GRADE: Students will identify unfamiliar words by underlining context clues in a given text.

1B. Apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency.

Student Language: I can ask questions about what I have read and predict what might happen later in a story.

1.B.1a Establish purposes for reading, make predictions, connect important ideas, and link text to previous experiences and knowledge.

KINDERGARTEN and FIRST GRADE: Students, through group discussion, will employ pre-reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency.

SECOND GRADE: Using graphic organizers students will make predictions, connect important ideas, and link text to previous knowledge and experiences.

1.B.1b Identify genres (forms and purposes) of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and electronic literary forms.

KINDERGARTEN: After listening to a story read aloud, students will identify whether it is a fictional or non-fictional selection.

FIRST GRADE: After a selection is read aloud or read independently, students will identify a fiction, non-fiction, or poetry selection.

SECOND GRADE:Students will classify a list of stories from their readers into graphs/charts with fiction, nonfiction and poetry headings.

1.B.1c Continuously check and clarify for understanding (e.g., reread, read ahead, use visual and context clues, ask questions, retell, use meaningful substitutions).

KINDERGARTEN: Students will identify the main character and retell a major event in a story.

FIRST GRADE: Students will use all aforementioned strategies to comprehend all material read aloud or independently.

SECOND GRADE: After independently reading or in a guided lesson, the students will orally and/or in written form identify the main characters and major events.

1.B.1d Read age-appropriate material aloud with fluency and accuracy.

FIRST and SECOND GRADE: Read age-appropriate material aloud with fluency and accuracy.

1C. Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.

Student Language: I can read and understand many different kinds of books.

1.C.1a Use information to form questions and verify predictions.

KINDERGARTEN and FIRST GRADE: Students will form questions and verify predictions using pictorial information.

SECOND GRADE: Students will form questions and verify predictions using a prediction chart.

1.C.1b Identify important themes and topics.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: The students will identify important themes and topics through discussion.

1.C.1c Make comparisons across reading selections.

KINDERGARTEN and FIRST GRADE: Students will make comparisons across reading selections through discussion.

SECOND GRADE: Students will compare reading selections using Venn diagrams.

1.C.1d Summarize content of reading material using text organization (e.g., story, sequence).

KINDERGARTEN: Students will identify sequence using pictures.

FIRST GRADE: Students will identify story parts using story maps.

SECOND GRADE: Given a passage, students will retell a story by completing a graphic organizer (e.g. flow charts, KWL)

1.C.1e Identify how authors and illustrators express their ideas in text and graphics (e.g., dialogue, conflict, shape, color, characters).

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Students will identify how authors and illustrators express their ideas in text and graphics (e.g., dialogue, conflict, shape, color, characters) with teacher direction.

1.C.1f Use information presented in simple tables, maps and charts to form an interpretation.

KINDERGARTEN and FIRST GRADE: Students will read and interpret tables, charts, maps across literary genres through classroom discussions.

SECOND GRADE: Students will independently answer comprehension questions about a simple table, map, and chart.

2. Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.

Student Language: I can read and understand literature that comes from different times and places.

2A. Understand how literary elements and techniques are used to convey meaning.

Student Language: I can tell the main idea of a story, where and when the story happened and whether the story really happened or is made-up.

2.A.1a Identify the literary elements of theme, setting, plot and character within literary works.

KINDERGARTEN: Students will identify, with teacher direction, the literary elements of theme, setting, plot and character within literary works.

FIRST GRADE: Through class discussion, students will identify the literary elements of theme, setting, plot and character within literary works.

SECOND GRADE: After reading a story, the students will complete webbings to identify theme, setting, plot, and character within literary works.

2.A.1b Classify literary works as fiction or nonfiction.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Students will classify literary works as fiction or nonfiction.

2.A.1c Describe differences between prose and poetry.

FIRST GRADE: Students will be able to identify rhyming poetry.

SECOND GRADE: The students will orally discuss differences between prose and poetry.

2B. Read and interpret a variety of literary works.

Student Language: I can connect the things I have read with things that happen in real life. I can tell how stories from different times in history are the same.

2.B.1a Respond to literary materials by connecting them to their own experience and communicate those responses to others.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Through class discussions the students will relate their experiences to the piece of literature being read.

2.B.1b Identify common themes in literature from a variety of eras.

SECOND GRADE: Students will orally summarize themes in stories read in reading text.

2.B.1c Relate character, setting and plot to real-life situations.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Students will relate character, setting, and plot to real-life situations through oral discussions.

3. Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.

Student Language: I can write for several different purposes.

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization and structure.

Student Language: I can write in complete sentences with correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitals.

