New Jersey Standards Alignment Prekindergarten through...

New Jersey Standards Alignment Prekindergarten through Grade Three

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New Jersey Standards Alignment

Standards List with Aligned Product Skills

The Standards List with Aligned Product Skills Report is a standards-oriented document showing the entire list of standards for the subject and grade on the left side of the report with the aligning product objectives on the right side. This alignment report shows the breadth of standards coverage for the purpose and focus of this product.

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Agency Tag Set NameNew Jersey, ELA, 2004, Prekindergarten, Preschool Teaching and Learning Expectations, State Department of Education

Standard Skill Area Description Skill DescriptionNJ 1 - Children listen and respond to environmental sounds, directions and conversations.NJ 1.1 - Follows oral directions that involve several actions.

Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)

Skill 26 - OP26 Following oral directionsSkill 29 - OP29 Understanding a complex set of instructions (STM)

Skill Area 2 - Technology Software (TS)

Skill 8 - TS08 Following instructions

NJ 1.2 - Identifies sounds in the environment and distinguishes among them (e.g., a phone ringing, a truck passing by or blowing its horn, animal sounds, musical instruments, voices of peers in room, etc.).

NJ 1.3 - Listens for various purposes (e.g., demonstrate that a response is expected when a question is asked; enter into dialogue after listening to others; repeat parts of stories, poems, or songs).


Skill 27 - OP27 Developing listening skills

NJ 1.4 - Shows interest, pleasure and enjoyment during listening activities by responding with appropriate eye contact, body language and facial expressions.NJ 2 - Children converse effectively in their home language, English or sign language for a variety of purposes relating to real experiences and different audiences.

NJ 2.1 - Describes previous experiences and relates them to new experiences or ideas.NJ 2.2 - Asks questions to obtain information.NJ 2.3 - Uses language to express relationships, make connections, describe similarities and differences, express feelings and initiate play with others.NJ 2.4 - Listens and responds appropriately in conversations and group interactions by taking turns and generally staying on topic.

Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameSTAR Early Literacy

STAR Early Literacy Kindergarten

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Standard Skill Area Description Skill Description


NJ 2.5 - Joins in singing, finger plays, chanting, retelling and inventing stories.NJ 2.6 - Uses language and imitates sounds appropriate to roles in dramatic play and sets the stage by describing actions and events.

NJ 2.7 - Uses language to communicate and negotiate ideas and plans for activities.NJ 2.8 - Uses new vocabulary and asks questions to extend understanding of words.NJ 2.9 - Connects new meanings of words to vocabulary already known (e.g., "It's called bookend because the books end.").NJ 2.10 - Uses complex sentence structure such as compound sentences, if-then statements, and explanations (e.g., "I wanted to make a long snake but Mimi has the scarf." "If I set the table, then you can eat." "Pigs wouldn't like it on the moon because there isn't any mud.").

NJ 3 - Children demonstrate emergent reading skills. - Print AwarenessNJ 3.1 - Identifies the meaning of common signs and symbols (e.g., pictures, recipes, icons on computers or rebuses).NJ 3.2 - Recognizes print in the local environment (e.g., exit sign, area labels, written directions such as such as the steps for hand-washing).

NJ 3.3 - Recognizes that a variety of print letter formations and text forms are used for different functions (e.g., grocery list, menu, store sign, telephone book, newspaper and magazine).NJ 3.4 - Identifies some alphabet letters by their shapes, especially those in his/her own name.


Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing letters and words in print

Skill Area 3 - Graphophonemic Knowledge (GK)

Skill 3 - GK03 Naming letters


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NJ 3.5 - Recognizes own name in a variety of contexts.NJ 3.6 - Recognizes that letters form words.


Skill 28 - OP28 Distinguishing shapes, letters, and wordsSkill 30 - OP30 Understanding concepts of print

Skill Area 4 - General Readiness (GR)

Skill 4 - GR04 Differentiating words from letters

NJ 3.7 - Recognizes that it is the print that is read in stories.


Skill 30 - OP30 Understanding concepts of print

- Developing Knowledge and Enjoyment of BooksNJ 3.8 - Displays book handling knowledge (e.g., turning the book right side up, using left to right sweep, turning one page at a time, recognizing familiar books by cover).

NJ 3.9 - Exhibits reading-like behavior (e.g., pretend to read to self and others and read own writing).

NJ 3.10 - Uses a familiar book as a cue to retell their version of the story.

NJ 3.11 - Shows an understanding of story structure (e.g., comment on characters, predict what will happen next, ask appropriate questions and act out familiar stories).

NJ 3.12 - Asks questions and makes comments pertinent to the story being read and connects information in books to his/her personal life experiences. - Phonological AwarenessNJ 3.13 - Engages in language play (e.g., manipulate separable and repeating sounds).NJ 3.14 - Makes up and chants own rhymes (e.g., when playing in the water table, saying "squishy, wishy, dishy soap," or at lunchtime, children are conversing and say, "A light is for night.").NJ 3.15 - Plays with alliterative language (e.g., "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater").


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NJ 4 - Children demonstrate emergent writing skills.NJ 4.1 - "Writes" messages as part of play and other activities (e.g., drawing, scribbling, making letter-like forms, using invented spelling and conventional letter forms).

NJ 4.2 - Attempts to write own name on work.NJ 4.3 - Attempts to make own names using different materials, such as magnetic letters, play dough, rubber stamps, alphabet blocks or a computer.NJ 4.4 - Asks adults to write (e.g., asks for labels on block structures, dictation of stories and list of materials needed for a project).


