WORD ANALYSIS, FLUENCY, AND SYSTEMATIC VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
- Develops knowledge of common spelling patterns, roots,and affixes
- Identifies antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, and multiple meaning words
- Clarifies new words, makes predictions, uses context clues, and summarizes reading passages
- Practices parts of speech such as verbs and adjectives
- Reads aloud with fluency, accuracy, and appropriate pacing and expression
READING COMPREHENSION
- Reads fiction and nonfiction materials independently with literal and inferential comprehension.Rereads, self-corrects, and uses context clues to get meaning
- Answers questions that require analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of grade-level narrative and informational text
- Summarizes, determines main idea, identifies supporting details, follows directions, draws conclusions and identifies sequence of events
- Distinguishes among common forms of literature
- Explains reasons for character’s actions
STUDY AND REFERENCE SKILLS
- Researches topics using a variety of reference materials
- Participates in daily independent reading
- Gathers information from charts, graphs, maps, and timelines
- Uses titles, tables of contents, chapter headings, glossary, and index to locate information
- Follows multiple-step written directions in proper sequence
- Alphabetizes to the third letter
WRITING
- Writes legible cursive
- Creates a paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details
- Revises drafts to improve coherence and progression of ideas
- Uses punctuation correctly
- Writes narrative, explanatory, descriptive and opinion essays
- Progresses through the stages of the writing process
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
- Uses clear and specific vocabulary, speaking in manner that guides listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch and modulation
- Identifies main idea and supporting details of reports
- Plans, presents stories, poems, and plays
- Shares reports
- Engages in constructive exchange of ideas Listens critically and responds appropriately to oral communication