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English Language Development — Grade 8

Goal 3. Reading — Novice High

Goal 3. Reading

The learner will comprehend written English in personal, social, and academic contexts from print and non-print materials.

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 understanding English phonemes, demonstrating basic understanding of previewed vocabulary, speaking with simple words and phrases, asking simple questions, developing an understanding of letter patterns and word families, increasing comprehension of simple text, reading familiar and sequential text, spelling high frequency words, writing simple sentences, writing a personal narrative, using present and past tenses, incorporating irregular past tense verbs in writing, and using a bilingual dictionary.

Objective NH 3.01
Read some words by sight including a few common words, own name, environmental print and use a basic word or bilingual dictionary.
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Objective NH 3.02
Develop increased reading fluency and comprehension of basic letter patterns and word families.
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Objective NH 3.03
Increase fluency and comprehension of simple narrative and descriptive text involving single phrases and vocabulary that meet survival needs (e.g., names, addresses, dates, short informative signs, maps, graphs, graphic organizers, charts, tables).
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Objective NH 3.04
Read self-generated (teacher scribed) personal experience stories.
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Objective NH 3.05
Read and understand simple, familiar, and sequential text with visual support and teacher assistance
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