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Agency Tag Set NameNew Jersey, ELA, 2004, Kindergarten, Core Curriculum Content Standards, State Department of EducationStandard Skill Area Description Skill DescriptionNJ 3.1 - All students will understand and apply the knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in written English to become independent and fluent readers, and will read a variety of materials and texts with fluency and comprehension.

NJ 3.1.K A - Concepts About PrintNJ 3.1.K A.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Realize that speech can be recorded in words (e.g., his/her own name; words and symbols in the environment).



NJ 3.1.K A.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Distinguish letters from words.


Skill 28 - OP28 Distinguishing shapes, letters, and words


Skill 4 - GR04 Differentiating words from letters

NJ 3.1.K A.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Recognize that words are separated by spaces.


Skill 7 - GR07 Identifying word boundaries

NJ 3.1.K A.4 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Follow words left to right and from top to bottom.



NJ 3.1.K A.5 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Recognize that print represents spoken language.



NJ 3.1.K A.6 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Demonstrate understanding of the function of a book and its parts, including front and back and title page.NJ 3.1.K B - Phonological AwarenessNJ 3.1.K B.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Demonstrate understanding that spoken words consist of sequences of phonemes.NJ 3.1.K B.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Demonstrate phonemic awareness by rhyming, clapping syllables, and substituting sounds.

Skill Area 5 - Phonemic Awareness (PA)

Skill 1 - PA01 Identifying rhyming words



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Agency Tag Set NameNew Jersey, ELA, 2004, Kindergarten, Core Curriculum Content Standards, State Department of EducationStandard Skill Area Description Skill Description


Skill Area 6 - Phonics (PH) Skill 12 - PH13 Substituting consonant sounds

NJ 3.1.K B.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Understand that the sequence of letters in a written word represents the sequence of sounds (phonemes) in a spoken word (alphabetic principle).


Skill 25 - OP25 Developing phonemic awareness

NJ 3.1.K B.4 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Learn many, though not all, one-to-one letter-sound correspondences.


Skill 4 - OP04 Identifying letter sounds



Skill 4 - GK04 Recognizing letter sounds

NJ 3.1.K B.5 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Given a spoken word, produce another word that rhymes with it.NJ 3.1.K C - Decoding and Word RecognitionNJ 3.1.K C.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Recognize some words by sight.


Skill 8 - OP08 Recognizing high-frequency words

Skill 9 - OP09 Recognizing irregular words

NJ 3.1.K C.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Recognize and name most uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.


Skill 1 - GK01 Matching upper and lower case letters

Skill 3 - GK03 Naming lettersNJ 3.1.K C.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Recognize and read one's name.NJ 3.1.K D - FluencyNJ 3.1.K D.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Practice reading behaviors such as retelling, reenacting, or dramatizing stories.

NJ 3.1.K D.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Recognize when a simple text fails to make sense when listening to a story read aloud.


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NJ 3.1.K D.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Attempt to follow along in book while listening to a story read aloud.

NJ 3.1.K D.4 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Listen and respond attentively to literary texts (e.g., nursery rhymes) and functional texts (e.g., science books).

NJ 3.1.K E - Reading Strategies (before, during, and after reading)NJ 3.1.K E.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Begin to track or follow print when listening to a familiar text being read.



NJ 3.1.K E.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Think ahead and make simple predictions about text.NJ 3.1.K E.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Use picture clues to aid understanding of story content.NJ 3.1.K E.4 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Relate personal experiences to story characters' experiences, language, customs, and cultures with assistance from teacher.NJ 3.1.K E.5 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: "Read" familiar texts from memory, not necessarily verbatim from the print alone.NJ 3.1.K F - Vocabulary and Concept DevelopmentNJ 3.1.K F.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Continue to develop a vocabulary through meaningful, concrete experiences.


Skill 11 - OP11 Listening and responding to vocabulary and questions

NJ 3.1.K F.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Identify and sort words in basic categories.NJ 3.1.K F.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Explain meanings of common signs and symbols.


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NJ 3.1.K F.4 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Use new vocabulary and grammatical construction in own speech.NJ 3.1.K G - Comprehension Skills and Response to TextNJ 3.1.K G.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Respond to a variety of poems and stories through movement, art, music, and drama.NJ 3.1.K G.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Verbally identify the main character, setting, and important events in a story read aloud.NJ 3.1.K G.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Identify favorite books and stories.NJ 3.1.K G.4 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Retell a story read aloud using main characters and events.NJ 3.1.K G.5 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Participate in shared reading experiences.NJ 3.1.K G.6 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Make predictions based on illustrations or portions of stories.NJ 3.1.K H - Inquiry and ResearchNJ 3.1.K H.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Locate and know the purposes for various literacy areas of the classroom and the library/media center.NJ 3.1.K H.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Choose books related to topics of interest.

NJ 3.2 - All students will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.NJ 3.2.K A - Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)


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NJ 3.2.K A.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Recognize that thoughts and talk can be written down in words.NJ 3.2.K A.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Observe the teacher modeling writing.

NJ 3.2.K A.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Generate and share ideas and experiences for a story.NJ 3.2.K A.4 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Attempt to put ideas into writing using pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.NJ 3.2.K A.5 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Write (print) own first and last name.NJ 3.2.K A.6 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Participate in group writing activities such as experience stories, interactive writing, and shared writing.

