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Language Arts 2-3

	Comprehend and Respond
		Strategies and Skills
			- use an expanding range of strategies - including pictorial, graphic, structural, and phonics clues - to derive meaning
			- read with support, becoming increasingly fluent and independent
			- reread and read ahead for clarification
			- use picture clues to predict content and make connections between illustrations and written text
			- ask and respond to questions before, during, and after reading, viewing, or listening
		Comprehension
			- describe the main topics or ideas in communications they read and view
			- identify and describe details and feelings conveyed by illustrations
			- identify specific details in communications in response to tasks or questions
			- follow simple written instructions
			- organize details and information to make simple charts, webs, or illustrations
			- predict, retell, and sequence events and ideas from selections they have read, heard, or viewed
			- describe aspects of stories or mass media narratives, including characters, where and when the events took place, and what happened
		Engagement and Personal Response
			- demonstrate a willingness to share information about their favourite authors and materials
			- demonstrate enjoyment of literature and mass media works by independently choosing from a range of materials
			- select topics from a variety of literature and mass media works that are of personal interest
		Critical Analysis
			- offer direct responses to their reading, listening, or viewing experiences supported by reasons, examples, and details
			- demonstrate an interest in using information from documentaries, news broadcasts, newspapers and electronic sources
	Communicate Ideas and Information
		Knowledge of Language
			- demonstrate abilities to identify misspellings in frequently used words
			- use some conventions of capitalization and punctuation
			- print or write legibly
			- demonstrate abilities to use grammatically correct language when speaking and when writing simple sentences
		Composing and Creating
			- use various strategies for generating questions
			- collect specific information from a variety of sources, including print, oral discussions, electronic media, and computer technology
			- sort, organize and represent specific information
			- contribute relevant ideas to discussions
			- apply various strategies to generate and shape ideas
		Improving Communications
			- provide constructive feedback to others, showing appreciation and support
			- evaluate their own work using teacher- and class-generated criteria
			- revise and edit their own work
		Presenting and Valuing
			- demonstrate pride and satisfaction in using language to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings using familiar forms
			- demonstrate a willingness to experiment with communication forms to respond to, inform, and entertain others
			- demonstrate a willingness to participate in a variety of shared activities that include reading and listening to stories and poems, dramatic play, and presenting their own work
			- create a variety of personal communications, including charts, journals, lists, illustrations, and stories
	Self and Society
		Personal Awareness
			- describe themselves as communicators
			- choose a variety of language activities
			- demonstrate a willingness to experiment with language to clarify their understanding, express their thoughts, and gain feedback
			- demonstrate an awareness of ways people communicate, including the use of technology
		Working Together
			- demonstrate a willingness to communicate a range of feelings and ideas
			- listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally
			- seek opinions and consider the responses of others
			- demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments and encouragement
		Building Community
			- demonstrate an understanding that language changes in different contexts
			- demonstrate a respect for variations in language, accent, and dialect
			- use language to acknowledge special events and honour individual and group accomplishments

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