Standard 3: Language Arts Literacy

Language Arts Literacy Cumulative Progress Indicators (CPIs) for the end of the designated grade span

Place a "+" for an expectation that represents a strength & a "-" for a weakness

STANDARD 3.3 (SPEAKING) ALL STUDENTS WILL SPEAK IN CLEAR, CONCISE, ORGANIZED LANGUAGE THAT VARIES IN CONTENT AND FORM FOR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES AND PURPOSES.

A.     Discussion

By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

1.      Share experiences and express ideas.

2.      Participate in conversations with peers and adults.

3.      React to stories, poems, and songs.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:

1.      Speak in complete sentences.

2.      Offer personal opinions in discussion and retell personal experiences.

3.      Role-play situations and dramatize story events.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 2, students will:

1.      Elaborate on experiences and ideas.

2.      Begin to stay focused on a topic of discussion.

3.      Offer personal opinion related to topics of discussion.

4.      Wait their turn to speak.

 Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 3, students will:

1.   Listen and follow a discussion in order to contribute appropriately.

2.   Stay focused on topic.

3.      Take turns.

4.      Support an opinion with details.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:

1.      Use details, examples and reasons to support central ideas or clarify a point of view.

2.      Stay focused on a topic and ask relevant questions.

3.      Take turns without dominating.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 5, students will:

 1.         Use details, examples, and reasons to support central ideas or clarify a point of view.

 2.         Stay focused on a topic and ask relevant questions.

3.         Accept others’ opinions and respond appropriately.

4.         Respond orally to literature.

 5.         Participate in class discussions appropriately.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 6, students will:

 1.         Support a position with organized, appropriate details.

 2.         Stay focused on a topic and ask relevant questions.

 3.         Acknowledge others’ opinions and respond appropriately.

 4.         Respond orally to literature.

 5.         Participate in class discussion appropriately.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 7, students will:

 1.         Support a position, acknowledging opposing views.

2.         Present ideas and opinions spontaneously in response to a topic or other speakers.

 3.         Apply rules for cooperative or whole class debate on a controversial issue.

4.         Define group roles using consensus to ensure task is understood and completed.

5.         Participate in an informal debate (e.g., small group discussion).

6.         Respond orally to literature.

 7.         Participate in class discussions appropriately.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:

 1.         Support a position, acknowledging opposing views.

2.         Present ideas and opinions spontaneously in response to a topic or other speakers.

 3.         Apply rules for cooperative or whole class debate on a controversial issue.

 4.         Define group roles using consensus to ensure task is understood and completed.

 5.         Participate in a formal debate (e.g., panel discussion).

 6.         Respond orally to literature.

 7.         Participate in class discussion appropriately.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

 1.         Support a position integrating multiple perspectives.

 2.         Support, modify, or refute a position in small or large-group discussions.

 3.         Assume leadership roles in student-directed discussions, projects, and forums.

 4.         Summarize and evaluate tentative conclusions and take the initiative in moving discussions to the next stage.

B.  Questioning (Inquiry) and Contributing

By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

1.      Share in conversations with others.

2.      Use oral language to extend learning.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:

1.      Respond to ideas and questions posed by others.

2.      Ask and answer various types of questions.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 2, students will:

1.   Ask for explanation to clarify meaning.

 2.   Respond to ideas posed by others.

3.   Restate to demonstrate understanding.

 4.   Identify a problem and simple steps for solving the problem.

 Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 3, students will:

   1.   Develop appropriate questions to explore a topic.

2.   Contribute information, ideas, and experiences to classroom inquiry.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:

1.      Develop questioning techniques (e.g., who, what, when, where, why, and how).

2.      Use interview techniques to develop inquiry skills.

3.      Explore concepts by describing, narrating, or explaining how and why things happen.

4.        Discuss information heard, offer personal opinions, and ask for restatement or general explanation to clarify meaning.

5.      Reflect and evaluate information learned as a result of the inquiry.

6.      Solve a problem or understand a task through group cooperation.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 5, students will:

1.         Respond orally by adding questions and comments while integrating knowledge.

 2.         Use interview techniques to develop inquiry skills.

3.         Explore concepts by describing, narrating, or explaining how and why things happen.

 4.         Discuss information heard, offer personal opinions, and ask for restatement or general explanation to clarify meaning.

