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English Language Development — Grade 2

Goal 1. Listening — Novice High

Goal 1. Listening

The learner will comprehend spoken English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Novice High

Students will begin to use simple words and phrases, while continuing to use forms of non-verbal communication to express ideas and demonstrate comprehension. They may use pictures, actions, and limited verbal responses to show their understanding. Learning objectives focus on familiar stories and retelling them with gestures and simple words, identifying parts of a book, identifying basic elements of a story, recognizing all letters of the alphabet in spoken and written form, distinguishing upper and lowercase letters, reading simple text aloud, writing his or her own name, composing simple sentences, and following one-step and two-step directions.

Objective NH 1.01
Listen and respond to familiar questions, greetings, and phrases if spoken very slowly and distinctly, using one-word responses, physical actions, and other non-verbal communication.
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Objective NH 1.02
Understand and follow one-step and two-step directions and instructions with modeling and prompting when spoken slowly and distinctly.
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Objective NH 1.03
Listen and demonstrate comprehension of oral presentations, stories, and/or familiar texts by responding to simple questions and statements.
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