NY Next Generation ELA KW2
The Standard
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, oral expression, and/or emergent writing to name a familiar topic and supply information.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use drawing, dictation, oral expression, emergent writing, or a combination to name a familiar topic and supply information. Multiple modes can work together.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student clearly names a topic and provides relevant information through one or more modes. Marks, words, pictures, and speech agree.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may draw without communicating information or name a topic without details. They may copy adult words without explaining them.
How to Assess It
- Give a familiar topic. Ask the student to draw, dictate, speak, or write the topic and two related pieces of information.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Draw a familiar topic and add dictated or emergent-written facts.
Ask students what their picture teaches.
Play Topic and Detail Match.
Create an information page about a class pet or place.
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