ELA1 Early learners develop foundational skills to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes.
- ELA1.1 Demonstrate receptive communication
- ELA1.1.1 Demonstrate continual growth in understanding increasingly complex and varied vocabulary
- ELA1.1.2 Respond to complex gestures and/or actions to communicate (such as comforting others who are crying)
- ELA1.1.3 Listen to and follow multi-step directions
- ELA1.2 Demonstrate expressive communication
- ELA1.2.1 Demonstrate continual growth in increasingly varied and complex vocabulary
- ELA1.2.2 Use complex gestures and actions to communicate
- ELA1.2.3 Use complex sentences
- ELA1.2.4 Describe activities, experiences, and stories with expanded detail
- ELA1.2.5 Change word tense to indicate time
- ELA1.3 Demonstrate ability to engage in conversations
- ELA1.3.1 Answer questions posed by adults or peers
- ELA1.3.2 Ask questions for understanding and clarity
- ELA1.3.3 Make on topic comments
- ELA1.3.4 Stay on topic in two-way conversation that involves multiple turns
- ELA1.3.5 Communicate actively in group activities
ELA2 Early learners develop foundational skills in understanding alphabet awareness, phonological awareness, concepts of print, and comprehension.
- ELA2.1 Demonstrate awareness of the alphabet
- ELA2.1.1 Recognize and identify most uppercase and some lowercase letters
- ELA2.1.2 Recognize own name in print
- ELA2.2 Demonstrate phonological awareness
- ELA2.2.1 Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondence
- ELA2.2.2 Engage in rhyming games and songs; can complete a familiar rhyme
- ELA2.2.3 Make rhymes to simple words
- ELA2.2.4 Identify, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words with modeling and support
- ELA2.2.5 Isolate the initial sound in some words
- ELA2.3 Demonstrate awareness and understanding of concepts of print
- ELA2.3.1 Know features of books such as title, author, and illustrator
- ELA2.3.2 Understand that print carries meaning
- ELA2.3.3 Track words in a book from left to right, top to bottom, and page to page with adult support
- ELA2.4 Demonstrate comprehension
- ELA2.4.1 Respond and interact with stories (fictional and nonfictional)
- ELA2.4.2 Answer questions about a story
- ELA2.4.3 Retell familiar stories
ELA3 Early learners develop foundational skills in mechanics of writing, ability to tell a story, and write for a variety of purposes.
- ELA3.1 Demonstrate mechanics of writing
- ELA3.1.1 Create letter like shapes, symbols, letters, and words with modeling and support
- ELA3.1.2 Copy more complex lines, shapes, and some letters
- ELA3.1.3 Use writing tools
- ELA3.2 Demonstrate ability to communicate a story
- ELA3.2.1 Create writing with the intent of communicating
- ELA3.2.2 Dictate a story that demonstrates simple details and narrative structure
- ELA3.2.3 Use letters, symbols, and words to share an idea with someone
- ELA3.2.4 Use writing to label drawings