NJ 3.2.K A.7 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Begin to sequence story events for writing using pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.

NJ 3.2.K B - Writing as a Product (resulting in work samples)NJ 3.2.K B.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Show and talk about work samples containing pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.NJ 3.2.K B.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Begin to collect favorite work samples to place in personal writing folder.NJ 3.2.K C - Mechanics, Spelling, and HandwritingNJ 3.2.K C.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Use letter/sound knowledge in attempting to write (print) some words.


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NJ 3.2.K C.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Spell own name.NJ 3.2.K C.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Recognize and begin to use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and spacing between words when writing.NJ 3.2.K C.4 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Gain increasing control of penmanship, including pencil grip, paper position, and beginning strokes.NJ 3.2.K C.5 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Write all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet from teacher copy.

NJ 3.2.K D - Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring a variety of writing)NJ 3.2.K D.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Communicate personal response to literature through drawing, telling, or writing.NJ 3.2.K D.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Show and talk about favorite work samples (drawing or writing) with teacher and family.NJ 3.3 - All students will speak in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.NJ 3.3.K A - DiscussionNJ 3.3.K A.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Share experiences and express ideas.NJ 3.3.K A.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Participate in conversations with peers and adults.NJ 3.3.K A.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: React to stories, poems, and songs.NJ 3.3.K B - Questioning (Inquiry) and Contributing


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NJ 3.3.K B.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Share in conversations with others.NJ 3.3.K B.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Use oral language to extend learning.NJ 3.3.K C - Word ChoiceNJ 3.3.K C.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Use language to describe feelings, people, objects, and events.NJ 3.3.K C.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Suggest rhyming words during word play, songs, or read-aloud.NJ 3.3.K D - Oral PresentationNJ 3.3.K D.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Sing familiar songs and rhymes to promote oral language development.

NJ 3.3.K D.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Begin to use social conventions of language.

NJ 3.4 - All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.

NJ 3.4.K A - Active ListeningNJ 3.4.K A.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Listen fully to understand instructions or hear daily messages.



NJ 3.4.K A.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Listen to identify main characters and events in stories.NJ 3.4.K A.3 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Listen to rhymes and songs to begin developing an understanding of letter/sound relationships.NJ 3.4.K B - Listening ComprehensionNJ 3.4.K B.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Listen attentively to books teacher reads to class.


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NJ 3.4.K B.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Answer questions correctly about books read aloud.NJ 3.5 - All students will access, view, evaluate, and respond to print, nonprint, and electronic texts and resources.NJ 3.5.K A - Constructing MeaningNJ 3.5.K A.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Make predictions about visual information (e.g., pictures in books).NJ 3.5.K A.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Discuss favorite characters from books, film, and television.NJ 3.5.K B - Visual and Verbal MessagesNJ 3.5.K B.1 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Begin to sequence a series of pictures or images to tell a story.NJ 3.5.K B.2 - By the end of Kindergarten, students will: Show understanding of purpose for pictures in books.


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Agency Tag Set NameNew Jersey, ELA, 2004, Grade 1, Core Curriculum Content Standards, State Department of Education

Standard Skill Area Description Skill DescriptionNJ 3.1 - All students will understand and apply the knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in written English to become independent and fluent readers, and will read a variety of materials and texts with fluency and comprehension.

NJ 3.1.1 A - Concepts About PrintNJ 3.1.1 A.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Match oral words to printed words (e.g., pointing to print as one reads).



NJ 3.1.1 A.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Practice reading print in the environment at school and at home with assistance.NJ 3.1.1 A.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Locate and identify the title, author, and illustrator of a book or reading selection.

NJ 3.1.1 A.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Interpret simple graphs, charts, and diagrams.NJ 3.1.1 B - Phonological Awareness

NJ 3.1.1 B.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Demonstrate understanding of all sound- symbol relationships.


Skill 4 - OP04 Identifying letter sounds

Skill 25 - OP25 Developing phonemic awarenessSkill 30 - OP30 Understanding concepts of print


Skill 4 - GK04 Recognizing letter sounds

NJ 3.1.1 B.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Blend or segment the phonemes of most one-syllable words.




Skill 2 - PA02 Blending word parts

Skill 3 - PA03 Blending phonemes

NJ 3.1.1 B.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Listen and identify the number of syllables in a word.NJ 3.1.1 B.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Merge spoken segments into a word.


Skill 14 - OP14 Decoding words


STAR Early Literacy Grade 1

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NJ 3.1.1 B.5 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Add, delete, or change sounds to change words (e.g., cow to how, cat to can).

Skill Area 8 - Structural Analysis (SA)

Skill 1 - SA01 Word finding

Skill 2 - SA02 Word buildingNJ 3.1.1 C - Decoding and Word RecognitionNJ 3.1.1 C.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Identify all consonant sounds in spoken words (including blends such as bl, br; and digraphs such as th, wh).


Skill 3 - OP03 Recognizing sounds of the alphabet


Skill Area 6 - Phonics (PH) Skill 10 - PH10 Identifying consonant blendsSkill 11 - PH12 Identifying consonant digraphs

NJ 3.1.1 C.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Recognize and use rhyming words to reinforce decoding skills.


Skill 1 - PA01 Identifying rhyming words

NJ 3.1.1 C.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Decode regular one-syllable words and nonsense words (e.g., sit, zot).



NJ 3.1.1 C.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use sound-letter correspondence knowledge to sound out unknown words when reading text.



