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L Standards for Language
- Conventions of Standard English
- 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- a Print some letters of the alphabet, including those in own name.
- b Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
- c Orally use singular and plural nouns, (e.g., bird, birds; house, houses; tree, trees).
- d Respond to and ask questions (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, and how).
- e Use common prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
- f Speak in sentences of varying lengths and complexity to communicate ideas.
- 2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- a Recognize that there are upper and lower case letters.
- d With modeling and support, identify individual phonemes (e.g., /d/, /s/, /t/).
- 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- Knowledge of Language
- Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
- 4 With prompting and support, clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases.
- a With prompting and support, connect new vocabulary with known words and experiences.
- b With prompting and support, use some known inflections and suffixes with familiar words (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less).
- 5 With guidance and support, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- a Discuss commonalities and differences and sort objects (e.g., shapes, foods).
- b Compare commonalities and differences by identifying opposites using descriptive words (e.g., big/little, short/ long, large/small, happy/sad).
- c Access prior knowledge and experiences to identify connections between words and their applications to real life.
- d Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action through creative or dramatic play, (e.g., whisper, speak, and yell).
- 6 With prompting and support, use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
- 4 With prompting and support, clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases.