Students will:

• Build oral communication skills. 
  • Listen actively and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion. 
  • Follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic. 
  • Listen and speak in informal conversations with peers and adults. 
  • Discuss various texts and topics collaboratively and with partners. 
  • Follow one- and two-step directions.
  • Work respectfully with others.
• Demonstrate growth in oral early literacy skills. 
  • Listen and respond to a variety of texts and media. 
  • Participate in creative dramatics.
• Orally identify, segment, and blend various phonemes to develop phonological and phonemic awareness. 
  • Begin to discriminate between spoken sentences, words, and syllables. 
  • Blend and segment multisyllabic words at the syllable level.
• Understand how print is organized and read. 
  • Hold print materials in the correct position. 
  • Distinguish between print and pictures.
• Demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning.
  • Identify common signs and logos.
  • Read their name and commonly used high-frequency words.
• Develop an understanding of basic phonetic principles.
  • Identify and name the capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  • Match consonant, short vowel, and initial consonant digraph sounds to appropriate letters.
• Expand vocabulary and use of word meanings. 
  • Discuss the meanings of words. 
  • Increase vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud. 
  • Use vocabulary from other content areas.
  • Ask about words not understood.
  • Use adjectives to describe location, size, color, and shape. 
• Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts. 
  • Ask and answer questions about what is read.

Students will:

• Build oral communication skills. 
  • Listen actively and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion. 
  • Initiate conversations.
  • Follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic. 
  • Listen and speak in informal conversations with peers and adults. 
  • Discuss various texts and topics collaboratively and with partners. 
  • Follow one- and two-step directions.
  • Work respectfully with others.
• Demonstrate growth in oral and early literacy skills. 
  • Listen and respond to a variety of texts and media. 
  • Participate in creative dramatics.
• Orally identify, segment, and blend various phonemes to develop phonological and phonemic awareness. 
  • Begin to discriminate between spoken sentences, words, and syllables. 
  • Blend and segment multisyllabic words at the syllable level.
  • Identify words according to shared beginning and/or ending sounds.
• Understand how print is organized and read.
  • Hold print materials in the correct position. 
  • Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
  • Distinguish between print and pictures.
• Demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning. 
  • Identify common signs and logos.
  • Read their name and commonly used high-frequency words.
• Develop an understanding of basic phonetic principles. 
  • Identify and name the capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  • Match consonant, short vowel, and initial consonant digraph sounds to appropriate letters.
  • Identify initial consonant sounds in one-syllable words.
• Expand vocabulary and use of word meanings. 
  • Discuss the meanings of words.
  • Increase vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud. 
  • Use vocabulary from other content areas.
  • Ask about words not understood.
  • Use adjectives to describe location, size, color, and shape. 
• Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts.
  • Identify the role of an author and an illustrator.
  • Use pictures to make predictions.
  • Ask and answer questions about what is read.

Students will: 

• Build oral communication skills. 
  • Listen actively and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion. 
  • Initiate conversations.
  • Follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic. 
  • Discuss various texts and topics collaboratively and with partners. 
  • Follow one- and two-step directions.
  • Ask how and why questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information.
  • Work respectfully with others.
• Demonstrate growth in oral and early literacy skills.
  • Listen and respond to a variety of texts and media. 
  • Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral and echo speaking and recitation.
  • Participate in creative dramatics.
• Orally identify, segment, and blend various phonemes to develop phonological and phonemic awareness. 
  • Identify and produce words that rhyme.
  • Blend and segment multisyllabic words at the syllable level.
  • Blend and segment one-syllable words into phonemes including onset and rime.
  • Identify words according to shared beginning and/or ending sounds.
• Understand how print is organized and read. 
  • Distinguish between print and pictures.
  • Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on a printed page.
• Demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning. 
  • Explain that printed materials provide information.
  • Read and explain own writings and drawings.
  • Read their name and commonly used high-frequency words.
• Develop an understanding of basic phonetic principles.
  • Identify and name the capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  • Match consonant, short vowel, and initial consonant digraph sounds to appropriate letters.
  • Identify initial consonant sounds in one-syllable words.
• Expand vocabulary and use of word meanings.
  • Discuss the meanings of words.
  • Increase vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud. 
  • Use vocabulary from other content areas.
  • Ask about words not understood.
  • Use adjectives to describe location, size, color, and shape. 
• Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts. 
  • Relate previous experiences to what is read.
  • Use pictures to make predictions.
  • Ask and answer questions about what is read. 
• Print in manuscript. 
  • Print capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet independently.
• Write in a variety of forms including narrative and descriptive. 
  • Use prewriting activities to generate ideas including drawing pictures.
  • Use letters to phonetically spell words that describe pictures or experiences.
  • Write left to right and top to bottom.
  • Compose simple sentences.
  • Share writing with others.

