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Curriculum » Language Arts » Grade 1
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: Match/Oral Words
The learner will be able to match oral words to printed words (e.g., pointing to print as one reads).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Concepts About Print Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A1  

Concepts About Print: Environment
The learner will be able to practice reading print in the environment at school and at home with assistance.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Concepts About Print Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A2  

Concepts About Print: Book Parts/Locate
The learner will be able to locate and identify the title, author, and illustrator of a book or reading selection.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Concepts About Print Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A3  

Concepts About Print: Interpret/Graphs
The learner will be able to interpret simple graphs, charts, and diagrams.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Concepts About Print Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: A4  

Phonological Awareness: Sound/Symbol
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding of all sound- symbol relationships.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Phonological Awareness Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B1  

Phonological Awareness: Blend/Segment
The learner will be able to blend or segment the phonemes of most one-syllable words.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Phonological Awareness Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B2  

Phonological Awareness: Syllables/Ident.
The learner will be able to listen and identify the number of syllables in a word.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Phonological Awareness Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B3  

Phonological Awareness: Merge/Segments
The learner will be able to merge spoken segments into a word.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Phonological Awareness Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B4  

Phonological Awareness: Change Words
The learner will be able to add, delete, or change sounds to change words (e.g., cow to how, cat to can).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Phonological Awareness Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: B5  

Decoding/Word Recognition: Ident/Sounds
The learner will be able to identify all consonant sounds in spoken words (including blends such as bl, br; and digraphs such as th, wh).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Decoding/Word Recognition Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C1  

Decoding/Word Recognition: Rhyming Words
The learner will be able to recognize and use rhyming words to reinforce decoding skills.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Decoding/Word Recognition Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C2  

Decoding/Word Recognition: Nonsense Word
The learner will be able to decode regular one-syllable words and nonsense words (e.g., sit, zot).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Decoding/Word Recognition Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C3  

Decoding/Word Recognition: Unknown/Sound
The learner will be able to use sound-letter correspondence knowledge to sound out unknown words when reading text.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Decoding/Word Recognition Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C4  

Decoding/Word Recognition: High Freq.
The learner will be able to recognize high frequency words in and out of context.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Decoding/Word Recognition Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C5  

Decoding/Word Recognition: Phonetic Anal
The learner will be able to decode unknown words using basic phonetic analysis.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Decoding/Word Recognition   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C6  

Decoding/Word Recognition: Context Clues
The learner will be able to decode unknown words using context clues.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Decoding/Word Recognition Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: C7  

Fluency: Answer/Questions/Stories Read
The learner will be able to answer questions correctly that are posed about stories read.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Fluency Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: D1  

Fluency: Read/Simple Text
The learner will be able to begin to read simple text with fluency.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Fluency Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: D2  

Fluency: Grade/Level/Fiction/Nonfiction
The learner will be able to read with fluency both fiction and nonfiction that is grade-level appropriate.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Fluency Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: D3  

Reading Strategies: Prior Knowledge/Use
The learner will be able to use prior knowledge to make sense of text.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004-- 3.1: E1  

Reading Strategies: Establish Purpose
The learner will be able to establish a purpose for reading and adjust reading rate.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E2  

Reading Strategies: Use Pictures/Cues
The learner will be able to use pictures as cues to check for meaning.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E3  

Reading Strategies: Check/Make Sense
The learner will be able to check to see if what is being read makes sense.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E4  

Reading Strategies: Monitor Reading
The learner will be able to monitor their reading by using fix-up strategies (e.g., searching for clues).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E5  

Reading Strategies: Graphic Organizers
The learner will be able to use graphic organizers to build on experiences and extend learning.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E6  

Reading Strategies: Study Skills/Apply
The learner will be able to begin to apply study skills strategies (e.g., survey, question, read, recite, and review. SQ3R) to assist with retention and new learning.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: E7  

Vocabulary/Concept Develop: High Freq
The learner will be able to develop a vocabulary of 300-500 high-frequency sight words and phonetically regular words.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Vocabulary/Concept Development Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: F1  

