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Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions by listening attentively, following turn-taking rules, and asking and answering questions.

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Draw, dictate, and write to compose longer literary texts (e.g., story) and informational texts (e.g., an information report on dogs), collaboratively with an adult (e.g., joint construction of texts), with peers, and independently using appropriate text organization.

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Retell texts and recount experiences using increasingly detailed complete sentences and key words.

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Use a wide variety of general academic and domain-specific words, synonyms, antonyms, and language to create an effect (e.g., using the word suddenly to signal a change) or to create shades of meaning (e.g., The cat’s fur was as white as snow) while speaking and composing.

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No standard for kindergarten.

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Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions by listening attentively, following turn-taking rules, and asking and answering questions.

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Retell texts and recount experiences, using increasingly detailed complete sentences and key words.

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Use a wide variety of general academic and domain-specific words, synonyms, antonyms, and non-literal language (e.g., The dog was as big as a house) to create an effect, precision, and shades of meaning while speaking and writing.

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Condense clauses in a variety of ways (e.g., through embedded clauses and other condensing, for example, through embedded clauses as in She’s a doctor. She’s amazing. She saved the animals. → She’s the amazing doctor who saved the animals) to create precise and detailed sentences in shared language activities guided by the teacher and independently.

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Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions, including sustained dialogue, by listening attentively, following turn-taking rules, asking relevant questions, affirming others, adding pertinent information, building on responses, and providing useful feedback.