K+12 English
CONTENT STANDARDS MATRIX FOR GRADES 4-12 ENGLISH
Domains/Content Standards Oral language Phonological awareness Print awareness and print concept development Alphabet knowledge Phonics and word recognition Fluency Spelling Writing and composition Grammar awareness and structure Vocab development Reading comprehension schema reading strategies narrative texts informational texts
4-6
7-10
11-12
Listening comprehension Attitude Study strategies
Competencies Matrix for Grades 7-10 ENGLISH
Content Standard 4-6
GRADE 7 Determine how stress, intonation, phrasing, pacing, tone, and nonverbal cues serve as carriers of meaning that may aid or interfere in the message of the text listened to. Use active listening strategies based on purpose, familiarity with the topic and the level of difficulty of simple informative and short narrative texts. Listen to appreciate communication roles, expectations, and intentions in specific communicative contexts or situations. Use the right stress, intonation, phrasing, pacing, and tone in interpersonal expressions and in reading short written or recorded passages aloud.
GRADE 8 Listen for important points signaled by stress, intonation, phrasing, pacing, tone, and non-verbal cues that serve as carriers of meaning in specific situations.
GRADE 9 Determine appropriateness of stress, intonation, phrasing, tone, and non-verbal cues used by a speaker in a particular setting for a specific audience.
GRADE 10 Examine how spoken communication between and among speakers in specific situations may be repaired or enhanced verbally and non-verbally to suit various functional purposes. Adjust listening strategies based on purpose, familiarity with the topic, and level of difficulty of the expository and analytical texts. Listen to simplify, reorganize, and synthesize information for purposes of expanding, reviewing, or updating knowledge.
11-12
CONVENTIONS
STRATEGIES
Listening comprehension
Employ
Domains/Content Standards Oral language Phonological awareness Print awareness and print concept development Alphabet knowledge Phonics and word recognition Fluency Spelling Writing and composition Grammar awareness and structure Vocab development Reading comprehension schema reading strategies narrative texts informational texts
4-6
7-10
11-12
Listening comprehension Attitude Study strategies
Competencies Matrix for Grades 7-10 ENGLISH
Content Standard 4-6
GRADE 7 Determine how stress, intonation, phrasing, pacing, tone, and nonverbal cues serve as carriers of meaning that may aid or interfere in the message of the text listened to. Use active listening strategies based on purpose, familiarity with the topic and the level of difficulty of simple informative and short narrative texts. Listen to appreciate communication roles, expectations, and intentions in specific communicative contexts or situations. Use the right stress, intonation, phrasing, pacing, and tone in interpersonal expressions and in reading short written or recorded passages aloud.
GRADE 8 Listen for important points signaled by stress, intonation, phrasing, pacing, tone, and non-verbal cues that serve as carriers of meaning in specific situations.
GRADE 9 Determine appropriateness of stress, intonation, phrasing, tone, and non-verbal cues used by a speaker in a particular setting for a specific audience.
GRADE 10 Examine how spoken communication between and among speakers in specific situations may be repaired or enhanced verbally and non-verbally to suit various functional purposes. Adjust listening strategies based on purpose, familiarity with the topic, and level of difficulty of the expository and analytical texts. Listen to simplify, reorganize, and synthesize information for purposes of expanding, reviewing, or updating knowledge.
11-12
CONVENTIONS
STRATEGIES
Listening comprehension
Employ