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English // Grammar & Punctuation
Basic Nouns & VerbsUse frequently occurring nouns (people, places, things) and verbs (action words) appropriately in speech and writing
Ages 5 to 6LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
Question WordsUnderstand and use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) to form and answer questions
Ages 5 to 6LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
PrepositionsUnderstand and use the most frequently occurring prepositions of location and direction (e.g. to, from, in, out, on, off, for, by, with)
Ages 5 to 7LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar words: letter, word, sentenceUse basic grammatical terminology when discussing reading and writing: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence, punctuation, full stop…
Ages 5 to 6LanguageEnglish // Spelling & Word Study
Phonics VocabularyKnow and use the vocabulary of phonics and word structure — phoneme, grapheme, GPC (grapheme-phoneme correspondence), blend, segment, digraph, CVC, vowel…
Ages 4 to 7LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Discussing and Questioning New WordsAsk and answer questions about unknown words in texts; discuss word meanings and link new vocabulary to words already known
Ages 5 to 11LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Shades of MeaningDistinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing similar actions and among adjectives differing in intensity; make real-life connections between words and…
Ages 5 to 9LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Using New VocabularyUse words and phrases acquired through conversations, being read to, and responding to texts in own speech and writing
Ages 5 to 9LanguageEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing Process VocabularyKnow and use the vocabulary of the writing process — compose, plan, draft, revise, edit, proofread, genre, audience, purpose, narrative, recount, instruction…
Ages 5 to 8Language