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(W.3.8)","rsFoundations":{"online":"Some online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that students can use to apply this standard.","teachers":"In most Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":"In some Workbook activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","supplemental":"In most Supplemental Reading activities, students will be able to meet this standard."}}]},{"name":"Speaking and Listening Standards","level3":[{"name":"CCR Anchor 1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.","descriptor":"Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. 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(SL.3.4)","rsFoundations":{"online":"Many online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that students can use to apply this standard.","teachers":"In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":null,"supplemental":null}},{"name":"CCR Anchor 6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.","descriptor":"Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See Language standards 1 and 3.) 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(L.3.3)","rsFoundations":{"online":"Most online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that students can use to apply this standard.","teachers":"In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":"In some Workbook and K-2 Workbook activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","supplemental":"In some Supplemental Reading activities, students will be able to meet this standard."}},{"name":"CCR Anchor 4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.","descriptor":"Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. (L.2.4)","rsFoundations":{"online":"Some online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that students can use to apply this standard.","teachers":"In most Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":"In many Workbook and K-2 Workbook activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","supplemental":"In some Supplemental Reading activities, students will be able to meet this standard."}},{"name":"CCR Anchor 5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.","descriptor":"Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. (L.3.5)","rsFoundations":{"online":"Some online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that students can use to apply this standard.","teachers":"In many Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":"In some Workbook activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","supplemental":"In some Supplemental Reading activities, students will be able to meet this standard."}},{"name":"CCR Anchor 6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.","descriptor":"Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other people are happy that makes me happy). (L.2.6)","rsFoundations":{"online":"In some online Course lessons, students will be able to meet this standard.","teachers":"In many Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":"In many Workbook activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","supplemental":"In many Supplemental Reading activities, students will be able to meet this standard."}},{"name":"CCR Anchor 6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.","descriptor":"Acquire and use accurately level-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them). (L.3.6)","rsFoundations":{"online":"In some online Course lessons, students will be able to meet this standard.","teachers":"In many Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":"In many Workbook activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","supplemental":"In many Supplemental Reading activities, students will be able to meet this standard."}}]}]},{"name":"COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS (CCR) STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY: Level C\nCASAS: ABE Level B, CASAS: ESL Level B","level2":[{"name":"Reading Standards: Foundational Skills K-5","level3":[{"name":"RF.3.: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.","descriptor":"Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. 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(RI/RL.4.1)","rsFoundations":{"online":"In some online Course lessons, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","teachers":"In many Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":null,"supplemental":"In all Supplemental Reading activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard."}},{"name":"CCR Anchor 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.","descriptor":"Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 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(RI.5.4)","rsFoundations":{"online":"Most online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that students can use to apply this standard.","teachers":"In most Teacher's Guide activities, students will be able to meet this standard.","workbook":"In some Workbook activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","supplemental":"In most Supplemental Reading activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard."}},{"name":"CCR Anchor 4: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.","descriptor":"Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. 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(RI.4.7)","rsFoundations":{"online":null,"teachers":"In some Teacher's Guide activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard.","workbook":null,"supplemental":"In some Supplemental Reading activities, students have the opportunity to meet this standard."}},{"name":"CCR Anchor 7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.","descriptor":"Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. 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