Standards
An ELL can . . . construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade-appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.
Generate resourcewith prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a very limited set of strategies from read-alouds, picture books, and oral presentations. to:
Generate resourceuse an emerging set of strategies from read-alouds, simple written texts, and oral presentations. to:
Generate resourceuse a developing set of strategies from read-aloud texts, simple written texts, and oral presentations to:
Generate resourceuse an increasing range of strategies from read-alouds, written texts, and oral presentations to:
Generate resourceuse a wide range of strategies from read-alouds, written texts, and oral presentations to:
Generate resourceAn ELL can . . . make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade-appropriate speech and writing.
Generate resourcerecognize and use frequently occurring nouns, verbs, prepositions, and conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or)
Generate resourceAn ELL can . . . participate in grade-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.
Generate resourceparticipate in short discussions, conversations, and short written exchanges
Generate resourceAn ELL can . . . speak and write about grade-appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.
Generate resourceusing simple sentences and drawings or illustrations, about a variety of texts, topics, experiences, or events.
Generate resourceincluding a few descriptive details, about a variety of texts, topics, experiences, or events.
Generate resourceAn ELL can . . . construct grade-appropriate oral and written claims and support them with reasoning and evidence.
Generate resourceAn ELL can . . . conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems.
Generate resourcewith prompting and support from adults, from provided sources, showing limited control.
Generate resourcewith prompting and support from adults, from provided sources showing emerging control.
Generate resourcewith prompting and support from adults, from provided sources showing developing control.
Generate resourcewith prompting and support from adults, from provided sources showing increasingly independent control.
Generate resourcewith prompting and support from adults, from provided sources showing independent control.
Generate resourceAn ELL can . . . analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writing.
Generate resourceidentify one or two reasons an author or a speaker gives to support the main point.
Generate resourceidentify appropriate reasons an author or a speaker gives to support the main point.
Generate resourceAn ELL can . . . adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing.
Generate resourceshow a developing awareness of the difference between appropriate language for the playground and language for the classroom.
Generate resourceshow awareness of differences between informal “playground speech” and language appropriate to the classroom
Generate resourceshift appropriately between informal “playground speech” and language appropriate to the classroom most of the time
Generate resourceAn ELL can . . . determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text.
Generate resourcewith prompting and support (including context and visual aids), in simple oral presentations and readalouds about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
Generate resourcewith prompting and support (including context and visual aids), in simple oral presentations and readalouds about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
Generate resourceanswer and sometimes ask simple questions to help determine the meaning of frequently occurring words and phrases
Generate resourceusing sentence-level context and visual aids, in oral presentations, read-alouds, and simple texts about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
Generate resourceanswer and sometimes ask questions to help determine the meaning of some less frequently occurring words and phrases
Generate resourceusing sentence context, visual aids, and some knowledge of frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms, in oral presentations and written texts about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Generate resourceanswer and ask questions to help determine the meaning of less common words, phrases, and simple idiomatic expressions
Generate resourceusing context, some visual aids, and knowledge of morphology (e.g., simple inflectional endings such as -ed, -ing, and some common prefixes), in oral presentations and written texts about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Generate resourceanswer and ask questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words, phrases, and idiomatic expressions
Generate resourcewith support (including visual aids and modeled sentences), with emerging control of some frequently occurring linking words.
Generate resourcewith support (including modeled sentences), with developing control of some frequently occurring linking words (e.g., and, so) and temporal words (e.g., first, then).
Generate resourceretell (in speech or writing) a simple sequence of events in the correct order
Generate resourcewith increasingly independent control of some temporal words (e.g., next, after),and some frequently occurring linking words (and, so).
Generate resourceusing temporal words to signal event order and using frequently occurring conjunctions (linking words or phrases).
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
Generate resourceIdentify, segment and blend phonemes in single syllable spoken three and four phoneme words including words with blends.
Generate resourceSubstitute phonemes in spoken words to build new words in single-syllable words with no blends.
Generate resourceAdd or substitute individual sounds (phonemes in simple, one-syllable words to make new words), (e.g., "Say 'map.' Say it again and instead of /p/ say /t/. What is the new word? 'Mat'").
Generate resourceDevelop accuracy, phrasing, and expression/prosody while reading a variety of grade-level texts to support comprehension.
Generate resourceRead decodable text accurately with appropriate rate, intonation, and expression/prosody to reflect meaning.
Generate resourceRead grade level high-frequency words with automaticity and accuracy (e.g., Fry or Dolch words or those included in instructional materials).
