Communication: Spoken Language: Emerging Pre-K-2

USE OF LISTENING SKILLS FOR RECEPTIVE COMMUNICATIONLSL.1

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    Follows simple auditory commands and requestsLSL.1.Em1

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    Responds to simple questions about daily lifeLSL.1.Em2

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    Understands prepositions re: relative positions, e.g. in, onLSL.1.Em3

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    Repeats 2 numbers or wordsLSL.1.Em4

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    Repeats 4-5 word sentenceLSL.1.Em5

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    Follows 2-3 step, unrelated directionsLSL.1.Em6

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    Repeats 3 numbers/wordsLSL.1.Em7

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    Repeats 6-7 word sentencesLSL.1.Em8

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    Differentiates singular and plural in commands/requestsLSL.1.Em9

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    Names objects when given their functionLSL.1.Em10

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    Answers more complex/abstract questions, e.g. Who is ____ing?, What eats bugs?LSL.1.Em11

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    Understands comparatives:-er,-estLSL.1.Em12

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    Sequences 3 elements/eventsLSL.1.Em13

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    Answers 3 unrelated questionsLSL.1.Em14

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    Completes easy analogies with opposites, e.g. "The cat is black. The milk is _______."LSL.1.Em15

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    Recites nursery rhymes with cadence and intonationLSL.1.Em16

USE OF SIMPLE TO COMPLEX SENTENCE STRUCTURES FOR SOCIAL CONVERSATIONSLSL.2

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    Uses nouns with modifiers, e.g. color, size, numbers, general amountLSL.2.Em1

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    Uses nouns as modifiers, e.g. coat pocketLSL.2.Em2

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    Uses early relative clauses to describe specific nounsLSL.2.Em3

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    Uses adjectives to elaborate & to quantify, e.g. big car, sticky blue paperLSL.2.Em4

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    Follows directions with action and indirect objects, e.g. Show the book to DadLSL.2.Em5

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    Uses plurals with "are" as an auxillary verbLSL.2.Em6

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    Uses a variety of adjectives to indicate texture, e.g. bumpy, smoothLSL.2.Em7

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    Uses adjectives to indicate order, sequence, and quantityLSL.2.Em8

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    Uses verbs as adjectives, e.g. running dogLSL.2.Em9

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    Uses a variety of pronouns as subjects, objects, possessivesLSL.2.Em10

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    Uses adverbs to indicate place or positionLSL.2.Em11

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    Uses prepositions to indicate distance, e.g. from, toLSL.2.Em12

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    Uses reflexive pronouns, e.g. myselfLSL.2.Em13

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    Uses a variety of simple sentence patterns that include nouns, verbs, prepositions, adverbs, pronouns, & adjectivesLSL.2.Em14

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    Uses simple past tense action and auxiliary verbsLSL.2.Em15

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    Uses contractions to indicate negatives, e.g. don't, can'tLSL.2.Em16

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    Uses "no" as a negative modifier, e.g. no shoesLSL.2.Em17

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    Uses present progressive, e.g. am cookingLSL.2.Em18

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    Demonstrates emerging complexity of sentence patterns which include adverbs, clauses, infinitives, and/butLSL.2.Em19

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    Adds "wh" words with noun phrases to form questions, e.g. who is, what doing, what color, where going, when, who hasLSL.2.Em20

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    Uses question phrases, e.g. what for, which one, what willLSL.2.Em21

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    Uses auxiliary verbs in questions, e.g. will you, can I, is he, should ILSL.2.Em22

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    Takes 4-5 turns in conversationsLSL.2.Em23

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    Uses social constructs such as apologizing, using manners, asking for permissionLSL.2.Em24

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    Describe 2 events in orderLSL.2.Em25

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    Uses language for jokes, to tell stories, to fantasizeLSL.2.Em26

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    Uses 4-5 word utterances for typical sentencesLSL.2.Em27

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    Answers questions, e.g. who, whose, what to do when, what if, what for, where does, what happenedLSL.2.Em28

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    Repeats 6-7 word sentence or questionLSL.2.Em29

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
PRE-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2
Where can I read the official document?
Communication: Spoken Language: Emerging Pre-K-2

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