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 Competency Goals:: 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
Objectives:
4.01: Begin to use formal language and/or literary language in place of oral language patterns, as appropriate. 4.02: Use expanded vocabulary to generate synonyms for commonly over used words to increase clarity of written and oral communication. 4.03: Read aloud with fluency and expression any text appropriate for early independent readers. 4.04: Use oral communication to identify, organize, and analyze information. 4.05: Respond appropriately when participating in group discourse by adapting language and communication behaviors to the situation to accomplish a specific purpose. 4.06: Plan and make judgments about what to include in written products (e.g., narratives of personal experiences, creative stories, skits based on familiar stories and/or experiences). 4.08: Write structured, informative presentations and narratives when given help with organization. 4.09: Use media and technology to enhance the presentation of information to an audience for a specific purpose. 4.07: Compose first drafts using an appropriate writing process: