Language Arts Benchmarks-3rd Trimester
Language Arts Benchmarks
3rd Trimester
3rd Trimester
Concepts about Print
-front, back cover and title page of a book
-read/track from left to right and top to bottom
-understand that books give information
-understand that sentences are made up of words
-distinguish the difference between letters, words, and sentences
-upper and lower case letters
Phonemic Awareness
-sounds for letters
-understand that changing one letter in a word changes the word
-blending sounds to make words
-rhyme
-beginning and ending sounds of a word
-count sounds in words and words in sentences
-count syllables
Decoding and Word Recognition
-sounds
-read simple words and high frequency words
-when letters change, the sound changes too
Vocabulary and Concept Development
-sort words that are alike
-talk about everyday things
Reading Comprehension
-read and understand grade level appropriate material
Structural Features of Informational Materials
-know what the author and illustrator do
Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level Appropriate Text
-can make predictions
-can make connections in reading
-retell stories
-answer story questions
Literary Response and Analysis
-read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children's literature
-difference between non-fiction and fiction
-know different kinds of writings: books, magazine, newspapers
-know characters, setting and events
Writing
-write words that are legible
-use letter wounds to write about things they know
-write simple words (CVC)
-write by moving left to right and top to bottom
Penmanship
-write using upper and lowercase letters neatly and space in between words
Sentence Structure
-use complete, clear sentences when writing
Spelling
-spell words by using letter sounds and spell some sight words correctly