Standards

STATE GOAL 1:  Read with understanding and fluency.

 

 

Why This Goal Is Important:  Reading is essential.  It is the process by which people gain information and ideas from books, newspapers, manuals, letters, contracts, advertisements and a host of other materials.  Using strategies for constructing meaning before, during and after reading will help students connect what they read now with what they have learned in the past.  Students who read well and widely build a strong foundation for learning in all areas of life.

 

 

A.  Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.

 

1.A.1a  Apply word analysis skills (e.g., phonics, word patterns) to recognize new words.

B.  Apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency.

 

1.B.1a  Establish purposes for reading, make predictions, connect important ideas, and link text to previous experiences and knowledge.

STATE GOAL 4:  Listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations.

 

Why This Goal Is Important:  Of all the language arts, listening and speaking are those most often used on a daily basis at home, school and work or in the community.  Skill in speaking is universally recognized as a primary indicator of a person’s knowledge, skill and credibility.  In person, by phone or through video, good listening and speaking skills are essential to sending, receiving and understanding messages.  To understand messages spoken by others, students must be able to listen carefully, using specific techniques to clarify what they have heard.  For speaking properly and making messages understood, grammar, sentence structure, tone, expression and emphasis must be part of students’ repertoires.

 

A.  Listen effectively in formal and informal situations.

4.A.1b  Ask questions and respond to questions from the teacher and from group members to improve comprehension.

4.A.1d  Use visually oriented and auditorily based media.

STATE GOAL 5:  Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate information.

 

 

Why This Goal Is Important:  To be successful in school and in the world of work, students must be able to use a wide variety of information resources (written, visual and electronic).  They must also know how to frame questions for inquiry, identify and organize relevant information and communicate it effectively in a variety of formats.  These skills are critical in school across all learning areas and are key to successful career and lifelong learning experiences.

 

 

A.  Locate, organize, and use infor­ma­tion from various sources to answer questions, solve problems and communicate ideas.

 

5.A.1a  Identify questions and gather information.

STATE GOAL 10:  Collect, organize and analyze data using statistical methods; predict results; and interpret uncertainty using concepts of probability.

 

 

Why This Goal Is Important:  The ability to understand and interpret data (e.g., opinion polls, stock prices, tax rates, crime statistics, scientific studies, weather reports) grows more important each day.  Students must be able to organize data, make sense of variables and patterns, and judge the logical reasonableness of any claims and interpretations made.  Even very young students can count objects and communicate their findings with charts and graphs.  Students of all ages can collect, display and interpret data to answer specific questions.  They also must construct and analyze arguments that involve data and its interpretation.  All students need to understand and apply the role probability plays in data collection and decision making.  Data analysis and use are important abilities necessary for all careers.

 

 

A.  Organize, describe and make predictions from existing data.

 

10.A.1b  Answer questions and make pre­dictions based on given data.

  

STATE GOAL 11:  Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems.

 

Why This Goal Is Important: The inquiry process prepares learners to engage in science and apply methods of technological design.  This understanding will enable students to pose questions, use models to enhance understanding, make predictions, gather and work with data, use appropriate measurement methods, analyze results, draw conclusions based on evidence, communicate their methods and results, and think about the implications of scientific research and technological problem solving.

 

  

A.  Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scien­tific inquiry.

11.A.1b  Develop questions on scientific topics.12.A.1a  Identify and describe the component parts of living things (e.g., birds have feathers; people have bones, blood, hair, skin) and their major functions.

STATE GOAL 22:  Understand principles of health promotion and the prevention and treatment of illness and injury.

 

 

Why This Goal Is Important:  Nutrition, exercise, rest, hygiene and safety are the bases for personal, family and occupational health.  From an early age, students can recognize healthy habits and understand why they are important.  As students become more sophisticated in their understanding, they learn and can adopt a variety of ways to minimize illness and enhance health.  Learners will be able to apply the effects of health-related actions to success in the workplace.  Students who develop an effective understanding of basic health promotion can establish the foundation for achieving and maintaining personal health and well-being by making informed wellness decisions now and throughout their lives.

 

 

A.  Explain the basic principles of health promotion, illness  prevention and safety.

 

22.A.1b  Identify methods of health promotion and illness prevention (e.g., obtaining immuni­zations, hand washing, brushing and flossing teeth, eating practices, sleep, cleanliness).

B.  Describe and explain the factors that influence health among individuals, groups and communities.

 

22.B.1  Encourage and support others in making positive health choices (e.g., eating practices, cleanliness, safety practices).

STATE GOAL 23.  Understand human body systems and factors that influence growth and development.

 

 

Why This Goal Is Important:  To achieve healthful individual development, students need to understand human anatomy and physiology, nutrition, stages of growth and development, avoidance of harmful actions and the characteristics of good health habits.  Early learners begin with basic recognition of body systems and growth stages.  As students progress, they understand how systems work together and how individual actions affect health.  As they themselves grow and develop, students can learn to enhance the process throughout their school years and later life.

 

 

A.  Describe and explain the structure and functions of the human body systems and how they interrelate.

 

23.A.1  Identify basic parts of body systems and their functions (e.g., heart, lungs, eyes).

 

B.  Explain the effects of health-related actions on the body systems.

 

23.B.1  Identify healthy actions that influence the functions of the body (e.g., cleanliness, proper diet, exercise).