NJ 3.1.1 C.5 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Recognize high frequency words in and out of context.



NJ 3.1.1 C.6 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Decode unknown words using basic phonetic analysis.




NJ 3.1.1 C.7 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Decode unknown words using context clues.NJ 3.1.1 D - FluencyNJ 3.1.1 D.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Answer questions correctly that are posed about stories read.


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NJ 3.1.1 D.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to read simple text with fluency.


Skill 16 - OP16 Developing fluency and automaticity

NJ 3.1.1 D.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Read with fluency both fiction and nonfiction that is grade-level appropriate.NJ 3.1.1 E - Reading Strategies (before, during, and after reading)NJ 3.1.1 E.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use prior knowledge to make sense of text.NJ 3.1.1 E.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Establish a purpose for reading and adjust reading rate.

NJ 3.1.1 E.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use pictures as cues to check for meaning.NJ 3.1.1 E.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Check to see if what is being read makes sense.NJ 3.1.1 E.5 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Monitor their reading by using fix-up strategies (e.g., searching for clues).NJ 3.1.1 E.6 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use graphic organizers to build on experiences and extend learning.NJ 3.1.1 E.7 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to apply study skills strategies (e.g., survey, question, read, recite, and review-SQ3R) to assist with retention and new learning.NJ 3.1.1 F - Vocabulary and Concept DevelopmentNJ 3.1.1 F.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Develop a vocabulary of 300-500 high-frequency sight words and phonetically regular words.

NJ 3.1.1 F.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use and explain common antonyms and synonyms.

Skill Area 9 - Vocabulary (VO) Skill 2 - VO02 Recognizing synonyms

Skill 3 - VO03 Recognizing antonyms


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NJ 3.1.1 F.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Comprehend common and/or specific vocabulary in informational texts and literature.NJ 3.1.1 G - Comprehension Skills and Response to TextNJ 3.1.1 G.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Draw simple conclusions from information gathered from pictures, print, and people.NJ 3.1.1 G.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Demonstrate familiarity with genres of text, including storybooks, expository texts, poetry, and newspapers.NJ 3.1.1 G.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Sequence information learned from text into a logical order to retell facts.NJ 3.1.1 G.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Identify, describe, compare, and contrast the elements of plot, setting, and characters.

NJ 3.1.1 G.5 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Make simple inferences.NJ 3.1.1 G.6 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Read regularly in independent-level materials.NJ 3.1.1 G.7 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Engage in silent independent reading for specific purposes.NJ 3.1.1 H - Inquiry and ResearchNJ 3.1.1 H.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Ask and explore questions related to a topic of interest.NJ 3.1.1 H.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Draw conclusions from information and data gathered.

NJ 3.1.1 H.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Be exposed to and read a variety of fiction and nonfiction, and produce evidence of reading.


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NJ 3.2 - All students will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.NJ 3.2.1 A - Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)NJ 3.2.1 A.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to generate ideas for writing through talking, sharing, and drawing.NJ 3.2.1 A.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Observe the modeling of writing.NJ 3.2.1 A.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to use a basic writing process to develop writing.

NJ 3.2.1 A.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use simple sentences to convey ideas.NJ 3.2.1 A.5 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Increase fluency (ability to write ideas easily) to improve writing.NJ 3.2.1 A.6 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Continue to use pictures, developmental spelling or conventional text to create writing drafts.NJ 3.2.1 A.7 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Revisit pictures and writings to add detail.NJ 3.2.1 A.8 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to mimic an author's voice and patterns.NJ 3.2.1 A.9 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to use a simple checklist to improve writing with teacher support.NJ 3.2.1 A.10 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to use simple computer writing applications during some parts of the writing process.

NJ 3.2.1 B - Writing as a Product (resulting in a product or publication)


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NJ 3.2.1 B.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Produce finished writings to share with class and/or for publication.NJ 3.2.1 B.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Produce stories from personal experiences.NJ 3.2.1 B.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Show and talk about own writing for classroom audience.

NJ 3.2.1 B.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Collect favorite works to place in personal writing folder.

NJ 3.2.1 C - Mechanics, Spelling, and HandwritingNJ 3.2.1 C.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Write all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet from memory.NJ 3.2.1 C.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to use basic punctuation and capitalization.NJ 3.2.1 C.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Apply sound/symbol relationships to writing words.

NJ 3.2.1 C.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use developmental spelling or phonics-based knowledge to spell independently, when necessary.NJ 3.2.1 C.5 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Develop awareness of conventional spelling.NJ 3.2.1 C.6 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and use appropriate spacing between words.

NJ 3.2.1 D - Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring a variety of writing)NJ 3.2.1 D.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Create written texts for others to read.


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NJ 3.2.1 D.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Produce a variety of writings, including stories, descriptions, and journal entries, showing relationships between illustrations and printed text.NJ 3.3 - All students will speak in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.NJ 3.3.1 A - Discussion (small group and whole class)NJ 3.3.1 A.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Speak in complete sentences.NJ 3.3.1 A.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Offer personal opinions in discussion and retell personal experiences.NJ 3.3.1 A.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Role-play situations and dramatize story events.

NJ 3.3.1 B - Questioning (Inquiry) and ContributingNJ 3.3.1 B.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Respond to ideas and questions posed by others.NJ 3.3.1 B.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Ask and answer various types of questions.NJ 3.3.1 C - Word ChoiceNJ 3.3.1 C.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Attempt to use new vocabulary learned from shared literature and classroom experiences.

