English Language Arts

Specific expectations in English Language Arts include:

Language

• Follows rules for discussion
• Uses strategies to identify word meaning

Reading and Literature

• Sounds out words
• Reads orally with fluency and expression
• Reads with comprehension
• Identifies characters, setting, and elements of plot
• Makes predictions about text
• Distinguishes cause and effect
• Identifies differences between fiction and non-fiction

Composition

• Writes a paragraph with topic sentence, details, and clincher
• Writes stories and narratives with a beginning, middle, and end
• Uses capitalization and punctuation appropriately
• Applies spelling skills in writing
• Prints upper and lowercase letters and numbers legibly