Vocabulary/Concept Develop: Antonyms/Syn
The learner will be able to use and explain common antonyms and synonyms.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Vocabulary/Concept Development Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: F2  

Vocabulary/Concept Develop: Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend common and/or specific vocabulary in informational texts and literature.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Vocabulary/Concept Development Comprehension New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: F3  

Comprehend/Respond: Draw Conclusions
The learner will be able to draw simple conclusions from information gathered from pictures, print, and people.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G1  

Comprehend/Respond: Familiarity/Genre
The learner will be able to demonstrate familiarity with genres of text, including storybooks, expository texts, poetry, and newspapers.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G2  

Comprehend/Respond: Sequence Info
The learner will be able to sequence information learned from text into a logical order to retell facts.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G3  

Comprehend/Respond: Compare/Elements
The learner will be able to identify, describe, compare, and contrast the elements of plot, setting, and characters.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G4  

Comprehend/Respond: Inferences/Make
The learner will be able to make simple inferences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G5  

Comprehend/Respond: Independent-Level
The learner will be able to read regularly in independent-level materials.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G6  

Comprehend/Respond: Independent
The learner will be able to engage in silent independent reading for specific purposes.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Comprehension/Respond Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: G7  

Inquiry/Research: Questions/Topic
The learner will be able to ask and explore questions related to a topic of interest.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Inquiry/Research Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: H1  

Inquiry/Research: Draw Conclusions
The learner will be able to draw conclusions from information and data gathered.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Inquiry/Research Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: H2  

Inquiry/Research: Fiction/Nonfiction
The learner will be able to be exposed to and read a variety of fiction and nonfiction, and produce evidence of reading.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Inquiry/Research Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.1: H3  

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 11, Objective Statement #2-3 Item #013-014, 031 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G  

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 11, Objective Statement #6 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: B  

Analyze: Literary Device/Reading
The learner will be able to analyze literary devices used in reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Literary Device: Analyze Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #033 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1-7  

Cause/Effect: Understanding
The learner will be able to understand the relationship between cause and effect.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Cause/Effect Comprehension Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #3, Item #017 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1, 3-5  

Compare: Reading Material
The learner will be able to make comparisons between reading material.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Compare/Contrast Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #5 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1-7  

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 11, Objective Statement #2 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E1-7  

Draw Conclusion: Reading Material
The learner will be able to draw conclusions about reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Draw Conclusion Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #3, Item #032, 035 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: D1-3, E1-7, G1, H2  

Fact/Opinion
The learner will be able to distinguish between fact and opinion.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Fact/Opinion Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #4 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: D1-3, E1-7, G1-7, H2  

Graphic Feature: Use
The learner will be able to use common graphical features to increase understanding of reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies: Graphic Features Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #5 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E3, 6, A4  

Inference: Information
The learner will be able to make inferences from information in written material.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Inference Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #3 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E4, G5  

Main Idea: Stated
The learner will be able to determine the main idea stated in a passage.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Main Idea Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #023, 026 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1, 4, 7, H1-2  

Plot: Climax
The learner will be able to recognize plot climax in reading selections.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Plot Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #3 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: A4, G4  

Predict Outcome: Information
The learner will be able to make predictions from information in written material.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Predicting Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #4, Item #025 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E3-4  

Prior Knowledge: Understand Text
The learner will be able to use prior knowledge to understand texts.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Prior Knowledge Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #5 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E1  

Questions: Aid Understanding
The learner will be able to generate questions to aid understanding while reading.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Questions Synthesis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #5 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E4,7, H1  

Reality/Fantasy
The learner will be able to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Real/Non-Real Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #4 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: D1, H1  

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 11, Objective Statement #2 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1, 3, 5  

Sequence: Use/Understand
The learner will be able to use sequence to understand reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sequence Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #024 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1, 3, 5, 7  

Story: Elements/Identify
The learner will be able to identify story elements, such as setting, plot, and characters.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Story Elements Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #3 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G4  

