State Curriculum - Reading

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Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2
Standard 5.0 Controlling Language: Students will control language by applying the conventions of Standard English in speaking and writing.* Standard 5.0 Controlling Language: Students will control language by applying the conventions of Standard English in speaking and writing.* Standard 5.0 Controlling Language: Students will control language by applying the conventions of Standard English in speaking and writing.*
A. Grammar A. Grammar A. Grammar
1. Use grammar concepts and skills that strengthen oral language
1. Use grammar concepts and skills that strengthen oral and written language
1. Identify and use grammar concepts and skills that strengthen oral and written language
a. Use complete sentences in conversation and to respond to questions
a. Use various parts of speech, such as nouns, pronouns, and verbs
a. Identify and use various parts of speech, such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives
  b. Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences
b. Compose declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences
  c. Compose simple sentences using correct word order
c. Identify and use verb forms, such as helping verbs
    d. Identify and use verb tenses, such as present, past, and future
B. Usage B. Usage B. Usage
1. Recognize examples of conventional usage in personal and academic reading
1. Recognize examples of conventional usage in personal and academic reading
1. Comprehend and apply standard English in oral language
2. Comprehend and apply standard English in oral and written language
2. Comprehend and apply standard English usage in oral and written language
a. Use sentences with subject/verb agreement
a. Recognize when subjects and verbs agree
a. Recognize and use correct subject/verb agreement and noun/pronoun agreement
b. Use correct verb tense
b. Recognize when personal nouns and pronouns agree
b. Recognize and use consistent and appropriate verb tenses, such as past, present, and future
c. Use sentences with noun/pronoun agreement
   
d. Use commonly confused words correctly, such as get/got, have/has
   
C. Mechanics C. Mechanics C. Mechanics
1. Explain the purpose of mechanics to make and clarify meaning
1. Explain the purpose of mechanics to make and clarify meaning
1. Explain the purpose of mechanics to make and clarify meaning in academic and personal reading and writing
2. Comprehend and use basic punctuation and capitalization in written language
2. Comprehend and use basic punctuation and capitalization in written language
2. Comprehend and apply Standard English punctuation and capitalization in written language
a. Use periods at the end of sentences
a. Consistently use end punctuation such as period, question mark, exclamation mark
a. Use periods and other end punctuation
b. Use capital letters for first letters of names and beginning sentences
b. Use periods in numbered lists
b. Use commas correctly in dates, addresses, salutations and closings, and items in a series
  c. Use commas in dates and salutations and closings
c. Use apostrophes in contractions
  d. Use capital letters to begin sentences and identify proper nouns, such as names
d. Use capital letters to identify proper nouns and to begin sentences
D. Spelling D. Spelling D. Spelling
1. Apply conventional spelling in written language
1. Apply conventional spelling in written language
1. Apply conventional spelling in written language
a. Spell first and last name correctly
a. Correctly spell several non-phonetic high frequency words
a. Spell non-phonetic high frequency words
b. Spell a few high frequency words correctly
b. Spell phonetically regular high frequency words
b. Spell phonetically regular high frequency words
c. Use letters to represent phonemes in words
c. Correctly spell grade level appropriate pattern words
c. Spell grade level appropriate pattern words
d. Use classroom resources to spell unknown words, such as labeled objects, word walls, charts, pictionaries
d. Spell two syllable words that follow regular spelling patterns, including compound words
d. Spell two syllable words that follow regular spelling patterns, including compound words
  e. Encode words with simple blends
e. Spell words with simple prefixes and suffixes
  f. Spell words with simple prefixes and inflectional endings
f. Represent all sounds in a word when attempting unknown words
  g. Use temporary spelling to attempt unknown words
g. Access resources to spell unknown words, such as word wall, content word chart, dictionary, technology
  h. Access resources to spell unknown words, such as labeled objects, word walls, charts, pictionaries
 
E. Handwriting E. Handwriting E. Handwriting
1. Produce writing that is legible to the audience
1. Produce writing that is legible to the audience
1. Produce writing that is legible to the audience
a. Develop fine motor skills necessary to control and sustain handwriting
a. Form upper and lower case manuscript letters
a. Form upper and lower case cursive letters
b. Form upper case and lower case manuscript letters
b. Control size and spacing of manuscript letters on appropriately lined paper
b. Use manuscript in daily assignments to build accuracy and automaticity
  c. Use manuscript in daily assignments to build accuracy and automaticity
c. Use connecting strokes to write continuous text
 *: Emphasis is on application of conventions rather than memorization of terms.
 

Indicators/objectives that include assessment limits are assessed on MSA *New Standards identifies the need for students to process 1 million words per year to maintain academic progress.

 

MSDE has developed a toolkit for these standards which can be found online at: http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/reading/vsc_toolkit.html.

 

11/15/07