LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3. Reading

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

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, recognizing and repeating simple vocabulary, recognizing common greetings, developing print awareness, reading simple and predictable text, writing all letters of the alphabet, copying from printed text, labeling, writing simple sentences, and beginning to use a bilingual dictionary to aid writing and spelling.

Objective NL 3.04

Read simple patterned, decodable, and predictable text.

Resources aligned to this objective

Topography of North Carolina and its influence on settlement
This lesson explores where North Carolina is in relation to the United States and North America. Also, we will explore the different regions of North Carolina and how the topography of the region affected settlement.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies and English Language Development)
By Jessica Wilson and Tabitha Horton.