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EAST LONGMEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2006 - 2007 DISTRICT CURRICULUM GUIDES
Language Arts - Kindergarten

Genre: Myths/Narratives/Literature
The learner will be able to recognize, examine, and use knowledge of themes, structure, and elements of myths, traditional narratives, and classical literature and offer textual evidence to support understanding.
Strand Scope Source
Genre Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 16
  
Drama: Theme/Structure/Elements
The learner will be able to recognize, analyze, and use knowledge of themes, structure, and elements of drama and offer textual evidence to support understanding.
Strand Scope Source
Drama Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 17
  
Drama: Readings/Recitations/Performances
The learner will be able to plan and present dramatic readings, recitations, and performances that show appropriate consideration of audience and purpose.
Strand Scope Source
Drama Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 18
  
Word Choice: Senses/Imagery/Mood
The learner will be able to recognize and examine how author's word choice appeals to the senses, creates imagery, suggests mood, and sets tone and provide textual evidence to support understanding.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Sound/Form Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 15
  
Nonfiction: Purpose/Structure/Elements
The learner will be able to recognize, analyze, and apply knowledge of purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction or informational materials and provide evidence from the text to support their comprehension.
Strand Scope Source
Nonfiction Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 13
  
Poetry: Structure/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the structure of poetry.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Poetry: Structure/Apply
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of structural elements of poems.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Sound/Form Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Poetry: Structure/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze structural elements of poems.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Sound/Form Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Poetry: Theme/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the theme of a given poem.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Story Elements Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Poetry: Theme/Apply
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of theme in a poem.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Story Elements Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Characteristics: Identify
The learner will be able to identify key characteristics of genres.
Strand Scope Source
Genre: Characteristics Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 10
  
Characteristics: Knowledge/Use
The learner will be able to use his/her knowledge of the characteristics for a variety of different texts.
Strand Scope Source
Genre: Characteristics Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 10
  
Analyze: Characteristics
The learner will be able to analyze key characteristics of a variety of genres.
Strand Scope Source
Genre: Analyze Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 10
  
Elements: Identify
The learner will be able to identify poetic elements.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Elements Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Elements: Knowledge/Apply
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of poetic elements.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Elements Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Elements: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the poetic elements within a poem.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Elements Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Analyze: Theme
The learner will be able to analyze the theme in a poem.
Strand Scope Source
Poetry: Analyze Story Elements Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
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Language Arts Processes

Communication: Oracy/Language
The learner will be able to use general and specific language to describe ordinary objects and events.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Oracy Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 4.2
  
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Language Expressions

Expression: Standard English/Grammar
The learner will be able to examine the role of Standard English grammar and usage and identify how its vocabulary has developed and been influenced by other languages.
Strand Scope Source
Language Expression Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 5
  
Conventions: Standard English
The learner will be able to demonstrate appropriate use of Standard English in writing.
Strand Scope Source
Language Conventions Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 22
  
Formal/Informal: Describe/Role
The learner will be able to describe the role of Standard English in informal communication.
Strand Scope Source
Language Conventions: Formal/Informal Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 6
  
Formal/Informal: Describe/Role
The learner will be able to describe the role of Standard English in formal communication.
Strand Scope Source
Language Conventions: Formal/Informal Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 6
  
Formal/Informal: Analyze/Role/Informal
The learner will be able to analyze the role of Standard English in informal communication.
Strand Scope Source
Language Conventions: Formal/Informal Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 6
  
Formal/Informal: Analyze/Role/Formal
The learner will be able to analyze the role of Standard English in formal communication.
Strand Scope Source
Language Conventions: Formal/Informal Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 6
  
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Media: Conventions/Elements/Techniques
The learner will be able to recognize, analyze, and use knowledge of the conventions, elements, and techniques of film, radio, video, television, multimedia productions, the Internet, and emergent technologies, and produce evidence from the works to support his or her understanding.
Strand Scope Source
Media Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 26
  
Media Production: Plan/Create/Idea
The learner will be able to plan and create media productions with a controlling idea, detail, and consideration of audience, purpose, and medium.
Strand Scope Source
Media Production Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 27
  
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Reading Operations

Strategies: Connect/Contemporary
The learner will be able to strengthen his or her understanding of literary or non-literary works by connecting it to its contemporary or historical context.
Strand Scope Source
Reading Strategies Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 9
  
Emergent Reading: Nature/Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend the nature of written English.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7
  
Structure: Recognize/Analyze/Apply
The learner will be able to recognize, analyze, and apply his/her knowledge of the structure and elements in fictional material and support his/her answers with evidence from the text.
Strand Scope Source
Structure Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 12
  
Reading Behaviors: Handling Books
The learner will be able to handle books and other literary materials responsibly.
Strand Scope Source
Reading Behaviors Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Letter: Relationship/Letter/Sound/Oral
The learner will be able to comprehend the relationship of letters and spelling patterns to the sounds of oral language.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Letter Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7
  