 5.         Reflect and evaluate information learned as a result of the inquiry.

 6.         Solve a problem or understand a task through group cooperation.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 6, students will:

 1.         Respond orally by adding questions and comments while integrating knowledge.

 2.         Demonstrate effective use of a variety of questions, including literal, inferential, and evaluative questions.

 3.         Explore concepts by describing, narrating, or explaining how and why things happen.

 4.         Discuss information heard, offer personal opinions, and ask for restatement or general explanation to clarify meaning.

 5.         Reflect and evaluate information learned as a result of the inquiry.

 6.         Solve a problem or understand a task through group cooperation.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 7, students will:

1.         Paraphrase others' comments to clarify viewpoints.

2.         Question to clarify others' opinions.

3.         Talk with others to identify and explore issues and problems.

 4.         Solve a problem or understand a task through group cooperation.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:

1.        Paraphrase others' comments to clarify viewpoints.

2.        Question to clarify others' opinions.

 3.        Integrate relevant information regarding issues and problems from group discussions and interviews for reports, issues, projects, debates, and oral presentations.

 4.         Solve a problem or understand a task through group cooperation.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

1.         Ask prepared and follow-up questions in interviews and other discussions.

2.         Extend peer contributions by elaboration and illustration.

 3.         Analyze, evaluate, and modify group processes.

4.         Select and discuss literary passages that reveal character, develop theme, and illustrate literary elements.

 5.         Question critically the position or viewpoint of an author.

 6.         Respond to audience questions by providing clarification, illustration, definition, and elaboration.

 7.         Participate actively in panel discussions, symposiums, and/or business meeting formats (e.g., explore a question and consider perspectives).

C.  Word Choice

By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

   1.  Use language to describe feelings, people, objects, and events.

2.  Suggest rhyming words during word play, songs, or read-aloud.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:

1.      Attempt to use new vocabulary learned from shared literature and classroom experiences.

2.      Use descriptive words to clarify and extend ideas.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 2, students will:

1.   Use new vocabulary learned from literature and classroom experiences.

2.   Recognize and discuss how authors use words to create vivid images.

 Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 3, students will:

1.   Use vocabulary related to a particular topic.

2.   Adapt language to persuade, explain, or seek information.

3.      Use new vocabulary and figurative language learned from literature and classroom experiences.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:

1.      Use convincing dialogue to role-play short scenes involving familiar situations or emotions.

2.      Use figurative language purposefully in speaking situations.

3.      Use appropriate vocabulary to support or clarify a message.

4.      Adapt language to persuade, explain, or seek information.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 5, students will:

 1.         Use convincing dialogue to role-play short scenes involving familiar situations or emotions.

 2.         Use varied word choice to clarify, illustrate, and elaborate.

 3.         Use figurative language purposefully in speaking situations.

4.         Select and use suitable vocabulary to fit a range of audiences.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 6, students will:

 1.         Use varied word choice to clarify, illustrate, and elaborate.

 2.         Use figurative language purposefully in speaking situations.

3.         Select and use suitable vocabulary to fit a range of audiences.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 7, students will:

1.         Paraphrase, illustrate, clarify, and/or expand on a topic or idea.

2.         Develop and use advanced vocabulary related to a topic.

 3.         Use language that stimulates an audience's interest.

 4.         Incorporate varied sentence structure and correct grammar.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:

1.         Paraphrase, illustrate, clarify, and/or expand on a topic or idea.

 2.         Develop and use advanced vocabulary related to a topic.

 3.         Use language that stimulates an audience's interest.

4.         Incorporate varied sentence structure and correct grammar.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

 1.         Modulate tone and clarify thoughts through word choice.

 2.         Improve word choice by focusing on rhetorical devices (e.g., puns, parallelism, allusion, alliteration).

D.  Oral Presentation

By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

1.  Sing familiar songs and rhymes to promote oral language development.  

2.  Begin to use social conventions of language.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:

1.  Recite poems, stories, or rhymes orally (e.g., favorite nursery rhymes).

2.  Participate in choral reading to develop phonemic awareness, oral language, and fluency.

3.  Retell a story to check for understanding.

4.  Read aloud from developmentally appropriate texts with attention to expression.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 2, students will:

1.      Participate in a dramatization or role play.

 2.   Begin to understand the importance of looking at a speaker.

 3.  Talk about an experience or work sample in front of a small group.

 Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 3, students will:

1.   Use pictures to support an oral presentation.

2.   Attempt to revise future presentations based on feedback from peers and teacher.

3.   Use appropriate strategies to prepare, rehearse and deliver an oral presentation:  word choice, expression, eye contact and volume.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:

1.      Speak for a variety of audiences and purposes.

2.      Prepare, rehearse, and deliver a formal presentation in logical or sequential order, including an opening, supportive details, and a closing statement.

