SECTION 210:15-3-29. Standard Four: Vocabulary

(a)   Statement of the standard. Students will expand their working vocabularies to effectively communicate and understand texts.

(b)   Standard Four objectives for Pre-Kindergarten. The following objectives apply for students in Pre-Kindergarten:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will acquire new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will begin to develop an awareness of context clues through read-alouds and other text experiences.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will name and sort familiar objects into categories based on common attributes with guidance and support.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will begin to use new vocabulary to produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will begin to select appropriate language according to purpose.

(c)   Standard Four objectives for Kindergarten. The following objectives apply for students in Kindergarten:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will acquire new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will begin to develop an awareness of context clues through read-alouds and other text experiences.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will name and sort pictures of objects into categories based on common attributes with guidance and support.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use new vocabulary to produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language according to purpose with guidance and support.

(d)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 1. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 1:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will acquire new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge, and apply vocabulary in new situations.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, roots, stems) to define unfamiliar words with guidance and support.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of words with guidance and support.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will name and sort words into categories based on common attributes.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary (print and/or electronic) to find words.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing with guidance and support.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language according to purpose in writing with guidance and support.

(e)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 2. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 2:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will acquire new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge, and apply vocabulary in new situations.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of new words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of words with guidance and support.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will infer relationships among words, including synonyms, antonyms, and simple multiple-meaning words.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary or glossary (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings of words or phrases.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language according to purpose in writing.

(f)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 3. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 3:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of new words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will infer relationships among words, including synonyms, antonyms, homographs, and homonyms.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary or glossary (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, and pronunciation of words.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language according to purpose in writing.

(g)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 4. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 4:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of new words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will infer relationships among words with multiple meanings, including synonyms, antonyms, and more complex homographs and homonyms.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary or glossary (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, and pronunciation of words.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

(h)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 5. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 5:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define new words and determine the meaning of new words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will infer relationships among words with multiple meanings, including synonyms, antonyms, analogies, and more complex homographs and homonyms.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary, glossary, or a thesaurus (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, synonyms, and parts of speech of words.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing clearly.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

(i)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 6. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 6:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of increasingly complex words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will infer relationships among words with multiple meanings, including synonyms, antonyms, analogies, and more complex homographs and homonyms.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary, glossary, or a thesaurus (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, synonyms, and parts of speech of words.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing clearly.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

(j)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 7. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 7:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of increasingly complex words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will infer relationships among words with multiple meanings and recognize the connotation and denotation of words.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary, glossary, or a thesaurus (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, synonyms, and parts of speech of words.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing clearly.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

(k)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 8. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 8:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of increasingly complex words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will infer relationships among words with multiple meanings and recognize the connotation and denotation of words.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary, glossary, or a thesaurus (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, synonyms, and parts of speech of words.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas in writing clearly.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

(l)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 9 - English I. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 9 - English I:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of increasingly complex words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will analyze relationships among words with multiple meanings and recognize the connotation and denotation of words.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary, glossary, or a thesaurus (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, synonyms, parts of speech, and etymology of words or phrases.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate complex ideas in writing clearly.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

(m)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 10 - English II. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 10 - English II:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of increasingly complex words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will analyze relationships among words with multiple meanings and recognize the connotation and denotation of words.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use a dictionary, glossary, or a thesaurus (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, synonyms, parts of speech, and etymology of words or phrases.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate complex ideas in writing clearly.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

(n)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 11 - English III. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 11 - English III:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of increasingly complex words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will analyze relationships among words with multiple meanings and recognize the connotation and denotation of words.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use general and specialized dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, histories of language, books of quotations, and other related references (print and/or electronic) as needed.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate complex ideas in writing clearly.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

(o)   Standard Four objectives for Grade 12 - English IV. The following objectives apply for students in Grade 12 - English IV:

(1)   Reading. Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will use word parts (e.g. affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of increasingly complex words.

(C)   Objective 3. Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple-meaning words.

(D)   Objective 4. Students will analyze relationships among words with multiple meanings and recognize the connotation and denotation of words.

(E)   Objective 5. Students will use general and specialized dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, histories of language, books of quotations, and other related references (print and/or electronic) as needed.

(2)   Writing. Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.

(A)   Objective 1. Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary to communicate complex ideas in writing clearly.

(B)   Objective 2. Students will select appropriate language to create a specific effect according to purpose in writing.

[Source: Added at 33 Ok Reg 1285, eff 9-11-16]