Strategies: Critical Thinking
The learner will be able to apply critical thinking when reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #4 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: D1-4, 7, G1-7, H1-2  

Strategies: Extend Information
The learner will be able to extend information beyond passage ideas while reading.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Synthesis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #4 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E6-7, G5, H1-3  

Strategies: Knowing
The learner will be able to know of a variety of strategies which aid comprehension.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Comprehension Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #5 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E1-7, G1-7  

Strategies: Vocabulary/Using
The learner will be able to use vocabulary to understand what is read.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Reading Strategies Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #037-038 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: F1, 3  

Structure: Increase Understanding
The learner will be able to use text structure to increase understanding of reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Structure Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #5 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1-7  

Summary: Strategies
The learner will be able to summarize material while he/she reads.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Summary Comprehension Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #5 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E1-7, G3  

Theme: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the theme of a given reading passage.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Themes Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #3, Item #023, 026 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: G1, 4, 7, H1-2  

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 11, Objective Statement #2 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: F  

Strategies: Variety
The learner will be able to apply a variety of vocabulary strategies.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Vocabulary Strategies Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #034, 036, 039 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: F1-3  

Genres

Author Intention: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the author's purpose in a given work.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Author: Intentions Evaluation Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #4 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E2, G1, 2, 5, H2  

Author Technique: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of author technique.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Author: Style/Technique Evaluation Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #4 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E1-2, G1, 2, 5, H2  

Point of View: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how author point of view influences reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Author: Point of View Evaluation Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #4 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.1: E2, G1, 2, 5, H2  

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: Generate Ideas
The learner will be able to begin to generate ideas for writing through talking, sharing, and drawing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A1  

Writing Process: Modeling/Observe
The learner will be able to observe the modeling of writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A2  

Writing Process: Begin/Use
The learner will be able to begin to use a basic writing process to develop writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A3  

Writing Process: Simple Sentences/Ideas
The learner will be able to use simple sentences to convey ideas.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A4  

Writing Process: Fluency/Increase
The learner will be able to increase fluency (ability to write ideas easily) to improve writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A5  

Writing Process: Drafts/Create
The learner will be able to continue to use pictures, developmental spelling or conventional text to create writing drafts.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A6  

Writing Process: Revisit/Add Details
The learner will be able to revisit pictures and writings to add detail.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A7  

Writing Process: Mimic/Author's Voice
The learner will be able to begin to mimic an author's voice and patterns.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A8  

Writing Process: Use Checklist/Improve
The learner will be able to begin to use a simple checklist to improve writing with teacher support.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A9  

Writing Process: Computer Applications
The learner will be able to begin to use simple computer writing applications during some parts of the writing process.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Process Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: A10  

Writing Product: Produce/Share
The learner will be able to produce finished writings to share with class and/or for publication.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Product Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: B1  

Writing Product: Stories/Experiences
The learner will be able to produce stories from personal experiences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Product Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: B2  

Writing Product: Show/Talk/Class
The learner will be able to show and talk about own writing for classroom audience.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Product Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: B3  

Writing Product: Collect Works
The learner will be able to collect favorite works to place in personal writing folder.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Writing Product Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: B4  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Letters
The learner will be able to write all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet from memory.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C1  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Punc/Cap
The learner will be able to begin to use basic punctuation and capitalization.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C2  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Symbol
The learner will be able to apply sound/symbol relationships to writing words.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C3  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Phonics
The learner will be able to use developmental spelling or phonics-based knowledge to spell independently, when necessary.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C4  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Spelling
The learner will be able to develop awareness of conventional spelling.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C5  

Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting: Spacing
The learner will be able to use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and use appropriate spacing between words.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Mechanics/Spelling/Handwriting Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: C6  

Forms/Audiences/Purposes: Create/Others
The learner will be able to create written texts for others to read.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Forms/Audience/Purposes Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: D1  

