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1st Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Productive (creation of oral presentations and written texts) Speaking/Writing
Selecting language resources

Selecting and applying varied and precise vocabulary and language structures to effectively convey ideas.

| W.1.5 | SL.1.1 | SL.1.6 | L.1.1 | L.1.5 | L.1.6 |
EMERGING
1

a) Retell text and recount experiences, using key words.

b) Use a select number of general academic and domain-specific words to add detail (e.g., adding the word scrumptious to describe a favorite food, using the word thorax to refer to insect anatomy) while speaking and writing.

EXPANDING
2

a) Retell texts and recount experiences, using complete sentences and key words.

b) Use a growing number of general academic and domain-specific words in order to add detail, create an effect (e.g., using the word suddenly to signal a change), or create shades of meaning (e.g., prance versus walk) while speaking and writing.

BRIDGING
3

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

b) 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.