| Grade 4: Oral Communication, Reading, Writing | 
Achievement
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Overall Expectations
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| •talk about familiar topics, using very simple phrases
and sentences; | 
 
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| •listen to short, very simple oral texts, and respond
to specific simple questions;  | 
 
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| •read a variety of very simple materials, 50 to 100 words
long, containing basic learned vocabulary, and demonstrate understanding;  | 
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| •write very simple texts and responses following a model; | 
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| •identify and use the vocabulary and the grammer and
language conventions appropriate for this grade level.  | 
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Specific Expectations
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| Oral Communication | 
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| •follow basic classroom instructions; | 
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| •ask very simple questions, and ask for repetition to
clarify understanding; | 
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| •use visual and verbal cues to understand what they hear,
following repetition (e.g., gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice); | 
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| •use some conventions of oral language (e.g., pronunciation,
intonation) to speak in rehearsed contexts; | 
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| •respond briefly to oral texts (e.g., answer short, simple
questions; act out the words of a song); | 
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| •give an oral presentation of up to five sentences in
length (e.g., a description of themselves, skits, songs); | 
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| •make simple revisions to oral language in form and content
(e.g., correct use of gender), using feedback from the teacher.  | 
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| Reading | 
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| •read aloud familiar material, using correct pronunciation
and intonation; | 
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| •read at least six simple passages or stories (e.g.,
greeting cards, song lyrics); | 
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| •read and respond briefly to written materials (e.g.,
answer short questions, fill in missing words, draw a picture, select answers); | 
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| •use all available cues (e.g., visual cues, knowledge
of basic sounds, and context) to determine meaning.  | 
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| Writing | 
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| •copy and write simple words, phrases, and short sentences
and questions, using basic vocabulary and very simple language structures; | 
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| •write, using a model, a first draft and corrected version
in guided and cooperative writing tasks (e.g., greeting cards); | 
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| •write responses to very simple questions; | 
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| •use and spell the vocabulary appropriate for this grade
level.  | 
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