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Listens to a variety of literary forms, including stories and poems.

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Listens and responds to a variety of literary forms

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Listens and responds to a variety of literary forms including prose, poetry, and drama

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The Student:

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Recognizes rhyming words.

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Participates in coral speaking and creative drama.

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The Student:

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Paraphrases and discusses information.

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Summarizes and/or records orally presented material.

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The Student:

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Communicates effectively when using descriptive language, relating experiences and retelling stories.

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Communicates effectively when using descriptive language, relating experiences and retelling stories read, heard or viewed.

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Demonstrates an understanding of words and ideas when heard in context.

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Determines the meaning of a word based on how it is used in an orally presented sentence.

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The Student:

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Paraphrases and discusses information.

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Begins to discriminate between spoken words and sentences.

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Blends sounds orally to make words.

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Divides words into syllables.

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The Student:

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Recognizes words in familiar contexts.

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Recognizes common signs and logos.

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Holds print materials in correct position.

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Associates sounds with letters.

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Recognizes rhyming words

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The Student:

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Integrates language structure (syntax), meaning clues (semantics), phonetic strategies, and sight vocabulary when reading orally and silently.

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Reads with fluency and expression.

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Recognizes EXPLICIT main ideas, details, sequence of events, cause-effect relationships in fiction and nonfiction

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Recognizes IMPLICIT main ideas, details, sequence of events, and cause/effect relationships in fiction and nonfiction.

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Identifies the main characters.

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Identifies the characters’ actions, motives, emotions, traits, and feelings.

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Draws conclusions and makes predictions and comparisons.

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Draws conclusions, makes predictions, compares/contrasts, and makes generalizations.

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The Student:

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Reads for understanding and rereads as needed for clarification, self-correction, and further comprehension.

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Demonstrates comprehension when reading a variety of literary forms.

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Recognizes and reads compound words, contractions, possessives, and words containing the suffixes "ing," "ed," "s," and "es."

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Identifies story development, author's purpose, and point of view.

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Student:

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Experiences traditional and contemporary literature through a variety of media.

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Responds to literal, inferential, and evaluative questions about literature.

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Responds appropriately to questions about author's purpose, techniques, character development, and plot structure.

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Demonstrates an interest in various types of self-selected literature through daily reading.

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Identifies literary forms (e.g., fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama).

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Distinguishes between fact and opinion.

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