Emergent Reading: Features/Demonstrate
The learner will be able to demonstrate comprehension of the features of written English.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Conventions Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Main Idea: Identify
The learner will be able to identify main ideas from reading passages.
Strand Scope Source
Main Idea Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8
  
Predict Content: Text Features
The learner will be able to use text features to predict the content in reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Predicting Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.4
  
Predict Outcome: Picture
The learner will be able to predict outcomes from a given picture.
Strand Scope Source
Predicting Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.1
  
Character: Questions/Ask
The learner will be able to ask questions about characters.
Strand Scope Source
Character Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.3
  
Theme: Identify/Support From Text
The learner will be able to identify themes as they occur in literature and give supporting evidence from the text.
Strand Scope Source
Themes Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 11
  
Theme: Apply/Support From Text
The learner will be able to apply themes as they occur in literature and give supporting evidence from the text.
Strand Scope Source
Themes Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 11
  
Strategies: Vocabulary/Using
The learner will be able to use vocabulary to understand what is read.
Strand Scope Source
Reading Strategies Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 4
  
Purposes: Answer Questions
The learner will be able to read to locate information necessary to answer a question.
Strand Scope Source
Reading Purposes Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 24
  
Setting: Questions/Ask
The learner will be able to ask questions about setting.
Strand Scope Source
Setting Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.3
  
Plot: Questions/Ask
The learner will be able to ask questions about events in a story.
Strand Scope Source
Plot Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.3
  
Interpretation: Facts/Main Ideas/Apply
The learner will be able to apply facts and main ideas as the basis for interpretation.
Strand Scope Source
Interpretation Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8
  
Support: Structure/Poem
The learner will be able to use examples from the text to support his/her understanding of structure in a poem.
Strand Scope Source
Support Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Support: Elements/Poem
The learner will be able to use examples from the text to support his/her understanding of the elements of a poem.
Strand Scope Source
Support Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Support: Theme/Poem
The learner will be able to use examples from the text to support his/her understanding of the theme of a poem.
Strand Scope Source
Support Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 14
  
Support: Predictions/Information/Find
The learner will be able to find information in text to support predictions.
Strand Scope Source
Support Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.1
  
Emergent Reading: Information/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize that print materials contain information or entertainment.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Emergent Reading: Space Between Words
The learner will be able to comprehend that spaces separate written words.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Emergent Reading: Relationship/Decode
The learner will be able to use knowledge of letter/sound relationships to decode words in context.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.3
  
Word: Left-to-Right/Understand
The learner will be able to understand that print moves from left-to-right across the page.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Word Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Word: Top-to-Bottom/Understand
The learner will be able to understand that print moves from top-to-bottom across the page.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Word Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Evaluating: Value/Informational
The learner will be able to evaluate text for informational value.
Strand Scope Source
Evaluating Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 24
  
Prior Knowledge: Predict Content
The learner will be able to use prior knowledge to predict content.
Strand Scope Source
Prior Knowledge Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.1, 8.4
  
Response: Facts/Retell
The learner will be able to retell facts in the text to clarify ideas.
Strand Scope Source
Reading Responses: General Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.5
  
Analyzing: Value/Informational
The learner will be able to analyze text for informational value.
Strand Scope Source
Analyzing Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 24
  
Letters: Identify
The learner will be able to identify letters of the alphabet.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Letter Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.3
  
Letters: Upper Case/Identify
The learner will be able to identify upper case letters.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Letter Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Letters: Lower Case/Identify
The learner will be able to identify lower case letters.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Letter Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Emergent Reading: Turn/Front/Back
The learner will be able to turn pages, starting at the front and moving toward the back.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Conventions Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Sentence: Words/Separate
The learner will be able to identify that sentences are made up of separate words.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Number/Sentence/Symbol Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Fact: Reading Material/Identify
The learner will be able to identify basic facts in what he/she has read.
Strand Scope Source
Fact Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8
  
Retell: Important/Events
The learner will be able to retell the important events of a story.
Strand Scope Source
Reading Responses: Retell Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.2
  
Analyze: Support
The learner will be able to analyze themes as they occur in literature and give supporting evidence from the text.
Strand Scope Source
Themes: Analyze Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 11
  
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Formal/Informal: Situation
The learner will be able to use appropriate formal/informal language for a given situation.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Formal/Informal Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 6
  
Strategies: Questions/Ideas/Information
The learner will be able to ask questions, listen to others' ideas, and contribute his or her own ideas or information in group discussions or interviews as a way of acquiring new knowledge.
Strand Scope Source
Speaking Strategies Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 2
  
Formal: Audience/Purpose/Create/Deliver
The learner will be able to create and deliver formal presentations appropriate to specific audiences and purposes.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Formal Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 3
  
Pronunciation: Rhyme
The learner will be able to orally produce rhyming words.
Strand Scope Source
Pronunciation Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Story: Tell
The learner will be able to tell stories.
Strand Scope Source
Story Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 19.2
  
Story: Sequence
The learner will be able to relate a story sequence orally.
Strand Scope Source
Story Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 19.2
  
Discussion: Informal/Large Group
The learner will be able to follow guidelines for informal discussions in large groups.
Strand Scope Source
Discussion/Conversation Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 1
  
