Students read and understand grade level appropriate material. Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children's literature. They distinguish between the structural features of the text and literary terms or elements. Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the audience and purpose.
Students write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences.
Student writing demonstrates a command of standard American English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies. Students write and speak with a command of standard English conventions appropriate to this grade level. Students listen critically and respond appropriately to oral communication. They speak in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch, and modulation. Students deliver brief recitations and oral presentations about familiar experiences or interests that are organized around a coherent thesis statement.