Curricular competencies – English language arts

Comprehend and connect (K)

Use play and other creative means to discover foundational concepts of print, oral, and visual texts (K)
Begin to use language to identify, create, and express ideas, feelings, opinions,
and preferences (K)
Begin to use sources of information and prior knowledge to make meaning (K)
Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and community (K)
Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and make meaning (K)
Recognize the importance of story in personal, family, and community identity (K)
Recognize the structure of story (K)
Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding (K)

Create and communicate

Create stories and other age-appropriate texts to deepen awareness of self, family, and community (K)

Comprehend and connect (Gr. 1)

Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and community (Gr. 1)
Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and make meaning (Gr. 1)
Recognize the importance of story in personal, family, and community identity (Gr. 1)
Recognize the structures and elements of story (Gr. 1)
Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding (Gr. 1)

Create and communicate

Create stories and other age-appropriate texts to deepen awareness of self, family, and community (Gr. 1)
Begin to communicate in print, using letters and words and applying some basic conventions of English spelling, grammar, and punctuation (Gr. 1)

Comprehend and connect (Gr. 2)

Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and community (Gr. 2)
Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and make meaning (Gr. 2)
Recognize the importance of story in personal, family, and community identity (Gr. 2)
Recognize the structures and elements of story (Gr. 2)
Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding (Gr. 2)

Create and communicate

Create stories and other age-appropriate texts to deepen awareness of self, identity, and community (Gr. 2)
Communicate in print, using letters and words and basic conventions of English spelling, grammar, and punctuation (Gr. 2)

Comprehend and connect (Gr.3)

Recognize how different text structures reflect different purposes (Gr.3)

Comprehend and connect (Gr. 4)

Apply a variety of age-appropriate thinking skills to gain meaning from texts (Gr. 4)
Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and develop understanding of self, community, and world (Gr. 4)
Respond to text in personal and creative ways (Gr. 4)
Consider different purposes, audiences, and perspectives in exploring texts (Gr. 4)
Identify how differences in context, perspectives, and voice influence meaning in texts (Gr. 4)
Recognize the role of language in personal, social, and cultural identity (Gr. 4)
Recognize how literary elements, techniques, and devices enhance meaning in texts (Gr. 4)
Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding (Gr. 4)

Create and communicate

Use language in creative and playful ways to develop style (Gr. 4)
Communicate in print, using letters and words and applying basic conventions of English spelling, grammar, and punctuation (Gr. 4)

Comprehend and connect (Gr. 5)

Apply a variety of age-appropriate thinking skills to gain meaning from texts (Gr. 5)
Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and develop understanding of self, community, and world (Gr. 5)
Respond to text in personal and creative ways (Gr. 5)
Consider different purposes, audiences, and perspectives in exploring texts
Identify how differences in context, perspectives, and voice influence meaning in texts (Gr. 5)
Recognize the role of language in personal, social, and cultural identity (Gr. 5)
Recognize how literary elements, techniques, and devices enhance meaning in texts (Gr. 5)

Create and communicate

Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create texts for a variety of purposes and audiences (Gr. 5)
Use language in creative and playful ways to develop style (Gr. 5)
Communicate in print, using letters and words and applying basic conventions of English spelling, grammar, and punctuation (Gr. 5)

Comprehend and connect (Gr. 6)

Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, and visual texts, guide inquiry, and extend thinking. (Gr. 6)
Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text, and world (Gr. 6)
Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways (Gr. 6)
Exchange ideas and viewpoints to build shared understanding and extend thinking (Gr. 6)

Create and communicate

Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes and audiences (Gr. 6)

Comprehend and connect (Gr. 7)

Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between, and beyond texts (Gr. 7)
Recognize and identify the role of personal, social, and cultural contexts, values, and perspectives in texts (Gr. 7)
Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text, and world (Gr. 7)
Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways (Gr. 7)
Exchange ideas and viewpoints to build shared understanding and extend thinking (Gr. 7)

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