Discussion: Informal/Small Group
The learner will be able to follow guidelines for informal discussions in small groups.
Strand Scope Source
Discussion/Conversation Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 1
  
Discussion: Formal/Large Group
The learner will be able to follow guidelines for formal discussions in large groups.
Strand Scope Source
Discussion/Conversation Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 1
  
Discussion: Formal/Small Group
The learner will be able to follow guidelines for formal discussions in small groups.
Strand Scope Source
Discussion/Conversation Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 1
  
Strategies: Phonemes/Use/Change
The learner will be able to use and change phonemes when speaking.
Strand Scope Source
Speaking Strategies Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
General: Information/Consideration
The learner will be able to give a presentation with appropriate consideration to the information being conveyed.
Strand Scope Source
Presentation: General Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 3
  
Skills: Facts/Important/Retell
The learner will be able to retell important facts from auditory materials.
Strand Scope Source
Communication Skills Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.5
  
Retell: Important Event/Story
The learner will be able to retell an important event of an orally read story.
Strand Scope Source
Story: Retell Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 8.2
  
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Study and Research Skills

Organizing Information: Using
The learner will be able to obtain and use information from a variety of sources for different purposes.
Strand Scope Source
Organization Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 24
  
Book Parts: Front/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize the front of a book.
Strand Scope Source
Book Parts Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
Title Page: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the title page of a book.
Strand Scope Source
Title Page Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.1
  
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Expand: Vocabulary
The learner will be able to expand his/her vocabulary.
Strand Scope Source
Vocabulary: Expand/Build Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 4
  
Vocabulary: Read/Identify/Understand
The learner will be able to read, identify, and understand grade specific vocabulary words.
Strand Scope Source
Vocabulary Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 4
  
High Frequency Words: Identify/Sort
The learner will be able to identify and sort common words from basic categories.
Strand Scope Source
High Frequency/Common Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 4.1
  
Syllabication: Comprehend/One/More
The learner will be able to comprehend that words are comprised of one or more syllables.
Strand Scope Source
Syllabication Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Word Rhymes
The learner will be able to identify rhyming words.
Strand Scope Source
Sound Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Writing: Use/Expand
The learner will be able to use an expanded vocabulary when writing.
Strand Scope Source
Vocabulary: Writing Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 4
  
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Sounds: Knowledge/Use
The learner will be able to utilize knowledge of letters and the sounds they are associated with to determine unfamiliar words independently.
Strand Scope Source
Letters: Sounds Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.3
  
Final Sound: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the final sound of a word.
Strand Scope Source
Final Sound Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Initial Sound: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the initial sound of a word.
Strand Scope Source
Initial Sound Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Letters: Alphabet/Name
The learner will be able to name all letters of the alphabet.
Strand Scope Source
Letters Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.3
  
Word: Letters
The learner will be able to comprehend that words are made up of specific sequences of letters.
Strand Scope Source
Word Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.3
  
Word: Sounds/Blend
The learner will be able to blend sounds to make words.
Strand Scope Source
Word Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Phonetic Clues: Sound/Phoneme
The learner will be able to comprehend that a sound is a phoneme.
Strand Scope Source
Phonetic Clues Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Phonetic Clues: Phoneme/Differentiate
The learner will be able to track and represent similar and/or different phonemes presented in isolation.
Strand Scope Source
Phonetic Clues Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Interior: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the interior sound of a word.
Strand Scope Source
Interior Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.2
  
Sounds: Relationship/Understand
The learner will be able to understand the relationship between letters and their sounds.
Strand Scope Source
Letters: Sounds Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.3, 7.3
  
Sound: Relationship/Meaning/Apply
The learner will be able to apply letter-sound relationship to determine meaning.
Strand Scope Source
Letters: Sounds Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 7.3
  
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Revise: Improvement/Demonstrate/Content
The learner will be able to show improvement in organization, content, paragraph development, level of detail, style, tone, and word choice after revision.
Strand Scope Source
Revising Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 21
  
Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to write for a variety of purposes.
Strand Scope Source
Writing Purposes Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 20
  
Audience: Variety
The learner will be able to write for a variety of audiences.
Strand Scope Source
Audience Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 20
  
Criteria: Rhetorical/Logical/Stylistic
The learner will be able to create and use rhetorical, logical, and stylistic criteria for evaluating final versions of his or her compositions or research projects before presenting them to a variety of audiences.
Strand Scope Source
Evaluating Writing: Criteria Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 25
  
Organization: Structure/Coherence
The learner will be able to write with an organizing structure that creates coherence.
Strand Scope Source
Organization Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 19
  
Organization: Purpose/Support
The learner will be able to organize information to support his/her purpose in writing.
Strand Scope Source
Organization Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 23
  
Emergent Writing: Letters/Words/Spelled
The learner will be able to use letters or phonetically spelled words to tell a story.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Writing Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Kindergarten, 19.1
  
Emergent Writing: Letters/Words/Spelled
The learner will be able to use letters or phonetically spelled words to give information.