Students will:

• Build oral communication skills. 
  • Listen actively and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion. 
  • Express ideas in complete sentences and express needs through discussions.
  • Initiate conversations.
  • Follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic.
  • Discuss various texts and topics collaboratively and with partners.
  • Use voice-level, phrasing, and intonation appropriate for various language situations.
  • Follow one- and two-step directions.
  • Ask how and why questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information.
  • Work respectfully with others.
• Demonstrate growth in oral early literacy skills.
  • Listen and respond to a variety of text and media. 
  • Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral and echo speaking and recitation.
  • Participate in creative dramatics.
• Orally identify, segment, and blend various phonemes to develop phonological and phonemic awareness. 
  • Identify and produce words that rhyme.
  • Blend and segment multisyllabic words at the syllable level.
  • Blend and segment one-syllable words into phonemes including onset and rime.
  • Identify words according to shared beginning and/or ending sounds.
  • Blend sounds to make one syllable words.
  • Segment one-syllable words into individual phonemes.
• Understand how print is organized and read.
  • Distinguish between print and pictures.
  • Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on a printed page.
• Demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning.
  • Explain that printed materials provide information.
  • Read and explain own writings and drawings.
  • Read his/her name and commonly used high-frequency words.
• Develop an understanding of basic phonetic principles. 
  • Identify and name the capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  • Match consonant, short vowel, and initial consonant digraph sounds to appropriate letters.
  • Identify initial consonant sounds in one-syllable words.
• Expand vocabulary and use of word meanings. 
  • Discuss meanings of words.
  • Increase vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud. 
  • Use vocabulary from other content areas.
  • Use number words.
  • Use nouns to identify and name people, places and things.
  • Use adjectives to describe location, size, color, and shape. 
  • Use verbs to identify actions.
• Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.
  • Use pictures to identify topics and make predictions.
  • Identify text features specific to the topic, such as titles, headings, and pictures.

Students will: 

• Build oral communication skills. 
  • Listen actively and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion. 
  • Express ideas in complete sentences and express needs through discussions.
  • Initiate conversations.
  • Follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic. 
  • Listen and speak in informal conversations with adults and peers.
  • Discuss various texts and topics collaboratively and with partners. 
  • Use voice-level, phrasing, and intonation appropriate for various language situations.
  • Follow one- and two-step directions.
  • Ask how and why questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information.
  • Work respectfully with others.
• Demonstrate growth in oral, early literacy skills. 
  • Listen and respond to a variety of text and media. 
  • Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral and echo speaking and recitation.
  • Tell stories orally.
  • Participate in creative dramatics.
• Orally identify, segment, and blend various phonemes to develop phonological and phonemic awareness. 
  • Identify and produce words that rhyme.
  • Blend and segment multisyllabic words at the syllable level.
  • Blend and segment one-syllable words into phonemes including onset and rime.
  • Identify words according to shared beginning and/or ending sounds.
  • Blend sounds to make one syllable words.
  • Segment one-syllable words into individual phonemes.
• Understand how print is organized and read. 
  • Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on a printed page.
  • Match voice with print.
• Demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning. 
  • Explain that printed materials provide information.
  • Read and explain own writings and drawings.
  • Read his/her name and commonly used high-frequency words.
• Develop an understanding of basic phonetic principles. 
  • Identify and name the capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  • Match consonant, short vowel, and initial consonant digraph sounds to appropriate letters.
  • Demonstrate a speech-to-print match through accurate finger-point reading in familiar text that includes
  • words with more than one syllable.
  • Identify initial consonant sounds in one-syllable words.
  • Identify final consonant sounds in one-syllable words.
• Expand vocabulary and use of word meanings. 
  • Discuss meanings of words.
  • Increase vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud. 
  • Use vocabulary from other content areas.
  • Ask about words not understood.
  • Use number words.
  • Use nouns to identify and name people, places, and things.
  • Use adjectives to describe location, size, color, and shape.
  • Use verbs to identify actions.
• Demonstrate comprehension of fiction texts. 
  • Relate previous experiences to what is read.
  • Use pictures to make predictions.
  • Ask and answer questions about what is read.
  • Use story elements of characters, setting, and events to retell stories sequentially using beginning, middle and end.

