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Curriculum » Language Arts » Grade K
Standard 3.1 Reading

STANDARD 3.1 - READING
The learner will be able to 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.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3:1: A-H  

Concepts About Print: Speech/Words
The learner will be able to realize that speech can be recorded in words (e.g., his/her own name; words and symbols in the environment).
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Concepts About Print Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A1  

Concepts About Print: Letters/Words
The learner will be able to distinguish letters from words.
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Concepts About Print Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A2  

Concepts About Print: Words/Spaces
The learner will be able to recognize that words are separated by spaces.
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Concepts About Print Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A3  

Concepts About Print: Directionality
The learner will be able to follow words left to right and from top to bottom.
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Concepts About Print Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A4  

Concepts About Print: Represent/Speech
The learner will be able to recognize that print represents spoken language.
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Concepts About Print Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A5  

Concepts About Print: Function/Book/Part
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding of the function of a book and its parts, including front and back and title page.
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Concepts About Print Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A6  

Phonological Awareness: Words/Phonemes
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding that spoken words consist of sequences of phonemes.
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Phonological Awareness Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B1  

Phonological Awareness: Demonstrate
The learner will be able to demonstrate phonemic awareness by rhyming, clapping syllables, and substituting sounds.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Phonological Awareness Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B2  

Phonological Awareness: Sequence/Letters
The learner will be able to understand that the sequence of letters in a written word represents the sequence of sounds (phonemes) in a spoken word (alphabetic principle).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Phonological Awareness Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B3  

Phonological Awareness: Letter/Sound
The learner will be able to learn many, though not all, one-to-one letter-sound correspondences.
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Phonological Awareness Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B4  

Phonological Awareness: Produce/Rhymes
The learner will be able to given a spoken word, produce another word that rhymes with it.
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Phonological Awareness Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B5  

Decoding/Word Recognition: By Sight
The learner will be able to recognize some words by sight.
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Decoding/Word Recognition Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C1  

Decoding/Word Recognition: Upper/
The learner will be able to recognize and name most uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
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Decoding/Word Recognition Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C2  

Decoding/Word Recognition: Name
The learner will be able to recognize and read one's name.
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Decoding/Word Recognition Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C3  

Fluency: Practice/Reading Behaviors
The learner will be able to practice reading behaviors such as retelling, reenacting, or dramatizing stories.
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Fluency Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: D1  

Fluency: Text/Makes Sense/Listening
The learner will be able to recognize when a simple text fails to make sense when listening to a story read aloud.
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Fluency Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: D2  

Fluency: Follow Along/Read Aloud
The learner will be able to attempt to follow along in book while listening to a story read aloud.
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Fluency Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: D3  

Fluency: Respond/Literary/Functional
The learner will be able to listen and respond attentively to literary texts (e.g., nursery rhymes) and functional texts (e.g., science books).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Fluency   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: D4  

Reading Strategies: Track/Familiar Text
The learner will be able to begin to track or follow print when listening to a familiar text being read.
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Reading Strategies Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E1  

Reading Strategies: Make Predictions
The learner will be able to think ahead and make simple predictions about text.
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Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E2  

Reading Strategies: Picture Clues/Use
The learner will be able to use picture clues to aid understanding of story content.
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Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E3  

Reading Strategies: Relate/Experiences
The learner will be able to relate personal experiences to story characters. experiences, language, customs, and cultures with assistance from teacher.
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Reading Strategies Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E4  

Reading Strategies: Familiar Text/Memory
The learner will be able to ""Read" familiar texts from memory, not necessarily verbatim from the print alone.
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Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E5  

Vocabulary/Concept Develop: Experiences
The learner will be able to continue to develop a vocabulary through meaningful, concrete experiences.
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Vocabulary/Concept Development Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: F1  

Vocabulary/Concept Develop: Sort Words
The learner will be able to identify and sort words in basic categories.
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Vocabulary/Concept Development Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: F2  

Vocabulary/Concept Develop: Signs/Symbol
The learner will be able to explain meanings of common signs and symbols.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Vocabulary/Concept Development Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: F3  

Vocabulary/Concept Develop: Use/New
The learner will be able to use new vocabulary and grammatical construction in own speech.
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Vocabulary/Concept Development Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: F4  

