Emelita Street School

READING, WRITING, LISTENING, AND SPEAKING

Students will:

• Use knowledge of phonics when reading.
• Recognize and use knowledge of spelling patterns when reading.
• Study words by using skills such as understanding common antonyms (words that mean the opposite) and synonyms (words with the same meaning), and understanding prefixes (syllables or words such as over- and un- added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning) and suffixes (syllables or words such as -ing or -ly added to the end of a word to change its meaning).
• Recognize common abbreviations (for example, Jan., Sun., Mr., St.).
• Read and understand material appropriate for grade level.
• Use different strategies to help understand what they read, for example, by asking why, what, if and how questions.
• Use titles, tables of contents (a list at the beginning of a book showing what is in the book and the page number of each part), and chapter headings to find information in text.
• Follow two-step written instructions.
• Read a variety of works of literature.
• Start to identify the theme (subject or topic), plot (the plan of action), and setting (time and place) of stories.
•  Write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events and experiences.
• Write clear and understandable sentences and paragraphs that develop a main idea.
• Create work using readable handwriting.
• Write using knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
• Identify and correctly use various parts of speech.
• Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, titles, and a person’s initials.
•  Give and follow three- and four-step oral directions.
•  Report on a topic (subject) by giving facts and details.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (ELD) STANDARDS

BEGINNING LEVEL (ELD 1)

Students will:

• Begin to speak using a few words, phrases (not complete sentences), or sentences.
• Retell stories using drawings, simple words, or phrases (not complete sentences).
• Give out loud one- or two-word answers to questions about a story that is read to them or that they are sharing in a group.
• Respond to simple directions and questions by body movements or other ways that do not use talking.
• Copy words commonly used in the classroom, for example, number words, names, and days of the week.

EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (ELD 2)

Students will:

• Read simple words, phrases, and sentences without help.
• Give out loud the sequence (the order) of a story that is read to them.
• Retell familiar stories by using body and face movements and drawings.
• Write or one or two simple sentences about an experience.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (ELD 3)

Students will:

• Produce most English-language sounds understandably when they read out loud.
• Read a familiar story that has simple sentences and answer questions about it.
• Answer questions about school subjects by using simple sentences and make up similar (like) questions.
• Write short paragraphs of at least three lines following models (examples) given by the teacher.

EARLY ADVANCED LEVEL (ELD 4)

Students will:

Use the words they have learned to begin independent reading.

Read a story and tell about the plot (what happened), the setting (where it takes place), and the characters (who) in a story.

Listen to stories or information and tell the important ideas and details.

Write, without help, using the English grammar rules they already know.

ADVANCED LEVEL (ELD 5)

Students will:

• Use what English-language words they have learned to help them understand what they read in a story.
• Listen to a story and answer questions about what might happen in the story and compare the story with other stories.
• Use correct English when speaking.
• Write independently (without help) and show that they understand standard English.

MATHEMATICS

Students will:

• Count, read, and write numbers from 0 to 1,000.
• Use the symbols less than (<), greater than (>) and equal (=) to compare numbers from 0 to 1,000.
• Add and subtract numbers up to 3-digits long. (Examples: 131 ·•. 17 and 25- 19.)
• Solve simple multiplication and division problems.
• Know and memorize the multiplication times tables of twos, fives, and tens (to 2 x 10, 5 x 10 and 10 x 10).
• Identify and write fractions from 1/12 to 1/2.
• Solve money problems and use the dollar and cent symbols for money.
• Continue using estimation in computation (add, subtract, multiply, and divide), problem solving, and measurement.
• Use addition and subtraction number sentences (for example, 3 +5 = 8 is a number sentence) to solve problems.
• Measure to the nearest inch or centimeter.
• Tell time to the nearest quarter hour and know the number of minutes in an hour, days in a month, and weeks in a year.
• Describe and classify shapes and solids such as circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, and cubes.
• Use reasoning skills decide how to solve a to problem.

LEARNING CAN TAKE PLACE AT HOME

• Develop routines with your child. For example, set a bedtime hour, a homework time and place, and a wake-up time.
•  You do not have to know English to help your child in school. You help your child each time you speak with him or her.
• Ask the teacher what activities you can do at home to back up what is learned in the classroom.
• Make sure your child gets enough sleep each night.
• Have pencils, crayons, paper, scissors and glue at home so your child can practice what he or she has learned or has time to be creative.
• Have your child read daily. It makes a difference. Ten (10) minutes a day of independent reading increases reading understanding. Twenty (20) minutes a day is even better.
• Read to your child and have your child read to you.
• Visit the library and get a card for your child. Ask the librarian for help in choosing books. Take part in story hours at the library.
• Keep track of how much television your child watches. According to the National Assessment of Education 1994 Reading Report Card for the Nation and the States, if your child watches more than three hours of TV a day, his or her reading will suffer. Instead of video night, try reading night.
• Read poems, jokes and riddles, comic books, and magazines with your child.
• Ask your child to explain to you the things he or she is learning in school. Ask specific questions such as, “Did you learn any new words (new ideas, new facts, or new songs)?” or “What story did you read today?”
• Write letters and notes to your children.
• Encourage your child to write daily.
• Read menus in restaurants with your child for good reading and math practice. Help them figure out what they can order with a certain amount of money.
• Encourage your child to talk. lf they think in a way that is different from you. Give him or her a chance to tell you reasons why they feel the way they do and you do the same for your child.
• Monitor the homework your child brings home. Don‘t do it for him or her, but encourage them to complete the assignment.
• Choose toys that are creative such as blocks or educational such as puzzles or board games.
• Practice “mental” (no paper or pencil) math problems.
• Have your child read and follow recipes. Making something from a recipe will give them a chance to practice measurement and fractions, for example, measuring out one-half cup of something or one-quarter teaspoon of something.
• Give your child lots of praise when they deserve it.
• Display your child’s work somewhere. A refrigerator is a good place to put a child‘s work.