The student uses a variety of word identification strategies. The student selects and uses writing processes for self-initiated and assigned writing. Students read regularly for understanding and fluency in a variety of genres, including selections from classic and contemporary works.
Students read texts from which they acquire new information.
The student listens attentively and engages actively in a variety of oral language experiences. The student develops and organizes ideas from the environment. The student understands how place value is used to represent whole numbers. The student distinguishes between living and non-living objects. The student understands the basic structures and functions of the human body and how they relate to personal health throughout the life span.