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English Language Development — Grade 8

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, 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 4.01
Write legibly letters of alphabet in upper and lower case.
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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 with correct spelling (e.g., body parts, classroom/school vocabulary).
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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 to generate and organize written information.
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Objective NL 4.08
Begin to use bilingual dictionary to aid writing with assistance.
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