In grade one, students begin to make progress toward this goal. 2.2. respond to who, what, when, where, and how questions 2.3. follow one-step written instructions 2.4. Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children's literature. Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing considers audience and purpose.
Students write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences.
Student writing demonstrates a command of standard English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0. Thus, these standards have been placed between the other two. Students write and speak with a command of standard English conventions that are appropriate to each grade level. Students listen and respond critically to oral communication. They speak in a manner that guides and informs the listener's understanding of key ideas, using appropriate phrasing, pitch, and modulation.