Generate resourcePrint all upper and lowercase manuscript letters using correct formation.
Generate resourceWrite letters used to represent vowel phonemes and those used to represent consonants; demonstrate understanding that every syllable has a vowel.
Generate resourceIdentify key individuals, events, or pieces of information in an informational text.
Generate resourceDefine the role of the author and illustrator in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
Generate resourceUse text features (titles, headings, visuals) to predict or confirm the topic of a text.
Generate resourceIdentify basic similarities and differences between two informational texts on the same topic.
Generate resourceMake connections between own experiences and other cultures in informational texts.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, read and comprehend a wide range of informational texts of appropriate complexity for Grade 1.
Generate resourceRetell familiar stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson from a literary text.
Generate resourceIdentify the main character(s), setting, and important events, drawing on key details in a literary text.
Generate resourceExplain the difference between the roles of author and narrator or speaker in a literary text.
Generate resourceIdentify the basic characteristics of literary text, drawing on a wide range of text types.
Generate resourceMake connections between own experiences and other cultures in literary texts.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, read and comprehend a wide range of literary texts of appropriate complexity for Grade 1. independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceTell a story or recount experiences with appropriate facts and pertinent descriptive details.
Generate resourceDemonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting 1st grade texts.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, explain the purpose of information being presented.
Generate resourceDemonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., helpful/hurtful words).
Generate resourceUse appropriate visual and/or digital tools to support verbal communication.
Generate resourceBuild and use a range of conversational, academic, and discipline-specific grade-level vocabulary.
Generate resourceUse sentence-level context clues to determine the meaning of a word or phrase.
Generate resourceUse commonly occurring affixes to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Generate resourceDetermine the meanings of key words and phrases using provided reference materials and classroom resources.
Generate resourceInterpret an author's use of figurative, connotative, and technical language in grade-level literary and informational text.
Generate resourceSort common words and phrases into conceptual categories to develop an understanding of word relationships.
Generate resourceDefine words by their category and simple attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims).
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions about key words and phrases to determine their meaning.
Generate resourceDistinguish nuances of meaning between common verbs (e.g., glance, stare) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic).
Generate resourceUse end punctuation, commas in dates, and commas to separate single words in a series.
Generate resourceIdentify and use nouns (e.g., common, proper), pronouns (e.g., personal and possessive), verbs (e.g., past, present), and descriptive adjectives.
Generate resourceDevelop, strengthen, and produce writing appropriate to the audience, purpose, and discipline.
Generate resourceAdapt writing processes to sustain engagement in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
Generate resourceUse or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
Generate resourceUse appropriate print and digital/multimedia tools to produce, enhance, and/or publish writing individually or in collaboration with peers.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, write personal or fictional creative and/or expressive pieces that retell two or more appropriately sequenced events.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, express an opinion about a topic or text and provide a supporting reason.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, write informative/explanatory pieces about a topic or text with supporting facts and details.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, identify information from provided sources to answer a question.
Generate resourceUse provided print and/or digital tools to gather information and ideas to answer questions.
Generate resourceDemonstrate academic integrity by referencing sources in writing and speaking.
Generate resourcePractice safe behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, utilize appropriate sites and materials).
Generate resourceDemonstrate phonetic and word analysis knowledge and apply decoding skills to isolated words and in connected text.
Generate resourceRead grade-level texts with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Generate resourceCiting relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development of themes or central ideas in grade-level informational texts.
Generate resourceCiting relevant and thorough evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development and interaction of individuals, ideas, and events in grade-level informational texts.
Generate resourceCiting relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate how an author's perspective or use of point of view shapes the style and meaning of grade-level informational texts.
Generate resourceRead and comprehend complex, grade-level informational texts independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceCiting relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development of themes or central ideas in grade-level literary texts.
Generate resourceCiting relevant and thorough evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development and interaction of individuals, ideas, and events in grade-level literary text.
Generate resourceCiting relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate how an author's perspective or use of point of view shapes the style and meaning of grade-level literary text.
Generate resourceRead and comprehend complex, grade-level literary texts independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceCommunicate effectively and appropriately in collaborative activities for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences to express ideas, share knowledge, and generate new understandings.
Generate resourcePresent information, findings, and supporting evidence in which the organization, development, and style are appropriate to the discipline, audience, and/or context.
Generate resourceBuild and use a range of conversational, academic, and discipline-specific grade-level vocabulary and apply to reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Generate resourceDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Generate resourceUse a recursive writing process to produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to the discipline, audience, and/or context.
Generate resourceWrite in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
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