1. Literacy Developmental Plan
K5 to Grade 3
Aims:
By the end of Grade 3 students should be able to
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develop the knowledge, skills, and understandings of effective literacy learners
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see themselves as successful literacy learners
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feel motivated and enjoy reading, listening to text read, writing and sharing their
thoughts
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2. K5
Listening
Expectations
By the end of the year K5 students should be able to
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Speaking
Expectations
By the end of the year K5 students should be able to
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Reading
Expectations
By the end of the year K5 students should be able to
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understand basic concepts of print and books
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show familiarity with rhyming and beginning sounds
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provide words containing the sounds worked with
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distinguish numbers and letters
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identify letters and words
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identify labels and signs in their environment
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use new words and creating longer sentences in speech
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begin to write letters of the alphabet

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identify some letters and make some letter-sound matches
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show interest in being read to
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enjoy listening to and discussing storybooks
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engage in reading and writing
Writing
Expectations
By the end of the year K5 students should be able to
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4. Grade 1
Listening
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 1 students should be able to
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Speaking
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 1 students should be able to
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Reading
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 1 students should be able to
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Handle basic concepts of print and books
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Handle concepts of print awareness
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Use knowledge of sounds to read and write VC, CV, CVC, CVCC and CCVC words
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Use decoding strategies to recognize new words
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Enjoy being read to and retell simple narrative stories or informational texts
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Explore story elements (characters, setting, sequence of events, conflict in the
story, resolution)
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Read simple sentences with fluency and comprehension
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Read decodable books independently

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Read familiar and simple stories and poems, and relate words said and read
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Use all the information available to make sense of what is read
Writing
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 1 students should be able to
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Write isolated CVC words
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Write Tricky Words accurately
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Sound out and represent substantial sounds in spelling a word
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Write simple sentences using contents from projects
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Attempt to use some punctuation and capitalization

6. Grade 2
Listening
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 2 students should be able to
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Speaking
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 2 students should be able to
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Reading
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 2 students should be able to
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Apply knowledge of phonemes effectively in reading and spelling
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Use word recognition strategies to read new words (sound-spelling relationships)
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Use common letter patterns and critical features to spell words
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Locate words by initial letter in simple dictionaries, glossaries and indexes
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Explore story elements (characters, setting, sequence of events, conflict in the
story, resolution)
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Read simple sentences with greater fluency
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Read simple texts with comprehension
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Read and retell familiar stories

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Use context and sentence structure to help establish meaning
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Using all the information available to make sense of what is read.
Reading simple books independently (fiction and non-fiction).
Enjoying a range of books discussing preferences.
Spend time reading to research project contents (e.g. find factual information from
different formats: charts, labelled diagrams)
Writing
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 2 students should be able to
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Write full sentences
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Write simple paragraphs about familiar topics and contents from projects
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Punctuate simple sentences correctly and proofread their own work
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8. Grade 3
Listening
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 3 students should be able to
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Speaking
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 3 students should be able to
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Reading
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 3 students should be able to
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Use word recognition strategies automatically to read new words (sound-spelling
relationships)
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Read with greater fluency and enjoy reading
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Devote full attention to making meaning from the text
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Begin to infer meanings beyond the literal
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Use multiple reading strategies
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Demonstrate story understandings through art work, retellings, and role play
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Discuss literary elements in a story (characters, setting, sequence of events,
conflict in the story, resolution)

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Understand and use the terms fact, fiction and non-fiction
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Make critical connections between texts
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Read and recognize patterns in different genres with guidance
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Read a range of story, poetry, play scripts and information books with
comprehension.
Writing
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 3 students should be able to
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Write in many different forms (stories, fables, fairy tales)
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Use a rich variety of vocabulary and sentences appropriate to text forms
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Spell words accurately

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Understand and use the terms fact, fiction and non-fiction
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Make critical connections between texts
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Read and recognize patterns in different genres with guidance
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Read a range of story, poetry, play scripts and information books with
comprehension.
Writing
Expectations
By the end of the year Grade 3 students should be able to
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Write in many different forms (stories, fables, fairy tales)
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Use a rich variety of vocabulary and sentences appropriate to text forms
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Spell words accurately