Using New Vocabulary
LANGUAGEUse words and phrases acquired through conversations, being read to, and responding to texts in own speech and writing
Mastery Evidence
- Incorporate new vocabulary from read-alouds into conversations
- Attempt to use interesting or topic-specific words in own writing
- Use newly learned words appropriately in different contexts
Assessment Prompt
“When [child] learns a new word from a book or conversation, do they try to use it themselves — in their writing or when they're talking?”
Curriculum Standards4 alignments
L.1.6Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsUse words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
L.2.6Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsUse 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 kids are happy that makes me happy).
L.3.6Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsAcquire and use accurately grade-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.K.6Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsUse words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
Unlocks1
- Formal and Informal EnglishsoftAges 7—10