Kentucky Reading and Writing L.3.3.b
The Standard
- L.3.3
- Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening.
Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written General American English.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Knowledge of Language
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen to a spoken message and read a written version of it. They notice how a speaker uses voice and pauses, while a writer uses capitals and punctuation.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can spot a pause or repeated word in speech and write the same message clearly for a reader. They can explain how a speaker's voice and a question mark can each signal a question.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students put a comma at every pause they hear or copy every 'um' into their writing. Others think a spoken fragment is wrong, even when it sounds natural in conversation.
How to Assess It
- Say, 'Um, are we leaving now?' with a questioning tone. Ask students to write it as a note, then name one clue in your voice and one mark they used for the reader.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a short spoken message and a written note with the same meaning; have them underline repeated words and circle punctuation.
Ask, 'How can someone hear that you asked a question, and how can someone see it on the page?'
Play 'speech or note' with paired message cards; students sort them and point to a pause word or punctuation mark as evidence.
Show a voicemail transcript with 'um' and repeated words; have students rewrite its message as a note for the school office.
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Related Standards
- L.6.1.c
Recognize variations from General American English and implement strategies to improve expression in academic language.
- L.3.1
When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of General American English grammar and usage.
- L.4.1
When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of General American English grammar and usage.
- L.5.1
When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of General American English grammar and usage.
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