3.A.1 Construct complete sentences which demonstrate subject/verb agreement; appropriate capitalization and punctuation; correct spelling of appropriate, high-frequency words; and appropriate use of the eight parts of speech.

FIRST GRADE: Students will construct simple sentences using appropriate capitalization, punctuation, and spelling of high frequency words.

SECOND GRADE: Students will write a four sentence paragraph, which will be evaluated using a rubric.

3B. Compose well-organized and coherent writing for specific purposes and audiences.

Student Language: I plan my writing in different ways. It follows a plan, stays on the subject and has details that help others understand what I mean.

3.B.1a Use prewriting strategies to generate and organize ideas (e.g., focus on one topic; organize writing to include a beginning, middle and end; use descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, events).

FIRST GRADE: Students will use prewriting strategies to generate and organize ideas to create class stories.

SECOND GRADE: Students will complete a graphic organizer which will outline their ideas for a paragraph.

3.B.1b Demonstrate focus, organization, elaboration and integration in written compositions (e.g., short stories, letters, essays, reports).

SECOND GRADE: Students will write a friendly letter which uses details to make the letter interesting.

3C. Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes.

Student Language: I can write to tell what I see, give information, tell why or how something is done, explain why something should be done, and tell a story.

3.C.1a Write for a variety of purposes including description, information, explanation, persuasion and narration.

SECOND GRADE: Students will be introduced to the three types of paragraphs.

3.C.1b Create media compositions or productions which convey meaning visually for a variety of purposes.

SECOND GRADE: Throughout the year students will perform a play, create a picture essay, and puppets to represent stories read.

4. Listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations.

Student Language: I can listen and speak well for different purposes.

4A. Listen effectively in formal and informal situations.

Student Language: I can pay attention, ask and answer questions to show that I have been listening, and follow spoken directions.

4.A.1a Listen attentively by facing the speaker, making eye contact and paraphrasing what is said.

KINDERGARTEN and FIRST GRADE: Students will listen attentively to a story and be able to retell the major events throughout the story.

SECOND GRADE: The students will listen attentively to an oral report and show understanding of what was said by giving a summary statement.

4.A.1b Ask questions and respond to questions from the teacher and from group members to improve comprehension.

KINDERGARTEN and FIRST GRADE: Students will ask questions and respond to questions from the teacher and from group members to improve comprehension.

SECOND GRADE: During class discussions the students will ask and respond to questions about the selection.

4.A.1c Follow oral instructions accurately.

KINDERGARTEN: Students will follow two-step oral directions/instructions.

FIRST GRADE: Follow three-step oral directions/instructions.

SECOND GRADE: Students will follow a series of oral directions.

4.A.1d Use visually oriented and auditorily based media.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: The students will explain what they hear/see in audio and/or video presentations.

4B. Speak effectively using language appropriate to the situation and audience.

Student Language: I can give a report in front of my classmates or other people.

4.B.1a Present brief oral reports, using language and vocabulary appropriate to the message and audience (e.g., show and tell).

KINDERGARTEN: Students will show and explain objects brought from home.

FIRST GRADE: Students will give brief story retellings and oral reports of class activities and field trips.

SECOND GRADE: Students will present an oral book report.

4.B.1b Participate in discussions around a common topic.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Students will express ideas during group discussions and/or projects.

5. Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate information.

Student Language: I can use reading, writing, listening and speaking to find and evaluate information and to communicate that information to others.

5A. Locate, organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems and communicate ideas.

Student Language: I can find and share information with others. I can answer questions and solve problems using that information.

5.A.1a Identify questions and gather information.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Students will identify questions and gather information using class graphic organizers.

5.A.1b Locate information using a variety of resources.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Students will locate information using a variety of resources with teacher guidance.

5B. Analyze and evaluate information acquired from various sources.

Student Language: I can choose and put together information from at least two places for a project.

5.B.1a Select and organize information from various sources for a specific purpose.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Students will select and organize information from various sources for a specific purpose with teacher direction.

5.B.1b Cite sources used.

SECOND GRADE: Students will cite source by identifying medium, title, and/or author.

5C. Apply acquired information, concepts and ideas to communicate in a variety of formats.

Student Language: I can write letters, reports and stories using information I have found in different places.

5.C.1a Write letters, reports and stories based on acquired information.

KINDERGARTEN: Students will write class letters.

FIRST and SECOND GRADE: Students will independently write short stories/essays based on acquired information.

5.C.1b Use print, nonprint, human and technological resources to acquire and use information.

KINDERGARTEN through SECOND GRADE: Students will acquire information through various sources available in the classroom.