Forms/Audiences/Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to produce a variety of writings, including stories, descriptions, and journal entries, showing relationships between illustrations and printed text.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Forms/Audience/Purposes Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.2: D2  

Writing

Clarity/Focus: Relevant Information
The learner will be able to include relevant information in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Clarity/Focus Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8, Item #029-030 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A  

Edit: Adjectives/Adverbs
The learner will be able to edit for correct use of adverbs and adjectives.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Editing: Language Conventions   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #9 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4, 7  

Conclusion: Use
The learner will be able to use a conclusion in a written work.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Introduction/Conclusion Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A3, B1  

Edit: Capitalization
The learner will be able to edit sentences for capitalization errors.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Editing: Language Conventions Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #9, Item #044-045 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: C2  

Edit: Punctuation
The learner will be able to edit for correct use of punctuation.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Editing: Language Conventions Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #9, Item #042-043 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: C2  

Edit: Verb Form
The learner will be able to edit written works for correct verb forms.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Editing: Language Conventions Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #9 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Expository: Essay
The learner will be able to write an expository essay.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Expository Synthesis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A3, 4, 9, C2, D2  

Sequence: Ideas
The learner will be able to order ideas sequentially when writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sequence Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A1-4, 9  

Strategies: Apply/Variety
The learner will be able to apply a variety of prewriting strategies.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Prewriting: Strategies Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A1-10  

Strategies: Outline/Understand
The learner will be able to understand how to use an outline as a prewriting strategy.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Prewriting: Strategies Comprehension Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A1-3, 9  

Strategies: Understand/Use Sources
The learner will be able to understand how to use information sources as a prewriting strategy.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Prewriting: Strategies Comprehension Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A1-10  

Support: Write Text
The learner will be able to write a supported text.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Support Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A1-10, D1-2  

Topic Sentence: Identify/Best
The learner will be able to select the best topic sentence for a given paragraph.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Paragraph Content: Topic Sentence Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A3  

Transition: Conjunction/Use
The learner will be able to use transitional conjunctions in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Transition Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A3, D1  

Transition: Phrase/Use
The learner will be able to use transitional phrases in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Transition Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A3, D1  

Transitions: Use Effective
The learner will be able to use effective transitions (and, but, or) in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Transition Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #8 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A3, D1  

Usage: Edit
The learner will be able to edit written works for usage.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Editing: Usage Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #040-041 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A7, 9  

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 11, Objective Statement #6 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: C  

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 11, Item #007-012, 019-022 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: C  

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 11, Objective Statement #6 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: C3  

Language Mechanics

Punctuation: Apply
The learner will be able to apply fundamental punctuation rules to written works.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Punctuation   Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #7 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: C  

Capitalization: Use Correctly
The learner will be able to use capitalization correctly.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Capitalization: Applications Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #7 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: C2  

Language Expressions

Declarative: Change to Question
The learner will be able to change a declarative sentence into a question.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sentence: Declarative Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #028 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4, C2  

Fragment: Identify
The learner will be able to identify incomplete sentences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sentence Structure/Fragment/Run-On Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #027 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Noun: Forms/Edit
The learner will be able to edit writing for noun forms.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Noun Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #9 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Pronoun: Case/Edit
The learner will be able to edit written works for correct use of pronouns.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Pronoun Analysis Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #9 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Run-On: Identify
The learner will be able to identify run-on sentences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sentence Structure/Fragment/Run-On Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #027 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Sentence Combining: Concise/Clarity
The learner will be able to combine two sentences concisely and with clarity of meaning.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sentence Structure/Combine Sentences Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #7 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Sentence Structure: Grammar/Effective
The learner will be able to write grammatically correct, effective sentences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sentence Structure Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #7 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Sentence Structure: Identify Complete
The learner will be able to identify complete sentences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sentence Structure Knowledge Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Item #027 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Sentence Structure: Use
The learner will be able to use correct sentence structure.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Sentence Structure Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #7 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

Subject-Verb: Agreement
The learner will be able to use correct subject-verb agreement.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Subject-Verb Agreement Application Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 11, Objective Statement #7 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.2: A4  

