Dearborn Educational Curriculum

Comprehension and Collaboration: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Comprehension and Collaboration: Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

Comprehension and Collaboration: Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.

Comprehension and Collaboration: Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.

Comprehension and Collaboration: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Comprehension and Collaboration: Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 1 Language standards 1 and 3 on page 26 for specific expectations.)

Comprehension and Collaboration: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.