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Jefferson County Schools Language Arts The Tennessee English Language Arts Curriculum Framework for Kindergarten through Grade 12 was adopted by the State Board of Education on December 5, 1996. "The framework includes the Content Strands and Learning Expectations necessary to insure K-12 Tennessee students develop the language skills needed to succeed in school, in the workplace, and in their lives." Grade K The Terra Nova Complete Battery assesses students in Kindergarten (Level 10). |
| Genres |
| The Genres Unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some examples of genres are science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature. |
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Illustrations: Increase Understanding
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use common illustrations to increase his/her understanding of the text.
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Genre: Independent Reading/Explore
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explore a variety of literature through independent reading (at this level, the student will experience a variety of texts/media for different purposes).
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Literary/Media Genres: Experiencing
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) begin to experience various literary and media genres including picture books, alphabet and number books, mother Goose and other rhymes, storybooks, fairy tales, poetry, lyrics to songs, media genres(e.g., posters, pictures, photographs, films, videos), sequence events in a story (e.g., using books videos, and films).
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Stories, Poems, Print: Share
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) share storybooks, poems, and environmental print.
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| Information Processing |
| The Information Processing Unit includes competencies and objectives which focus on the processes of comparing, evaluating, interpreting, and organizing information and ideas in isolation from other language arts areas such as: reading, writing, listening and spelling. |
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Information/Ideas: Purpose/Learning
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) introduce information skills to encourage learning.
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Book Parts: Front and Back
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the front and back of a book.
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Library: Visit
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) visit various libraries and regularly check out materials.
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Picture: Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use a picture dictionary to determine word meaning.
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Print: Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify print sources of information (e.g. books, newspapers, magazines, and charts).
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Public Information: Labels/Recognize
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify labels, logos, and signs in the environment (e.g., job instructions, room labels, poison and danger signs/labels).
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Sources: Family/Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify family and the community as sources of information.
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Sources: Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify appropriate sources of information (e.g., books, graphs, and computers).
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| Language Expressions |
| The Language Expressions Unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar. |
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Conventions: Standard English
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) demonstrate appropriate use of Standard English.
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Sentence Structure: Apply/Communicate
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) apply the use of correct sentence structure to communicate effectively.
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Sentence Structure: Forms/Speaking
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use complete and coherent simple sentences when speaking.
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Sentence Structure: Logical Words
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use logical words and correct word order when completing sentences or answering questions.
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Verb Tense: Use Appropriately
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use verb tenses appropriately when speaking.
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| Language Mechanics |
| The Language Mechanics Unit includes comprehending and applying the rules that govern punctuation and capitalization when writing and editing written works. |
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Capitalization: Names
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) capitalize names.
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Conventions: Left/Right
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) write from left to right and top to bottom.
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Endmark: Identify/Declarative Sentences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize ending punctuation marks for statements and questions.
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Language Conventions: Standard English
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use Standard English while speaking (e.g., "I will" rather than "Me will").
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Mechanics: Standard English
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) apply Standard English language mechanics.
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Print: Upper Case/Accuracy
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) print upper case and lower case letters with identifiable accuracy.
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Sentence: First Word/Recognize
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize that the first word of a sentence begins with a capital letter.
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