The Maine Learning Results identify and define the knowledge, skills, and abilities that Maine students are expected to possess. The Learning Results express what students should know and be able to do at various checkpoints during their education.  The English Language Arts standards for grades pre-K through two are listed below.

A. PROCESS OF READING

Students will use the skills and strategies of the reading process to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate what they have read. Students will be able to:

ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2

    1.Seek out and enjoy experiences with books and other print materials.
    2.Demonstrate an understanding that reading is a way to gain information about the world.
    3.Make and confirm predictions about what will be found in a text.
    4.Recognize and use rereading as an aid to developing fluency and to understanding appropriate material.
    5.Figure out unknown words using a variety of strategies including rereading, context clues, and knowledge of word
       structures and letter sound relationships.
    6.Recognize and use clues within the text (sentence structure, word meanings), rereading, and other strategies as aids in
       developing fluency and comprehension.
    7.Ask questions and give other responses after listening to presentations by the teacher or classmates.

B. LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Students will use reading, listening, and viewing strategies to experience, understand, and appreciate literature and culture. Students will be able to:

ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2

    1.Understand the basic plot of simple stories.
    2.Draw logical conclusions about what will happen next or how things might have turned out differently in a story.
    3.Identify differences and similarities in story elements (e.g., plot, setting, characters, conflict resolution) in works from various
       cultures.
    4.Distinguish between fiction and nonfiction.

C. LANGUAGE AND IMAGES

Students will demonstrate an understanding of how words and images communicate.
Students will be able to:

ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2

    1.Distinguish between and make observations about formal and informal uses of English.
    2.Recognize characteristic sounds and rhythms of language, including the relationship between sounds and letters.
    3.Make valid observations about the use of words and visual symbols.

D. INFORMATIONAL TEXTS

Students will apply reading, listening, and viewing strategies to informational texts across all areas of curriculum.
Students will be able to:

ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2

    1.Understand the main idea of simple expository information.

E. PROCESSES OF WRITING AND SPEAKING

Students will demonstrate the ability to use the skills and strategies of the writing process.
Students will be able to:

ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2

    1.Tell about experiences and discoveries, both orally and in writing.
    2.Respond to stories orally and in writing.
    3.Respond to remarks or statements orally and in writing.

F. STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONS

Students will write and speak correctly, using conventions of standard written and spoken English.
Students will be able to:

ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2

    1.Edit their own written work for standard English spelling and usage, as evidenced by pieces that show and contain:
     complete sentences.
     initial understanding of the use of pronouns and adjectives.
     evidence of correct spelling of frequently used words.
     few significant errors in the capitalization of proper nouns and of the words that begin sentences.
     few significant errors in the use of end stop punctuation (e.g., periods, question marks).

    2.Use oral language appropriate to the level of formality required.

G. STYLISTIC AND RHETORICAL ASPECTS OF WRITING AND SPEAKING

Students will use stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing and speaking to explore ideas, to present lines of thought, to represent and reflect on human experience, and to communicate feelings, knowledge, and opinions.
Students will be able to:

ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2

    1.Dictate or write stories or essays which convey basic ideas, have sequences that make sense, and show evidence of a
beginning, middle, and end.

H. RESEARCH-RELATED WRITING AND SPEAKING

Students will work, write, and speak effectively when doing research in all content areas.
Students will be able to:

ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2

    1.Develop a search strategy which uses appropriate and available resources.
    2.Formulate questions to ask when gathering information.
    3.Record and share information gathered.

 All information for the Maine Learning Results was obtained from the following site: http://www.state.me.us/education/lres/ela.htm

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