
Language Benchmarks- 2nd Trimester

Second Trimester Benchmarks
Reading Concepts of Print1.1 ID front and back cover of a book and title page 1.2 Follow words from left to right and top to bottom 1.3 Understand printed material provides information 1.5 Distinguish letters from words 1.6 Recognize and name Upper and Lower case letters Phonemic Awareness 1.7 Track and represent the number of phonemes in a word 1.8 Track words with 2-3 sounds 1.9 Blend words 1.10 ID rhyming words 1.11 ID 1 syllable words 1.12 Track words in a sentence 1.13 Count syllables in a word Decoding and Word Recognition 1.14 Match consonant and vowel sounds to appropriate letter 1.15 Read simple one syllable words 1.16 Understnad that if a letter changes the word changes Vocabulary Development 1.17 ID and sort common words in categories 1.18 Describe common objects and events Structural Features 2.1 Locate, title, table of contents, name of author and illustrator Comprehension 2.2 Use pictures and context to make predictions about story 2.3 Connect to life experiences the info and events in texts 2.4 Retell stories 2.5 Ask and answer questions about story Narrative Analysis 3.1 Distinguish fantasy from reality 3.2 ID types of everyday print materials 3.3 ID character, setting and important events Organization and Focus 1.1 Use letters and phonetically spelled words to write about experiences 1.2 Write consonant-vowel-consonant words 1.3 Write by moving from left to right, top to bottom 1.4 Write upper and lower case letters independently attending to form and spacing Comprehension 1.1 Understnad and follow one and two step oral directions 1.2 Share info and ides, speaking in audibly complete sentences 2.1 Describe People, places things, locations and actionsw 2.2. Recide short poems, shymes, and songs 2.3 Relate and experience or creative story in sequence Sentence Structure 1.1 Recognize and use complete, coherent sentences when speaking ![]() |
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