Use oral and written language to acquire new information and to reflect on and clarify one's own learning. Apply language skills to solve real-world problems individually and with others. Select, access, and use information from a variety of print and non-print sources across the curriculum. Use writing processes to aid comprehension, summarize research, and share information with others. Students demonstrate competence in standard English.
Students use language in a variety of forms.
Descriptors a. Speak, read, and write fluently in standard English. Combine the use of appropriate strategies and cue systems with an understanding of conventions to identify words and construct meaning from print. Demonstrate effective speaking strategies for formal and informal situations. Compose in a variety of genres. Use forms appropriate to task.