Comprehend/Respond: Poems/Stories
The learner will be able to respond to a variety of poems and stories through movement, art, music, and drama.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G1  

Comprehend/Respond: Story Elements
The learner will be able to verbally identify the main character, setting, and important events in a story read aloud.
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Comprehension/Respond Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 --3.1: G2  

Comprehend/Respond: Books/Favorit
The learner will be able to identify favorite books and stories.
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Comprehension/Respond Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G3  

Comprehend/Respond: Retell/Aloud
The learner will be able to retell a story read aloud using main characters and events.
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Comprehension/Respond Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G4  

Comprehend/Respond: Shared Reading
The learner will be able to participate in shared reading experiences.
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Comprehension/Respond Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G5  

Comprehend/Respond: Make Predictions
The learner will be able to make predictions based on illustrations or portions of stories.
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Comprehension/Respond Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G6  

Inquiry/Research: Purposes/Literacy Area
The learner will be able to locate and know the purposes for various literacy areas of the classroom and the library/media center.
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Inquiry/Research Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: H1  

Inquiry/Research: Choose Books/Interest
The learner will be able to choose books related to topics of interest.
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Inquiry/Research Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: H2  

Reading Operations

Comprehension: Display Skills
The learner will be able to display comprehension skills.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Behaviors   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Objective Statement #2 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1-6  

Emergent Reading: Letter/Word/Sign
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the structural relationship in letters, words, and signs.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Emergent Reading: Conceptualizing   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Objective Statement #6 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: A1-3  

Detail: Identify
The learner will be able to identify details from reading passages.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Detail Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Objective Statement #2 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G2  

Emergent Reading: Understanding Sentence
The learner will be able to understand the meaning of a sentence.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Emergent Reading Comprehension Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Part 2, Item #016-022 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: F3-4  

Sequence: Identify Order
The learner will be able to identify the order of events which occur within a reading selection.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sequence Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Objective Statement #2 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G2  

Word: Environment
The learner will be able to recognize words found in the immediate environment.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Emergent Reading: Word Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Part 1, Item #001-002 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: F1  

Vocabulary

Vocabulary: Read/Identify/Understand
The learner will be able to read, identify, and understand grade specific vocabulary words.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Vocabulary   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Objective Statement #2 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: C1-3, F1-4  

Standard 3.2 Writing

STANDARD 3.2 - WRITING
The learner will be able to write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Forms/Audience/Purposes   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A - D  

Writing Process: Thoughts/Talk/Written
The learner will be able to recognize that thoughts and talk can be written down in words.
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Writing Process Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A1  

Writing Process: Observe/Teacher/Model
The learner will be able to observe the teacher modeling writing.
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Writing Process Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A2  

Writing Process: Generate/Share Ideas
The learner will be able to generate and share ideas and experiences for a story.
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Writing Process Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A3  

Writing Process: Attempt/Ideas/Writing
The learner will be able to attempt to put ideas into writing using pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.
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Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A4  

Writing Process: Print/Name
The learner will be able to write (print) own first and last name.
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Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A5  

Writing Process: Group Writing
The learner will be able to participate in group writing activities such as experience stories, interactive writing, and shared writing.
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Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A6  

Writing Process: Sequence/Story Events
The learner will be able to begin to sequence story events for writing using pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.
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Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A7  

Writing Product: Work Samples/Show/Talk
The learner will be able to show and talk about work samples containing pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.
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Writing Product Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: B1  

Writing Product: Work Samples/Collect
The learner will be able to begin to collect favorite work samples to place in personal writing folder.
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Writing Product Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: B2  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Print
The learner will be able to use letter/sound knowledge in attempting to write (print) some words.
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Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C1  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Name
The learner will be able to spell own name.
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Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C2  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Spacing
The learner will be able to recognize and begin to use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and spacing between words when writing.
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Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C3  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Control
The learner will be able to gain increasing control of penmanship, including pencil grip, paper position, and beginning strokes.
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Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C4  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Letters
The learner will be able to write all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet from teacher copy.
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Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C5  

Forms/Audiences/Purposes: Respond
The learner will be able to communicate personal response to literature through drawing, telling, or writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Forms/Audience/Purposes   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: D1  

Forms/Audiences/Purposes: Samples/Talk
The learner will be able to show and talk about favorite work samples (drawing or writing) with teacher and family.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Forms/Audience/Purposes Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: D2  