NJ 3.3.1 C.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use descriptive words to clarify and extend ideas.NJ 3.3.1 D - Oral PresentationNJ 3.3.1 D.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Recite poems, stories, or rhymes orally (e.g., favorite nursery rhymes).NJ 3.3.1 D.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Participate in choral reading to develop phonemic awareness, oral language, and fluency.


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NJ 3.3.1 D.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Retell a story to check for understanding.NJ 3.3.1 D.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Read aloud from developmentally appropriate texts with attention to expression.NJ 3.4 - All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.

NJ 3.4.1 A - Active ListeningNJ 3.4.1 A.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Listen and respond appropriately to directions.


Skill 26 - OP26 Following oral directions

Skill 29 - OP29 Understanding a complex set of instructions (STM)

NJ 3.4.1 A.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Listen to hear initial, final, and eventually middle sounds in words.

Skill Area 6 - Phonics (PH) Skill 1 - PH01 Matching and recognizing long vowel sounds

Skill 2 - PH02 Matching and recognizing short vowel soundsSkill 3 - PH03 Identifying beginning consonant soundsSkill 4 - PH04 Identifying ending consonant soundsSkill 7 - PH07 Recognizing medial short vowelsSkill 8 - PH08 Recognizing medial long vowelsSkill 10 - PH10 Identifying consonant blendsSkill 11 - PH12 Identifying consonant digraphs

NJ 3.4.1 A.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Listen to a familiar text being read to begin tracking print.

NJ 3.4.1 A.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Listen to a spoken word to produce another word that rhymes with it.NJ 3.4.1 B - Listening ComprehensionNJ 3.4.1 B.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Listen to make predictions about stories read aloud.


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NJ 3.4.1 B.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Follow simple oral directions.NJ 3.4.1 B.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Recall information from listening to stories, poems, television, and film.NJ 3.4.1 B.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Retell, reenact, or dramatize stories or parts of stories heard.NJ 3.4.1 B.5 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Respond appropriately to questions about stories read aloud.

NJ 3.4.1 B.6 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to track print when listening to a familiar text being read or when rereading their own writing.NJ 3.4.1 B.7 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Ask questions for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas heard.NJ 3.5 - All students will access, view, evaluate, and respond to print, nonprint, and electronic texts and resources.NJ 3.5.1 A - Constructing MeaningNJ 3.5.1 A.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Retell the story from a favorite media program (e.g., television, movie).NJ 3.5.1 A.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Distinguish between "pretend" and "real" in the media.

NJ 3.5.1 A.3 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to recognize that media messages have different purposes.NJ 3.5.1 A.4 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Speculate about visual representations (e.g., pictures, artwork).NJ 3.5.1 A.5 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Use simple graphs and charts to report data.NJ 3.5.1 A.6 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to recognize the work of a favorite illustrator.


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NJ 3.5.1 A.7 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to compare and contrast media characters.NJ 3.5.1 B - Visual and Verbal MessagesNJ 3.5.1 B.1 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Begin to interpret messages in simple advertisements.

NJ 3.5.1 B.2 - By the end of Grade 1, students will: Sequence a series of pictures or images to tell a story.


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NJ 3.1.2 A - Concepts About Print/TextNJ 3.1.2 A.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use titles, tables of contents, and chapter headings to locate information.NJ 3.1.2 A.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Recognize the purpose of a paragraph.NJ 3.1.2 B - Phonological Awareness

NJ 3.1.2 B.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Add, delete, or change middle sounds to change words (e.g., pat to put).

Skill Area 8 - Structural Analysis (SA)

Skill 1 - SA01 Word finding

Skill 2 - SA02 Word buildingNJ 3.1.2 B.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use knowledge of letter-sound correspondences to sound out unknown words.




NJ 3.1.2 C - Decoding and Word RecognitionNJ 3.1.2 C.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Look for known chunks or small words to attempt to decode an unknown word.



NJ 3.1.2 C.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Reread inserting the beginning sound of the unknown word.NJ 3.1.2 C.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Decode regular multisyllable words and parts of words (e.g., capital, Kalamazoo).



NJ 3.1.2 C.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Read many irregularly spelled words and such spelling patterns as diphthongs, special vowel spellings, and common endings.

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NJ 3.1.2 D.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Pause at appropriate end points (e.g., comma, period).

NJ 3.1.2 D.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use appropriate pace; "not choppy" or word-by-word.

NJ 3.1.2 D.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use appropriate inflection (e.g., dialogue, exclamations, questions).NJ 3.1.2 D.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Read silently without finger or lip movement.NJ 3.1.2 D.5 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Self-monitor when text does not make sense.NJ 3.1.2 D.6 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Employ learned strategies to determine if text makes sense without being prompted.

NJ 3.1.2 E - Reading Strategies (before, during, and after reading)NJ 3.1.2 E.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Skip over difficult words in an effort to read on and determine meaning.NJ 3.1.2 E.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Return to the beginning of a sentence and try again.

NJ 3.1.2 F - Vocabulary and Concept DevelopmentNJ 3.1.2 F.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Develop a vocabulary of 500-800 regular and irregular sight words.



Skill 9 - OP09 Recognizing irregular words

NJ 3.1.2 F.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Know and relate meanings of simple prefixes and suffixes.NJ 3.1.2 F.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Demonstrate evidence of expanding language repertory.


