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Communication: Spoken Language: Emerging Pre-K-2

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USE OF LISTENING SKILLS FOR RECEPTIVE COMMUNICATIONLSL.1

  • 1

    Follows simple auditory commands and requestsLSL.1.Em1

  • 2

    Responds to simple questions about daily lifeLSL.1.Em2

  • 3

    Understands prepositions re: relative positions, e.g. in, onLSL.1.Em3

  • 4

    Repeats 2 numbers or wordsLSL.1.Em4

  • 5

    Repeats 4-5 word sentenceLSL.1.Em5

  • 6

    Follows 2-3 step, unrelated directionsLSL.1.Em6

  • 7

    Repeats 3 numbers/wordsLSL.1.Em7

  • 8

    Repeats 6-7 word sentencesLSL.1.Em8

  • 9

    Differentiates singular and plural in commands/requestsLSL.1.Em9

  • 10

    Names objects when given their functionLSL.1.Em10

  • 11

    Answers more complex/abstract questions, e.g. Who is ____ing?, What eats bugs?LSL.1.Em11

  • 12

    Understands comparatives:-er,-estLSL.1.Em12

  • 13

    Sequences 3 elements/eventsLSL.1.Em13

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    Answers 3 unrelated questionsLSL.1.Em14

  • 15

    Completes easy analogies with opposites, e.g. "The cat is black. The milk is _______."LSL.1.Em15

  • 16

    Recites nursery rhymes with cadence and intonationLSL.1.Em16

USE OF SIMPLE TO COMPLEX SENTENCE STRUCTURES FOR SOCIAL CONVERSATIONSLSL.2

  • 1

    Uses nouns with modifiers, e.g. color, size, numbers, general amountLSL.2.Em1

  • 2

    Uses nouns as modifiers, e.g. coat pocketLSL.2.Em2

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    Uses early relative clauses to describe specific nounsLSL.2.Em3

  • 4

    Uses adjectives to elaborate & to quantify, e.g. big car, sticky blue paperLSL.2.Em4

  • 5

    Follows directions with action and indirect objects, e.g. Show the book to DadLSL.2.Em5

  • 6

    Uses plurals with "are" as an auxillary verbLSL.2.Em6

  • 7

    Uses a variety of adjectives to indicate texture, e.g. bumpy, smoothLSL.2.Em7

  • 8

    Uses adjectives to indicate order, sequence, and quantityLSL.2.Em8

  • 9

    Uses verbs as adjectives, e.g. running dogLSL.2.Em9

  • 10

    Uses a variety of pronouns as subjects, objects, possessivesLSL.2.Em10

  • 11

    Uses adverbs to indicate place or positionLSL.2.Em11

  • 12

    Uses prepositions to indicate distance, e.g. from, toLSL.2.Em12

  • 13

    Uses reflexive pronouns, e.g. myselfLSL.2.Em13

  • 14

    Uses a variety of simple sentence patterns that include nouns, verbs, prepositions, adverbs, pronouns, & adjectivesLSL.2.Em14

  • 15

    Uses simple past tense action and auxiliary verbsLSL.2.Em15

  • 16

    Uses contractions to indicate negatives, e.g. don't, can'tLSL.2.Em16

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    Uses "no" as a negative modifier, e.g. no shoesLSL.2.Em17

  • 18

    Uses present progressive, e.g. am cookingLSL.2.Em18

  • 19

    Demonstrates emerging complexity of sentence patterns which include adverbs, clauses, infinitives, and/butLSL.2.Em19

  • 20

    Adds "wh" words with noun phrases to form questions, e.g. who is, what doing, what color, where going, when, who hasLSL.2.Em20

  • 21

    Uses question phrases, e.g. what for, which one, what willLSL.2.Em21

  • 22

    Uses auxiliary verbs in questions, e.g. will you, can I, is he, should ILSL.2.Em22

  • 23

    Takes 4-5 turns in conversationsLSL.2.Em23

  • 24

    Uses social constructs such as apologizing, using manners, asking for permissionLSL.2.Em24

  • 25

    Describe 2 events in orderLSL.2.Em25

  • 26

    Uses language for jokes, to tell stories, to fantasizeLSL.2.Em26

  • 27

    Uses 4-5 word utterances for typical sentencesLSL.2.Em27

  • 28

    Answers questions, e.g. who, whose, what to do when, what if, what for, where does, what happenedLSL.2.Em28

  • 29

    Repeats 6-7 word sentence or questionLSL.2.Em29

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
PRE-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2
Where can I read the official document?
Communication: Spoken Language: Emerging Pre-K-2

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