Word Analysis

Sounds: Relationship/Understand
The learner will be able to understand the relationship between sounds and symbols.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Letters: Sounds   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Obj.#6, Part 1#5-6,9-11,15-16, Part 2#4-7,11-15 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: B1-4  

Word: Analysis Skills
The learner will be able to demonstrate developmentally appropriate word analysis skills.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Word   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Part 1, Item #017-018 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: B1-5  

Word: Sounds
The learner will be able to comprehend that words are made up of sounds.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Word Comprehension Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Objective Statement #6 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: B3-4  

Standard 3.3 Speaking

STANDARD 3.3 - SPEAKING
The learner will be able to speak, in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audience and purposes.
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Discussion   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3  

Discussion: Share/Experiences/Ideas
The learner will be able to share experiences and express ideas.
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Discussion Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: A1  

Discussion: Participate/Conversations
The learner will be able to participate in conversations with peers and adults.
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Discussion Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: A2  

Discussion: React/Stories/Poems/Songs
The learner will be able to react to stories, poems, and songs.
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Discussion Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: A3  

Questioning/Contributing: Conversations
The learner will be able to share in conversations with others.
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Questioning/Contributing Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: B1  

Questioning/Contributing: Oral Language
The learner will be able to use oral language to extend learning.
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Questioning/Contributing Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: B2  

Word Choice: Use/Language/Describe
The learner will be able to use language to describe feelings, people, objects, and events.
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Word Choice Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: C1  

Word Choice: Rhyming Words/Suggest
The learner will be able to suggest rhyming words during word play, songs, or read-aloud.
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Word Choice Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: C2  

Oral Presentation: Sing/Familiar Songs
The learner will be able to sing familiar songs and rhymes to promote oral language development.
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Oral Presentation Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: D1  

Oral Presentation: Social Conventions
The learner will be able to begin to use social conventions of language.
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Oral Presentation Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: D2  

Standard 3.4 Listening

STANDARD 3.4 - LISTENING
The learner will be able to listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Active Listening   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: A-B  

Active Listening: Instructions/Messages
The learner will be able to listen fully to understand instructions or hear daily messages.
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Active Listening Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: A1  

Active Listening: Characters/Events
The learner will be able to listen to identify main characters and events in stories.
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Active Listening Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: A2  

Active Listening: Rhymes/Songs
The learner will be able to listen to rhymes and songs to begin developing an understanding of letter/sound relationships.
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Active Listening Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: A3  

Listening Comprehension: Teacher
The learner will be able to listen attentively to books teacher reads to class.
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Listening Comprehension Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B1  

Listening Comprehension: Questions/Books
The learner will be able to answer questions correctly about books read aloud.
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Listening Comprehension Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B2  

Listening

Behaviors: Interpretive Skills
The learner will be able to demonstrate developmentally appropriate interpretive listening comprehension skills.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Behaviors   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Part 1, #3-4, 7-8, 13-14, Part 2, #2-3, 10 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.4: B1-2  

Behaviors: Literal Skills
The learner will be able to demonstrate developmentally appropriate literal listening comprehension skills.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Behaviors   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Part 1, Item #012, Part 2, Item #001, 008-009 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.4: B1-2  

Figurative Language: Literal
The learner will be able to distinguish between figurative and literal meanings of words and phrases.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Figures of Speech Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 10, Objective Statement #1 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.4: B1-2  

Standard 3.5 Viewing/Media Literacy

STANDARD 3.5 - VIEWING/MEDIA LITERACY
The learner will be able to access, view, evaluate, and respond, to print, nonprint, and electronic texts and resources.
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Construct Meaning   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: A-B  

Construct Meaning: Predict/Visual Info
The learner will be able to make predictions about visual information (e.g., pictures in books).
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Construct Meaning Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: A1  

Construct Meaning: Discuss/Characters
The learner will be able to discuss favorite characters from books, film, and television.
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Construct Meaning Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: A2  

Visual/Verbal Messages: Sequence/Images
The learner will be able to begin to sequence a series of pictures or images to tell a story.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Visual/Verbal Messages Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: B1  

Visual/Verbal Messages: Purpose/Pictures
The learner will be able to show understanding of purpose for pictures in books.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Visual/Verbal Messages Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: B2  
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