{"id":173,"date":"2016-06-02T11:47:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T18:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/?p=173"},"modified":"2016-06-09T12:37:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T19:37:05","slug":"curricular-competencies-english-language-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/curricular-competencies-english-language-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Curricular competencies &#8211; English language arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/curricular-competencies-arts-education\/hires2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-169 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/HiRes2-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"HiRes2\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/HiRes2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/HiRes2-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/HiRes2-1024x695.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Comprehend and connect (K)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <b>play and other creative means<\/b> to discover <b>foundational concepts of print, oral, and visual texts\u00a0(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Begin to use language<\/b> to identify, create, and express ideas, feelings, opinions,<br \/>\nand preferences\u00a0<b>(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Begin to use sources of information and <b>prior knowledge<\/b> to make meaning\u00a0<b>(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers<\/b>, as appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and community\u00a0<b>(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to <b>text<\/b> and make meaning\u00a0<b>(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Recognize the importance of <b>story<\/b> in personal, family, and community identity\u00a0<b>(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Recognize the <b>structure of story\u00a0(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Exchange ideas and perspectives<\/b> to build shared understanding\u00a0<b>(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Create and communicate<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create <b>stories<\/b> and other age-appropriate <b>texts<\/b> to deepen awareness of self, family, and community\u00a0<b>(K)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Comprehend and connect (Gr. 1)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers<\/b>, as appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and community\u00a0<b>(Gr. 1)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to <b>text<\/b> and make meaning\u00a0<b>(Gr. 1)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Recognize the importance of <b>story<\/b> in personal, family, and community identity\u00a0<b>(Gr. 1)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Recognize the <b>structures and elements of story\u00a0(Gr. 1)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Exchange ideas and perspectives<\/b> to build shared understanding\u00a0<b>(Gr. 1)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Create and communicate<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create <b>stories<\/b> and other age-appropriate <b>texts<\/b> to deepen awareness of self, family, and community\u00a0<b>(Gr. 1)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Begin to communicate in print, using letters and words and applying some <b>basic conventions of English spelling, grammar, and punctuation\u00a0(Gr. 1)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Comprehend and connect (Gr. 2)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers<\/b>, as appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and community\u00a0<b>(Gr. 2)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to <b>text<\/b> and make meaning\u00a0<b>(Gr. 2)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Recognize the importance of <b>story<\/b> in personal, family, and community identity\u00a0<b>(Gr. 2)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Recognize the structures and elements of <b>story\u00a0(Gr. 2)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Exchange ideas and perspectives<\/b> to build shared understanding\u00a0<b>(Gr. 2)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Create and communicate<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create <b>stories<\/b> and other age-appropriate <b>texts<\/b> to deepen awareness of self, identity, and community\u00a0<b>(Gr. 2)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Communicate in print, using letters and words and basic conventions of English spelling, grammar, and punctuation\u00a0<b>(Gr. 2)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Comprehend and connect (Gr.3)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize how different <b>text structures<\/b> reflect different purposes\u00a0<b>(Gr.3)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Comprehend and connect (Gr. 4)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apply a variety of age-appropriate <b>thinking skills<\/b> to gain meaning from <b>texts\u00a0(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to <b>text<\/b> and develop understanding of self, community, and world\u00a0<b>(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Respond to text in personal and creative ways\u00a0(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Consider different purposes, audiences, and perspectives in exploring <b>texts\u00a0(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Identify how differences in context, perspectives, and voice influence meaning in <b>texts\u00a0(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Recognize the role of language in personal, social, and cultural identity\u00a0<b>(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Recognize how literary elements, techniques, and devices enhance meaning in <b>texts\u00a0(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Exchange ideas and perspectives<\/b> to build shared understanding\u00a0<b>(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Create and communicate<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use language in creative and playful ways to develop style\u00a0<b>(Gr. 4)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Communicate in print, using letters and words and applying basic conventions of English spelling, 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