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English Language Development — Grade 1

Goal 4. Writing — Intermediate High

Goal 4. Writing

The learner will communicate in appropriate written English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Intermediate High

Students will begin to use expanded vocabulary to participate effectively in social and academic conversations and presentations with occasional difficulty. They may continue to use forms of non-verbal communication to demonstrate comprehension, but will rely more upon verbal skills. Learning objectives focus on sequencing, distinguishing long and short vowels, retelling stories with richer vocabulary, incorporating grammatical rules, writing all letters of the alphabet, writing simple sentences and editing them, following one-step and two-step directions, and comprehending English spoken at a normal speed.

Objective IH 4.01
Write all 26 upper or lowercase letters of the alphabet with occasional assistance.
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Objective IH 4.02
Use phonics knowledge and basic patterns to spell correctly three and four- letter words (e.g., word families).
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Objective IH 4.03
Use basic capitalization and punctuation (e.g., first word in a sentence, period to end sentence) with frequent errors.
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Objective IH 4.04
Spell most emergent high-frequency words correctly.
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Objective IH 4.05
Write sentences using correct word order and one descriptor with occasional assistance.
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Objective IH 4.06
Make lists, signs, and labels with little assistance
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Objective IH 4.07
Write several simple sentences about a familiar topic or experience with occasional assistance.
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Objective IH 4.08
Edit own writing focusing on high frequency words with instructional support. (e.g., personal dictionary, word wall).
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