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English Language Development — Grade 3

Goal 4. Writing — Intermediate Low

Goal 4. Writing

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

Level: Intermediate Low

Students will begin to use limited vocabulary to participate in discussions on familiar topics spoken at normal speed with periods of momentary silence. In addition, they may use forms of non-verbal communication to demonstrate comprehension. Learning objectives focus on identifying elements of a story, retelling text with limited vocabulary and adjectives, using decoding strategies to understand text, making predictions, using capitalization, editing writing for spelling, and following one-step and two-step directions.

Objective IL 4.01
Use correct capitalization independently with occasional errors.
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Objective IL 4.02
Compose sentences with correct subject and verb agreement for regular verbs in the present tense.
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Objective IL 4.03
Apply rules of spelling conventions independently in own writing (e.g., sound patterns, visual patterns, silent letters).
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Objective IL 4.04
Write several simple sentences describing a familiar topic or experience with assistance.
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Objective IL 4.05
Use focused review to edit correct use of plural forms of commonly used nouns and common contractions, sequence of events, and addition of descriptive words and phrases with some instructional support.
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