Standards

STATE GOAL 1:  Read with understanding and fluency.

 

 

Why This Goal Is Important:  Reading is essential.  It is the process by which people gain information and ideas from books, newspapers, manuals, letters, contracts, advertisements and a host of other materials.  Using strategies for constructing meaning before, during and after reading will help students connect what they read now with what they have learned in the past.  Students who read well and widely build a strong foundation for learning in all areas of life.

 

 

A.  Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.

 

1.A.1a  Apply word analysis skills (e.g., phonics, word patterns) to recognize new words.

 

1.A.1b  Comprehend unfamiliar words using context clues and prior knowledge; verify meanings with resource materials.

 

STATE GOAL 3:  Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.

 

 

Why This Goal Is Important:  The ability to write clearly is essential to any person’s effective communications.  Students with high-level writing skills can produce documents that show planning and organization and effectively convey the intended message and meaning.  Clear writing is critical to employment and production in today’s world.  Individuals must be capable of writing for a variety of audiences in differing styles, including standard rhetoric themes, business letters and reports, financial proposals and technical and professional communications.  Students should be able to use word processors and computers to enhance their writing proficiency and improve their career opportunities.

 

 

A.  Use correct grammar, spell­ing, punctuation, capitalization and structure.

 

3.A.1  Construct complete sentences which demon­strate subject/verb agreement; appro­priate capitalization and punctuation; correct spelling of appropriate, high-frequency words; and appropriate use of the eight parts of speech.