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NJ 3.1.2 F.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Understand concept of antonyms and synonyms.

Skill Area 9 - Vocabulary (VO) Skill 2 - VO02 Recognizing synonyms

Skill 3 - VO03 Recognizing antonyms

NJ 3.1.2 F.5 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Begin to use a grade-appropriate dictionary with assistance from teacher.NJ 3.1.2 G - Comprehension Skills and Response to TextNJ 3.1.2 G.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Demonstrate ability to recall facts and details of text.

NJ 3.1.2 G.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Recognize cause and effect in text.NJ 3.1.2 G.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Make inferences and support them with textual information.

NJ 3.1.2 G.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Continue to identify story elements in text.NJ 3.1.2 G.5 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Respond to text by using how, why, and what-if questions.NJ 3.1.2 H - Inquiry and ResearchNJ 3.1.2 H.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Locate information using alphabetical order.NJ 3.1.2 H.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Read a variety of nonfiction and fiction books and produce evidence of reading.NJ 3.2 - All students will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.NJ 3.2.2 A - Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)NJ 3.2.2 A.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Generate ideas for writing: hearing stories, recalling experiences, brainstorming, and drawing.


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NJ 3.2.2 A.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Observe the modeling of writing.NJ 3.2.2 A.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Begin to develop an awareness of simple story structures and author's voice.NJ 3.2.2 A.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use sentences to convey ideas in writing.NJ 3.2.2 A.5 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Maintain the use of a basic writing process to develop writing.NJ 3.2.2 A.6 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use graphic organizers to assist with planning writing.

NJ 3.2.2 A.7 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Compose readable first drafts.NJ 3.2.2 A.8 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use everyday words in appropriate written context.

NJ 3.2.2 A.9 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Reread drafts for meaning, to add details, and to improve correctness.NJ 3.2.2 A.10 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Focus on elaboration as a strategy for improving writing.

NJ 3.2.2 A.11 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Participate with peers to comment on and react to each other's writing.NJ 3.2.2 A.12 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use a simple checklist to improve elements of own writing.NJ 3.2.2 A.13 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use computer writing applications during some parts of the writing process.

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NJ 3.2.2 B.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Produce finished writings to share with classmates and/or for publication.NJ 3.2.2 B.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Produce stories from personal experiences.NJ 3.2.2 B.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Produce a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.

NJ 3.2.2 B.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Write nonfiction pieces, such as letters, procedures, biographies, or simple reports.

NJ 3.2.2 B.5 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Organize favorite work samples in a writing folder or portfolio.NJ 3.2.2 C - Mechanics, Spelling, and HandwritingNJ 3.2.2 C.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use correct end point punctuation.NJ 3.2.2 C.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Apply basic rules of capitalization.NJ 3.2.2 C.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use correct spelling of some high frequency words.

NJ 3.2.2 C.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Apply sound/symbol relationships to writing words.

NJ 3.2.2 C.5 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Recognize and apply basic spelling patterns.NJ 3.2.2 C.6 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Write legibly to meet district standards.NJ 3.2.2 D - Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring a variety of forms)NJ 3.2.2 D.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Create written texts for others to read.


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NJ 3.2.2 D.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Generate ideas and write on topics in forms appropriate to science, social studies, or other subject areas.NJ 3.2.2 D.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use writing as a tool for learning self-discovery and reflection.

NJ 3.2.2 D.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use reading and technology to support writing.NJ 3.2.2 D.5 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Write in a variety of simple genres to satisfy personal, academic, and social needs, such as letters, plays, procedures, biographies, or simple reports.

NJ 3.3 - All students will speak in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.NJ 3.3.2 A - Discussion (small group and whole class)NJ 3.3.2 A.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Elaborate on experiences and ideas.NJ 3.3.2 A.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Begin to stay focused on a topic of discussion.NJ 3.3.2 A.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Offer personal opinions related to topics of discussion.

NJ 3.3.2 A.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Wait their turn to speak.

NJ 3.3.2 B - Questioning (Inquiry) and ContributingNJ 3.3.2 B.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Ask for explanation to clarify meaning.NJ 3.3.2 B.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Respond to ideas posed by others.NJ 3.3.2 B.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Restate to demonstrate understanding.


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NJ 3.3.2 B.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Identify a problem and simple steps for solving the problem.

NJ 3.3.2 C - Word ChoiceNJ 3.3.2 C.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use new vocabulary learned from literature and classroom experiences.NJ 3.3.2 C.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Recognize and discuss how authors use words to create vivid images.NJ 3.3.2 D - Oral PresentationNJ 3.3.2 D.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Participate in a dramatization or role play.NJ 3.3.2 D.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Begin to understand the importance of looking at a speaker.

NJ 3.3.2 D.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Talk about an experience or work sample in front of a small group.NJ 3.4 - All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.

NJ 3.4.2 A - Active ListeningNJ 3.4.2 A.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Listen critically to identify main ideas and supporting details.NJ 3.4.2 A.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Begin to distinguish between types of speech (e.g., a joke, a chat, a warning).

NJ 3.4.2 A.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Listen and contribute to class discussions.



NJ 3.4.2 B - Listening ComprehensionNJ 3.4.2 B.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Follow one- and two- step oral directions.




