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Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page. b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters. c. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print. d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

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Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.

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Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

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Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

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Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is . . .).

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Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.

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Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).

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With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

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(Begins in grade 4)