Developing and sustaining foundational language skills

The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.

Listen actively to interpret a message by summarizing, asking questions, and making comments;

Follow and give complex oral instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, or solve problems;

Advocate a position using anecdotes, analogies, and/or illustrations employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, a variety of natural gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively

Participate collaboratively in discussions, plan agendas with clear goals and deadlines, set time limits for speakers, take notes, and vote on key issues.

The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively.

Use print or digital resources to determine the meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, word origin, and part of speech;

Use context within or beyond a paragraph to clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous words

Determine the meaning and usage of grade-level academic English words derived from Greek and Latin roots such as ast, qui, path, mand/mend, and duc.

The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to adjust fluency when reading grade-level text based on the reading purpose.

The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.