Students will: 

• Build oral communication skills.
  • Listen actively and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion. 
  • Express ideas in complete sentences and express needs through discussions.
  • Initiate conversations.
  • Follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic. 
  • Listen and speak in informal conversations with adults and peers.
  • Discuss various texts and topics collaboratively and with partners. 
  • Use voice-level, phrasing, and intonation appropriate for various language situations.
  • Follow one- and two-step directions.
  • Ask how and why questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information.
  • Work respectfully with others.
• Demonstrate growth in oral and early literacy skills. 
  • Listen and respond to a variety of texts and media. 
  • Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral and echo speaking and recitation.
  • Tell stories orally.
  • Participate in creative dramatics.
• Orally identify, segment, and blend various phonemes to develop phonological and phonemic awareness. 
  • Identify and produce words that rhyme.
  • Blend and segment multisyllabic words at the syllable level.
  • Blend and segment one-syllable words into phonemes including onset and rime.
  • Identify words according to shared beginning and/or ending sounds.
  • Blend sounds to make one-syllable words.
  • Segment one-syllable words into individual phonemes.
• Understand how print is organized and read.
  • Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on a printed page.
  • Match voice with print.
• Demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning. 
  • Explain that printed materials provide information.
  • Read and explain their own writings and drawings.
  • Read their name and commonly used high-frequency words.
• Develop an understanding of basic phonetic principles. 
  • Identify and name the capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  • Match consonant, short vowel, and initial consonant digraph sounds to appropriate letters.
  • Demonstrate a speech-to-print match through accurate finger-point reading in familiar text that includes words with more than one syllable.
  • Identify initial consonant sounds in one-syllable words.
  • Identify final consonant sounds in one-syllable words.
• Expand vocabulary and use of word meanings.
  • Discuss the meanings of words.
  • Increase vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud. 
  • Use vocabulary from other content areas.
  • Ask about words not understood.
  • Use number words.
  • Use nouns to identify and name people, places, and things.
  • Use adjectives to describe location, size, color, and shape.
  • Use verbs to identify actions.
• Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts. 
  • Identify the role of an author and illustrator.
  • Relate previous experiences to what is read.
  • Use pictures to make predictions.
  • Ask and answer questions about what is read.
  • Use story elements of characters, setting, and events to retell stories sequentially using beginning, middle, and end.

Students will: 

• Build oral communication skills. 
  • Listen actively and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion.
  • Initiate conversations.
  • Follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic.
  • Listen and speak in informal conversations with peers and adults.
  • Discuss various texts and topics collaboratively and with partners.
  • Use voice level, phrasing, and intonation appropriate for various language situations.
  • Follow one- and two-step directions.
  • Ask how and why questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information.
  • Work respectfully with others.
• Demonstrate growth in oral and early literacy skills.
  • Listen and respond to a variety of texts and media.
  • Participate in a variety of oral language activities including choral and echo speaking and recitation.
  • Participate in creative dramatics.
• Understand how print is organized and read. 
  • Hold print materials in the correct position.
  • Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
  • Distinguish between print and pictures.
  • Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on a printed page.
  • Match voice with print.
• Demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning. 
  • Read and explain their own writing and drawings.
  • Read his/her name and commonly used high-frequency words.
• Expand vocabulary and use of word meanings.
  • Discuss the meanings of words.
  • Increase vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud.
  • Use vocabulary from other content areas.
  • Ask about words not understood.
  • Use number words.
  • Use nouns to identify and name people, places, and things.
  • Use adjectives to describe location, size, color, and shape.
  • Use verbs to identify actions.
• Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.
  • Use pictures to identify topics and make predictions.
  • Identify text features specific to the topic, such as titles, headings, and pictures.
  • Ask and answer questions about what is read.
• Conduct research to answer questions or solve problems using available resources.
  • Generate topics of interest.
  • Generate questions to gather information.
  • Identify pictures, texts, or people as sources of information.
  • Find information from provided sources.

Students will: 

• Build oral communication skills.
  • Listen actively and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion.
  • Express ideas in complete sentences and express needs through direct requests. 
  • Initiate conversations. 
  • Follow implicit rules for conversation, including taking turns and staying on topic.
  • Listen and speak in informal conversations with peers and adults.
  • Discuss various texts and topics collaboratively and with partners. 
  • Use voice level, phrasing, and intonation appropriate for various language situations. 
  • Follow one- and two-step directions. 
  • Ask how and why questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information.
  • Work respectfully with others. 
• Demonstrate growth in oral and early literacy skills.
  • Listen and respond to a variety of texts and media. 
• Expand vocabulary and use of word meanings. 
  • Discuss the meanings of words. 
  • Increase vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud. 
  • Use vocabulary from other content areas. 
  • Ask about words not understood. 
  • Use nouns to identify and name people, places, and things. 
  • Use adjectives to describe location, size, color, and shape. 
  • Use verbs to identify actions.
• Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts. 
  • Identify the role of an author and an illustrator. 
  • Relate previous experiences to what is read. 
  • Use pictures to make predictions. 
  • Ask and answer questions about what is read.
  • Use story elements of characters, settings, and events to retell stories sequentially using beginning, middle, and end.