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K-5 I Cans 2014-15
The following is a list of basic skills for ELLs across grade levels. The skills listed
were judiciously chosen based on importance to literacy foundations and are highly
transferable. These skills are based on the Reading Street curriculum including input
from K-5 teachers and correspond to classroom assessments. The sequence of skills
build over grade levels and each grade includes the ones listed previously.
K:
I Can write my name
I Can match letters to sounds
I Can begin to decode words
I Can read some high frequency words
I Can print letters and numbers 1-10
I Can talk about the Reading Street Question of the Week
I Can sequence events in order
1st:
I Can write a sentence with a capital and period
I Can Identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story (Plot)
I Can compare and contrast how things are alike and different
I Can Predict what happens
I Can write and identify numbers 1-100
I Can identify cause and effect in stories
I Can Write about the Reading Street Question of the Week
2nd:
I Can identify a fact and opinion
I Can write a sentence with minimal errors.
I Can use signal words such as: First, Next, Last in my writing and oral speech
I Can use and identify basic grammar: nouns, verbs, & adjectives
I Can Identify the main idea and give details
I Can write about the main idea and provide details
I Can begin to summarize information
3rd:
I Can write a simple sentence with correct standard English conventions
(capitalization, commas, quotation marks, possessives)
I Can use correct grammar in a sentence (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs,
simple & compound sentences).
I Can use a topic sentence and provide at least 3 details
I Can summarize information
I Can identify conflict and resolution
I Can identify author’s purpose
K-5 I Cans 2014-15
4th:
I Can write a paragraph including a topic sentence, details, and conclusion
I Can use linking words (because, therefore, since, for example)
I Can (with help) write a 5 paragraph essay with some errors
I Can (with help) research a topic using text to support my writing
5th:
I Can write a 5 paragraph essay including; topic sentence and details, introduction and
conclusion with minimal errors
I Can use standard English grammar in my paragraphs: nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adverbs, adjectives, regular & irregular plural nouns, correct verb tense, subject verb,
coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, simple & complex sentences.
I Can research a topic using text to support my writing
I Can explain author’s purpose
I Can write using the writing process: Pre-Write, Write, Draft, Revise, and Publish/Share
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