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English Language Development — Grade 6

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 developing awareness of English phonemes, responding appropriately to classroom directions, recognizing and pronouncing most letters of the alphabet, responding with one or two-word answers, recognizing common greetings, developing print awareness, writing all letters of the alphabet, copying from printed text, labeling, and writing simple sentences.

Objective NL 4.01
Write legibly all letters of the alphabet in upper and lowercase.
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Objective NL 4.02
Understand directionality and spacing.
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Objective NL 4.03
Copy from printed text.
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Objective NL 4.04
Write name, date, address, and phone number.
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Objective NL 4.05
Label common nouns such as body parts, classroom/school words.
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Objective NL 4.06
Produce simple sentences using guided writing strategies.
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Objective NL 4.07
Begin to use a variety of strategies in the writing process with assistance.
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Objective NL 4.08
Begin to use a bilingual dictionary to aid writing with assistance.
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