World Language - Level 1

World Language
Level 1

ESSENTIAL CONTENT/SKILLS
Listening/Comprehension
  1. Understand simple directions from the teacher.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of everyday words when heard.
  1. Comprehend common gestures associated with language.
  1. Comprehend lyrics from a simple song.
  1. Discriminate between grammatical gender.
  1. Recognize days of the week, months of the year.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of questions pertaining to who, what, where, how, when, and how much/many.
  1. Recognize and distinguish between the sounds of single vowels and consonants.
  1. Recognize names of colors.
  1. Recognize word patterns (syntax).
  1. Recognize linkage of vowel clusters.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of descriptive words in simple phrases and sentences.
  1. Comprehend simple dialogues by classmates.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of simple words, phrases, statements, and questions without cues or props.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of action words in context.
  1. Recognize intonation to distinguish between interrogative, declarative, and imperative statements.
  1. Discriminate between numbers, times, and dates.
  1. Comprehend simple passages.
  1. Identify body parts, foods, clothing, and activity words.
  1. Recognize simple conjugations.
Speaking
  1. Use simple phrases, including courtesy formulae, and learned sentences in everyday situations.
  1. Read aloud with correct pronunciation.
  1. Use everyday words in speech. Match gestures with verbal cues.
  1. Role-play simple dialogues, sing a song, and recite a simple poem.
  1. Repeat and internalize simple speech patterns, meaningful utterances, intonation patterns, and word order.
  1. Produce simple vowels, consonants, and vowel clusters with linkage sounds.
  1. Recite the alphabet and repeat simple vocabulary (days of the week, numbers, and months).
  1. Produce sounds not found in native language.
  1. Express thoughts in complete sentences.
  1. Increase active vocabulary by produce negative and affirmative statements and questions with the appropriate intonation.
  1. Express ownership.
Reading
  1. Read individual words from a bilingual dictionary
  1. Associate, observe, and recognize punctuation and accent marks.
  1. Associate letter sounds with written symbols.
  1. Associate spoken words with written words.
  1. Recognize written words in context already understood in the target language.
  1. Read and understand simple sentences, strings of sentences and simple phrases.
  1. Read and understand menus
  1. Increase passive vocabulary.
  1. Recognize and comprehend simple language patterns.
  1. Comprehend written material such as simple dialogues, songs, passages, and familiar material.
  1. Follow text being read aloud.
Writing
  1. Write the alphabet.
  1. Transcribe words and sounds.
  1. Copy learned phrases and sentences in context.
  1. Write words from memory, which are associated with visuals, props, or in familiar context.
  1. Write a familiar phrase, statement, or question in context.
  1. Write a simple meaningful sentence.
  1. Use diacritical marks appropriately.
  1. Produce correctly spelled words.
  1. Recombine known language to produce personalized statements, questions, and responses.
  1. Form sentences with proper word order.
  1. Compose simple dialogues and letters/postcards. Write a cohesive paragraph on a general topic with good basic language structure.
  1. Transform affirmative to negative statements.