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NJ 3.4.2 B.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Develop a strong listening vocabulary to aid comprehension and oral and written language growth.NJ 3.5 - All students will access, view, evaluate, and respond to print, nonprint, and electronic texts and resources.NJ 3.5.2 A - Constructing MeaningNJ 3.5.2 A.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Speculate about characters, events, and settings in books, film, and television.NJ 3.5.2 A.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Recognize that media messages are created for a specific purpose (e.g., to inform, entertain, persuade).NJ 3.5.2 A.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use graphs and charts to report data.NJ 3.5.2 A.4 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Recognize the work of a favorite illustrator.NJ 3.5.2 A.5 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Compare and contrast media characters.NJ 3.5.2 B - Visual and Verbal MessagesNJ 3.5.2 B.1 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Interpret messages in simple advertisements.

NJ 3.5.2 B.2 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Use a simple rating scale to judge media products.

NJ 3.5.2 B.3 - By the end of Grade 2, students will: Begin to look at the effects of visual arts on one's mood and emotions.


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NJ 3.1.3 A - Concepts About Print/TextNJ 3.1.3 A.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Recognize that printed materials provide specific information.



NJ 3.1.3 A.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Recognize purposes for print conventions such as end-sentence punctuation, paragraphing, and bold print.NJ 3.1.3 A.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use a glossary or index to locate information in a text.

NJ 3.1.3 B - Phonological Awareness

NJ 3.1.3 B.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Demonstrate a sophisticated sense of sound-symbol relationships, including all phonemes (e.g., blends, digraphs, diphthongs).




Skill Area 6 - Phonics (PH) Skill 10 - PH10 Identifying consonant blendsSkill 11 - PH12 Identifying consonant digraphs

NJ 3.1.3 C - Decoding and Word RecognitionNJ 3.1.3 C.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Know sounds for a range of prefixes and suffixes (e.g., re-, ex-, -ment, -tion).NJ 3.1.3 C.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use letter-sound knowledge and structural analysis to decode words.






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NJ 3.1.3 C.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use context to accurately read words with more than one pronunciation.NJ 3.1.3 D - FluencyNJ 3.1.3 D.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Recognize grade-level words accurately and with ease so that a text sounds like spoken language when read aloud.NJ 3.1.3 D.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Read longer text and chapter books independently and silently.NJ 3.1.3 D.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Read aloud with proper phrasing, inflection, and intonation.

NJ 3.1.3 E - Reading Strategies (before, during, and after reading)NJ 3.1.3 E.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Set purpose for reading and check to verify or change predictions during/after reading.

NJ 3.1.3 E.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Monitor comprehension and accuracy while reading in context and self-correct errors.

NJ 3.1.3 E.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use pictures and context clues to assist with decoding of new words.NJ 3.1.3 E.4 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Develop and use graphic organizers to build on experiences and extend learning.NJ 3.1.3 F - Vocabulary and Concept DevelopmentNJ 3.1.3 F.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Spell previously studied words and spelling patterns accurately.NJ 3.1.3 F.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Point to or clearly identify specific words or wording that cause comprehension difficulties.


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NJ 3.1.3 F.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Infer word meanings from taught roots, prefixes, and suffixes.NJ 3.1.3 F.4 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use a grade-appropriate dictionary with assistance from teacher.NJ 3.1.3 F.5 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use pictures and context clues to assist with meaning of new words.NJ 3.1.3 G - Comprehension Skills and Response to TextNJ 3.1.3 G.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Recognize purpose of the text.NJ 3.1.3 G.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Distinguish cause/effect, fact/opinion, and main idea/supporting details in interpreting texts.NJ 3.1.3 G.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Interpret information in graphs, charts, and diagrams.

NJ 3.1.3 G.4 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Ask how, why, and what-if questions in interpreting nonfiction texts.NJ 3.1.3 G.5 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Recognize how authors use humor, sarcasm, and imagery to extend meaning.NJ 3.1.3 G.6 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Discuss underlying theme or message in interpreting fiction.NJ 3.1.3 G.7 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Summarize major points from fiction and nonfiction texts.NJ 3.1.3 G.8 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Draw conclusions and inferences from texts.NJ 3.1.3 G.9 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Recognize first-person "I" point of view.


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NJ 3.1.3 G.10 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Compare and contrast story plots, characters, settings, and themes.NJ 3.1.3 G.11 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Participate in creative responses to texts (e.g., dramatizations, oral presentations).

NJ 3.1.3 G.12 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Read regularly in materials appropriate for their independent reading level.NJ 3.1.3 G.13 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Read and comprehend both fiction and nonfiction that is appropriately designed for grade level.NJ 3.1.3 G.14 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use information and reasoning to examine bases of hypotheses and opinions.

NJ 3.1.3 H - Inquiry and ResearchNJ 3.1.3 H.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use library classification systems, print or electronic, to locate information.NJ 3.1.3 H.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Draw conclusions from information and data gathered.

NJ 3.1.3 H.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Read a variety of nonfiction and fiction books and produce evidence of understanding.NJ 3.2 - All students will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.NJ 3.2.3 A - Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)NJ 3.2.3 A.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Generate possible ideas for writing through recalling experiences, listening to stories, reading, brainstorming, and discussion.


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NJ 3.2.3 A.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Examine real-world examples of writing in various genres to gain understanding of how authors communicate ideas through form, structure, and author's voice.

NJ 3.2.3 A.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use graphic organizers to assist with planning writing.

NJ 3.2.3 A.4 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Compose first drafts from prewriting work.NJ 3.2.3 A.5 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Revise a draft by rereading for meaning, narrowing the focus, sequencing, elaborating with detail, improving openings, closings, and word choice to show voice.