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.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Discussion   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: A-D  

Discussion: Complete Sentences
The learner will be able to speak in complete sentences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Discussion Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: A1  

Discussion: Opinions/Retell/Experiences
The learner will be able to offer personal opinions in discussion and retell personal experiences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Discussion Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: A2  

Discussion: Dramatize/Story Events
The learner will be able to role-play situations and dramatize story events.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Discussion Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: A3  

Questioning/Contributing: Respond/Others
The learner will be able to respond to ideas and questions posed by others.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Questioning/Contributing Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: B1  

Questioning/Contributing: Types
The learner will be able to ask and answer various types of questions.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Questioning/Contributing Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: B2  

Word Choice: Use/New Vocab
The learner will be able to attempt to use new vocabulary learned from shared literature and classroom experiences.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Word Choice Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: C1  

Word Choice: Use/Descriptive Words
The learner will be able to use descriptive words to clarify and extend ideas.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Word Choice Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: C2  

Oral Presentation: Recite/Poems/Stories
The learner will be able to recite poems, stories, or rhymes orally (e.g., favorite nursery rhymes).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Oral Presentation Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: D1  

Oral Presentation: Choral Reading
The learner will be able to participate in choral reading to develop phonemic awareness, oral language, and fluency.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Oral Presentation Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: D2  

Oral Presentation: Retell Story
The learner will be able to retell a story to check for understanding.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Oral Presentation Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: D3  

Oral Presentation: Read Aloud
The learner will be able to read aloud from developmentally appropriate texts with attention to expression.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Oral Presentation Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.3: D4  

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: Directions/Respond
The learner will be able to listen and respond appropriately to directions.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Active Listening Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: A1  

Active Listening: Sounds/Initial/Final
The learner will be able to listen to hear initial, final, and eventually middle sounds in words.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Active Listening Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: A2  

Active Listening: Familiar/Track Print
The learner will be able to listen to a familiar text being read to begin tracking print.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Active Listening Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: A3  

Active Listening: Spoken Word/Rhymes
The learner will be able to listen to a spoken word to produce another word that rhymes with it.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Active Listening Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: A4  

Listening Comprehension: Predictions
The learner will be able to listen to make predictions about stories read aloud.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Comprehension Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B1  

Listening Comprehension: Directions
The learner will be able to follow simple oral directions.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Comprehension Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B2  

Listening Comprehension: Recall/Info
The learner will be able to recall information from listening to stories, poems, television, and film.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Comprehension Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B3  

Listening Comprehension: Retell/Reenact
The learner will be able to retell, reenact, or dramatize stories or parts of stories heard.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Comprehension Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B4  

Listening Comprehension: Respond
The learner will be able to respond appropriately to questions about stories read aloud.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Comprehension Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B5  

Listening Comprehension: Track Print
The learner will be able to begin to track print when listening to a familiar text being read or when rereading their own writing.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Comprehension Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B6  

Listening Comprehension: Ask Questions
The learner will be able to ask questions for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas heard.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Listening Comprehension Application New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.4: B7  

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 11, Item #004, 006, 016 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.4: A  

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 11, Item #001-003, 005, 015 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.4: B  

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 11, Objective Statement #1 week tested: 29. NJCCS 3.4: B5  

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.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Construct Meaning   New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: A-B  

Construct Meaning: Retell/Media Program
The learner will be able to retell the story from a favorite media program (e.g., television, movie).
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Construct Meaning Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: A1  

Construct Meaning: Pretend/Real
The learner will be able to distinguish between "pretend" and "real" in the media.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Construct Meaning Analysis New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: A2  

Construct Meaning: Media Message/Purpose
The learner will be able to begin to recognize that media messages have different purposes.
Strand Bloom's Source Activities
Construct Meaning Knowledge New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, 2004 -- 3.5: A3  

Construct Meaning: Speculate/Visuals
The learner will be able to speculate about visual representations (e.g., pictures, artwork).
Strand