Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize first word in sentence and pronoun I. • Recognize and use end punctuation. • Spell simple words phonetically.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize dates and names of people. • Use end punctuation; use commas in dates and words in series. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns, phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize dates and names of people. • Use end punctuation; use commas in dates and words in series. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns, phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize dates and names of people. • Use end punctuation; use commas in dates and words in series. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns, phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize dates and names of people. • Use end punctuation; use commas in dates and words in series. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns, phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize dates and names of people. • Use end punctuation; use commas in dates and words in series. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns, phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize dates and names of people. • Use end punctuation; use commas in dates and words in series. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns, phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize proper nouns. • Use commas and apostrophes appropriately. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns. • Consult reference material as needed.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize proper nouns. • Use commas and apostrophes appropriately. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns. • Consult reference material as needed.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize proper nouns. • Use commas and apostrophes appropriately. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns. • Consult reference material as needed.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. • Capitalize proper nouns. • Use commas and apostrophes appropriately. • Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns. • Consult reference material as needed.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Spell correctly.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Spell correctly.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Spell correctly.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Spell correctly.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Spell correctly.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Spell correctly.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Spell all words correctly.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Spell all words correctly.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Spell all words correctly.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Spell all words correctly.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Capitalize appropriate words in titles.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Capitalize appropriate words in titles.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use correct capitalization.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use correct capitalization.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use capital letters correctly.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use capital letters correctly.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use commas in addresses.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use commas in addresses.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Form and use possessives.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Form and use possessives.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use punctuation (e.g., commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use punctuation (e.g., commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, and dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, and dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use punctuation (i.e., comma, ellipsis, and dash) to indicate a pause or break.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use punctuation (i.e., comma, ellipsis, and dash) to indicate a pause or break.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Punctuate correctly (e.g., correctly use commas, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes).


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Punctuate correctly (e.g., correctly use commas, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes).


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content

Punctuate correctly (e.g., correctly use commas, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes)


When grade appropriate instruction pertaining to an eligible content should begin

Punctuate correctly (e.g., correctly use commas, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes)


When students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities described by an eligible content