NJ 3.2.3 A.6 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Participate with peers to comment on and react to each other's writing.NJ 3.2.3 A.7 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Build awareness of ways authors use paragraphs to support meaning.NJ 3.2.3 A.8 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Begin to develop author's voice in own writing.NJ 3.2.3 A.9 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use reference materials to revise work, such as a dictionary or internet/software resource.

NJ 3.2.3 A.10 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Edit work for basic spelling and mechanics.NJ 3.2.3 A.11 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use computer word-processing applications during parts of the writing process.

NJ 3.2.3 A.12 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Understand and use a checklist and/or rubric to improve writing.


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NJ 3.2.3 A.13 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Reflect on own writing, noting strengths and areas needing improvement.NJ 3.2.3 B - Writing as a Product (resulting in a formal product or publication)NJ 3.2.3 B.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write a descriptive piece, such as a description of a person, place, or object.NJ 3.2.3 B.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write a narrative piece based on personal experiences.

NJ 3.2.3 B.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write a nonfiction piece and/or simple informational report across the curriculum.NJ 3.2.3 B.4 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Present and discuss writing with other students.

NJ 3.2.3 B.5 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Apply elements of grade-appropriate rubrics to improve writing.NJ 3.2.3 B.6 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Develop a collection of writings (e.g., a literacy folder or portfolio).NJ 3.2.3 C - Mechanics, Spelling, and HandwritingNJ 3.2.3 C.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use Standard English conventions that are developmentally appropriate to the grade level: sentences, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

NJ 3.2.3 C.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use grade-appropriate knowledge of English grammar and usage to craft writing, such as singular and plural nouns, subject/verb agreement, and appropriate parts of speech.


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NJ 3.2.3 C.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Study examples of narrative and expository writing to develop understanding of paragraphs and indentation.NJ 3.2.3 C.4 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Develop knowledge of English spelling through the use of patterns, structural analysis, and high frequency words.

NJ 3.2.3 C.5 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district standards.NJ 3.2.3 D - Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring a variety of forms)NJ 3.2.3 D.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write for a variety of purposes (e.g., to inform, entertain, persuade) and audiences (e.g., self, peers, community).NJ 3.2.3 D.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Develop fluency by writing daily and for sustained amounts of time.NJ 3.2.3 D.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Generate ideas for writing in a variety of situations and across the curriculum.NJ 3.2.3 D.4 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write to express thoughts and ideas, to share experiences, and to communicate socially.NJ 3.2.3 D.5 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write the events of a story sequentially.NJ 3.2.3 D.6 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Produce writing that demonstrates the use of a variety of sentence types, such as declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative.NJ 3.2.3 D.7 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Respond to literature through writing to demonstrate an understanding of a text.


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NJ 3.2.3 D.8 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write narrative text (e.g., realistic or humorous story).

NJ 3.2.3 D.9 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Write non-fiction text (e.g., reports, procedures, letters).

NJ 3.3 - All students will speak in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.NJ 3.3.3 A - Discussion (small group and whole class)NJ 3.3.3 A.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Listen and follow a discussion in order to contribute appropriately.NJ 3.3.3 A.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Stay focused on topic.

NJ 3.3.3 A.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Take turns.NJ 3.3.3 A.4 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Support an opinion with details.NJ 3.3.3 B - Questioning (Inquiry) and ContributingNJ 3.3.3 B.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Develop appropriate questions to explore a topic.

NJ 3.3.3 B.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Contribute information, ideas, and experiences to classroom inquiry.NJ 3.3.3 C - Word ChoiceNJ 3.3.3 C.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use vocabulary related to a particular topic.NJ 3.3.3 C.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Adapt language to persuade, explain, or seek information.NJ 3.3.3 C.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use new vocabulary and figurative language learned from literature and classroom experiences.

NJ 3.3.3 D - Oral Presentation


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NJ 3.3.3 D.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use pictures to support an oral presentation.NJ 3.3.3 D.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Attempt to revise future presentations based on feedback from peers and teacher.NJ 3.3.3 D.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Use appropriate strategies to prepare, rehearse, and deliver an oral presentation, such as word choice, expression, eye contact, and volume.NJ 3.4 - All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.

NJ 3.4.3 A - Active ListeningNJ 3.4.3 A.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Connect messages heard to prior knowledge and experiences.NJ 3.4.3 A.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Exchange information through verbal and nonverbal messages.NJ 3.4.3 B - Listening ComprehensionNJ 3.4.3 B.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Follow two-and three-step directions.



Skill 29 - OP29 Understanding a complex set of instructions (STM)

NJ 3.4.3 B.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Listen to a story read aloud and/or information from television or film, and summarize main ideas.NJ 3.4.3 B.3 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Paraphrase information shared by others.NJ 3.5 - All students will access, view, evaluate, and respond to print, nonprint, and electronic texts and resources.NJ 3.5.3 A - Constructing MeaningNJ 3.5.3 A.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Begin to demonstrate an awareness of different media forms and how they contribute to communication.


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NJ 3.5.3 A.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Identify the central theme and main ideas in different media.NJ 3.5.3 B - Visual and Verbal MessagesNJ 3.5.3 B.1 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Recognize the effects of visual arts on one's mood and emotions.NJ 3.5.3 B.2 - By the end of Grade 3, students will: Begin to explore and interpret messages found in advertisements and other texts.


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