Academic Language Development: Emerging Pre-K-2

USES ACADEMIC VOCABULARY FROM GRADE-LEVEL CURRICULUM MAPSALD.1

  • 1

    Recognizes expressed and printed high-frequency words for pre-primer through 2nd grade ALD.1.Em1

  • 2

    Uses high frequency words in context ALD.1.Em2

  • 3

    Demonstrates understanding of age-appropriate multiple meanings of high frequency words  ALD.1.Em3

  • 4

    Recognizes expressed and printed Tier 2 vocabulary for grades 1-2  ALD.1.Em4

  • 5

    Uses Tier 2 words in context ALD.1.Em5

  • 6

    Demonstrates understanding and usage of new content specific terms from grade-level curriculum maps ALD.1.Em6

  • 7

    Expands vocabulary used to describe various contexts & characteristics, e.g., places, appearance, behaviorsALD.1.Em7

  • 8

    Demonstrates understanding of language used to specify problem solving actionsALD.1.Em8

  • 9

    Demonstrates understanding of prepositions that show position and relationships ALD.1.Em9

  • 10

    Connects nouns & modifiers to add clarity to expressive language ALD.1.Em10

  • 11

    Responds appropriately to the language of directions related to specific tasks, e.g., "color, circle, cross out"  ALD.1.Em11

  • 12

    Understands synonyms and antonyms of select words ALD.1.Em12

  • 13

    Demonstrates understanding of language for group work, e.g., share, trade, partners, talk about, raise your hand, agree, disagree ALD.1.Em13

USES ACADEMIC LANGUAGE FOR VARIED PURPOSESALD.2

  • 1

    Gives information when promptedALD.2.Em 1

  • 2

    Begins tasks independently according to directions givenALD.2.Em 2

  • 3

    Retells personal experiencesALD.2.Em 3

  • 4

    Explains likes and dislikes about issues from his/her own experiencesALD.2.Em 4

  • 5

    Names and expresses emotions stemming from personal experiencesALD.2.Em 5

  • 6

    Uses characteristics to describe objects, events, and peopleALD.2.Em 6

  • 7

    Identifies physical characteristics of color, texture, size, and shapeALD.2.Em 7

  • 8

    Describes elements and observations within the immediate environmentALD.2.Em 8

  • 9

    Categorizes objects based on similarities and differencesALD.2.Em 9

  • 10

    Sequences re: size, time, etc.ALD.2.Em 10

  • 11

    Creates new stories by combining drawings, words, and spelling approximationsALD.2.Em 11

UNDERSTANDING OF TEXT STRUCTURESALD.3

  • 1

    Knows that words in a book tell a thought/storyALD.3.Em1

  • 2

    Knows that words in a sentence or paragraph provide context, i.e. are relatedALD.3.Em2

  • 3

    Reads and follows classroom schedules from top to bottomALD.3.Em3

  • 4

    Identifies characters and describes specific attributesALD.3.Em4

  • 5

    Retells main events in stories with specific languageALD.3.Em5

  • 6

    Identifies words in stories that indicate point of viewALD.3.Em6

  • 7

    Diagrams simple knowledge categories & relationships to build background knowledgeALD.3.Em7

  • 8

    Generalizes specific nouns into broader categories to expand background knowledgeALD.3.Em8

  • 9

    Compares something new to something previously knownALD.3.Em9

  • 10

    Reads informational texts, to build background knowledge of vocabulary and conceptsALD.3.Em10

  • 11

    Demonstrates understanding and usage of "WH" questions and related answersALD.3.Em11

  • 12

    Explains a specific task that is described by written directionsALD.3.Em12

  • 13

    Identifies keywords that explain desired outcomes of a taskALD.3.Em13

ACADEMIC SYNTAX RULESALD.4

  • 1

    Identifies examples of names vs. actionsALD.4.Em1

  • 2

    Understands the concepts of singular and pluralALD.4.Em2

  • 3

    Understands the concepts of regular and irregular as they relate to English words/spellingALD.4.Em3

  • 4

    Understands present, past, & future when using verbsALD.4.Em4

  • 5

    Understands synonyms and antonyms of select wordsALD.4.Em5

  • 6

    Forms and uses regular past tense verbsALD.4.Em6

  • 7

    Demonstrates understanding and usage of English auxiliary verbsALD.4.Em7

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
PRE-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2
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Academic Language Development: Emerging Pre-K-2

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