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English Language Development — Grade 1

Goal 4. Writing — Novice Low

Goal 4. Writing

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

Level: Novice Low

Students will use various forms of non-verbal communication to express ideas and demonstrate basic comprehension. They may point, touch, match, draw, act out, demonstrate an action, or play games to show their understanding. Learning objectives focus on greetings, classroom objects, letters, choral reading of simple text, copying simple words, distinguishing upper and lowercase letters, and following one-step directions with prompting.

Objective NL 4.01
Copy the English alphabet legibly and space letters.
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Objective NL 4.02
Distinguish and write upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet attending to the form and proper spacing of the letters.
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Objective NL 4.03
Copy words posted and commonly used in the classroom (e.g., environmental print and prewriting strategies).
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Objective NL 4.04
Copy simple sentences related to topic
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Objective NL 4.05
Copy first name.
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Objective NL 4.06
Write by moving from left to right and from top to bottom.
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Objective NL 4.07
Check copying for accuracy.
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