ELA Standards and Targets
(Communication Arts)
Standard 1:
The student will be able to read and comprehend within the grade 2-3 level text complexity range proficiently and independently.
Standard 2:
The student will be able to connect reading foundational skills.
Standard 3:
The student will be able to evaluate a range of writings in discipline specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Standard 4:
The student will be able to justify their thinking through collaborative discussions.
Standard 5:
The student will be able to critique their use of Standard English grammar when reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
The student will be able to read and comprehend within the grade 2-3 level text complexity range proficiently and independently.
- I can explain key ideas and details.
- I can explain the craft and structure of literature.
- I can compare and contrast ideas in genres/medias.
Standard 2:
The student will be able to connect reading foundational skills.
- I know and can apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
- I can read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Standard 3:
The student will be able to evaluate a range of writings in discipline specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
- I can write descriptive and detailed narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
- I can conduct research to build and present knowledge.
- I can use my knowledge of language for the production and distribution of writing.
- I can explain my knowledge and ideas through presentations.
Standard 4:
The student will be able to justify their thinking through collaborative discussions.
- I can engage in comprehension discussions through collaboration.
- I can justify my thinking through collaborative discussions.
Standard 5:
The student will be able to critique their use of Standard English grammar when reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
- I can demonstrate conventions of Standard English, capitalization, and punctuation when writing.
- I can apply the correct usage of and explain the functions of standard English grammar.