WIN ELA - K-6

WIN English Language Arts and Literature 

Text Forms and Structures: Identifying and applying text forms and structures improves understanding of content, literary style, and our rich language traditions. 

Oral Language: Listening and speaking form the foundation for literacy development and improve communication, collaboration, and respectful mutual understanding. 

Vocabulary: Communication and comprehension are improved by understanding word meaning and structures. 

Phonological Awareness: Foundational literacy is supported by the ability to identify and manipulate sounds in oral language. 

Phonics: Foundational literacy is supported by understanding relationships between sounds in oral language and the letters that represent them. 

Fluency: Comprehension and literary appreciation are improved by the ability to read a range of texts accurately, automatically, and with expression. 

Comprehension: Text comprehension is supported by applying varied strategies and processes and by considering both particular contexts and universal themes. 

Writing: Ideas and information can be articulated accurately and imaginatively through the use of writing processes and an understanding of the author’s craft. 

Conventions: Understanding grammar, spelling, and punctuation makes it easier to communicate clearly, to organize thinking, and to use language for desired effects.