2. A statement of objectives.

English Language Arts Curriculum:  First Grade
Approved: 1999

Competency Goal 2:  The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to
comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.

2.02 Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of texts (storybooks, short chapter books,
newspapers, telephone books, and everyday print such as signs and labels, poems, word
plays using alliteration and rhyme, skits and short plays).

2.04 Use preparation strategies to anticipate vocabulary of a text and to connect prior
knowledge and experiences to a new text.

Competency Goal 3:  The learner will make connections through the use of oral
language, written language, and media and technology.

3.01 Elaborate on how information and events connect to life experiences.

3.02 Recognize and relate similar vocabulary use and concepts across experiences with
texts.

3.03 Discuss unfamiliar oral and/or written vocabulary after listening to or reading texts.

3.04 Share personal experiences and responses to experiences with text:

Information Skills Curriculum:  Grade One
In the primary grades K-2 the curriculum provides structured, supervised learning
experiences that include selection of materials for pleasure and leisure as well as for
information.

Competency Goal 1:  The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading,
listening, and viewing purposes.

1.02 Demonstrate competence and self motivation as a beginning reader.

1.04 Acknowledge ownership of ideas.

Competency Goal 2:  The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to
evaluate information and formats.

2.04 Develop and communicate personal criteria for selecting resources for information
needs and enjoyment.

2.05 Recognize the power of media to influence.

Competency Goal 3:  The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life
experiences.

3.03 Identify bias and stereotypes.

3.05 Describe how information and ideas are influenced by prior knowledge and
personal experience.

Competency Goal 4:  The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet
information needs.

4.05 Gather information.

4.07 Organize and use information.

4.10 Evaluate the product.

Competency Goal 5:  The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and
viewing experiences.

5.01 Respond to reading, listening, viewing experiences orally, artistically, dramatically,
through various formats.

5.02 Produce media in various formats (e.g., pictorial, multimedia).

5.04 Collaborate with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify
information problems and to design, develop, and evaluate information products and
solutions.