Listening- Finding meaning in conversations and discussions; following directions; understanding and enjoying stories; processing new curriculum content; responding appropriately; relating personal experiences and prior knowledge; hearing letter sounds

Speaking- conversing and conveying ideas; telling stories; role-playing; responding to literature; presenting or sharing work; asking or answering questions, singing

Reading- sustaining interest in reading activities; understanding and interpreting stories; making predictions, constructing meaning; decoding words and applying reading strategies; responding to stories; selecting books for a purpose

Writing- Sustaining interest in writing activities; writing for a purpose applying conventions of print (letter formation, sentence formation, punctuation, grammar, stretch spelling); expressing ideas and opinions, reading and editing writing

Viewing- finding meaning in illustrations and photographs; viewing visual media; interpreting environmental symbols; analyzing real and pretend illustrations and media

Visually Representing- interpreting and sharing information through various art forms; considering audience and purpose of assignment