3.      Use notes or other memory aids to structure a presentation.

4.      Maintain audience interest during formal presentations, incorporating adequate volume, proper pacing, and clear enunciation.

5.      Participate in a dramatization or role-play across the curriculum.

6.      Read aloud with fluency.

7.      Understand and use criteria for a rubric to improve an oral presentation.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 5, students will:

 1.         Develop and deliver a formal presentation based on a central theme, including logical sequence, introduction, main ideas, supporting details, and concluding remarks to an audience of peers, younger students, and/or parents.

 2.         Prepare, rehearse, and deliver a formal presentation in logical or sequential order, including an opening, supportive details, and a closing statement.

 3.         Use clear, precise, organized language that reflects the conventions of spoken English.

 4.        Use visuals such as charts or graphs when presenting for clarification.

 5.         Use props effectively while speaking.

 6.         Maintain audience interest during formal presentations, incorporating adequate volume, proper pacing, and clear enunciation.

 7.         Use verbal and non verbal elements of delivery (e.g., eye contact, stance) to maintain audience focus.

8.         Read aloud with fluency.

 9.         Understand and use criteria from a rubric to improve an oral presentation.

 10.     Incorporate peer feedback and teacher suggestions for revisions in content, organization, and delivery.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 6, students will:

 1.        Develop and deliver a formal presentation based on a central theme, including logical sequence, introduction, main ideas, supporting details, and concluding remarks to an audience of peers, younger students, and/or parents.

 2.         Prepare, rehearse, and deliver a formal presentation in logical or sequential order, including an opening, supportive details, and a closing statement.

3.         Use clear, precise, organized language that reflects the conventions of spoken English.

 4.         Use visuals such as charts or graphs when presenting for clarification.

 5.         Use props effectively while speaking.

 6.         Use verbal and non verbal elements of delivery (e.g., eye contact, stance) to maintain audience focus.

 7.         Read aloud with fluency.

 8.         Understand and use criteria from a rubric to improve an oral presentation.

 9.         Incorporate peer feedback and teacher suggestions for revisions in content, organization, and delivery.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 7, students will:

 1.         Use writing to prompt discussion and enhance planning of formal and informal presentations.

 2.         Use visual aids, media, and/or technology to support oral communication.

 3.         Give oral presentations to different audiences for various purposes, such as summaries of books and articles, narratives, and persuasive topics.

 4.         Acknowledge the audience with eye contact and use appropriate verbal responses to clarify questions and inquiries.

5.         Incorporate peer feedback and teacher suggestions for revisions in content, organization, and delivery.

 6.         Develop speaking techniques, including voice modulation, inflection, tempo, enunciation, and eye contact for effective presentations.

7.         Use a scoring rubric to prepare, evaluate, and improve the oral presentations of self and others.

 8.         Read aloud with fluency.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:

 1.         Use writing to prompt discussion and enhance planning of formal and informal presentations.

 2.         Use visual aids, media, and/or technology to support oral communication.

 3.         Give oral presentations to different audiences for various purposes, such as summaries of books and articles, narratives, and persuasive topics, research projects, and extemporaneous/impromptu, dramatic speeches.

 4.         Acknowledge the audience with eye contact and use appropriate verbal responses to clarify questions and inquiries.

 5.         Incorporate peer feedback and teacher suggestions for revisions in content, organization, and delivery.

 6.         Use speaking techniques, including voice modulation, inflection, tempo, enunciation, and eye contact, for effective presentations.

7.         Use a scoring rubric to prepare, evaluate, and improve the oral presentations of self and others.

 8.         Read aloud with fluency.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

 1.         Speak for a variety of purposes (e.g., persuasion, information, entertainment, literary interpretation, dramatization, personal expression).