Students identify the basic facts and ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed. 2.1 Locate the title, table of contents, name of author, and name of illustrator. 2.3 Connect to life experiences the information and events in texts. 2.4 Retell familiar stories. 2.5 Ask and answer questions about essential elements of a text.
Students listen and respond to stories based on well-known characters, themes, plots, and settings.
The selections in Recommended Readings in Literature, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students. 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Students write words and brief sentences that are legible. Use letters and phonetically-spelled words to write about experiences, stories, people, objects, or events 1.2. Students write and speak with a command of standard English conventions.