| Learning Outcome |
APEF |
Ontario |
British Columbia |
US |
UK |
New Zealand |
Demonstrates abilities
to follow simple oral
instructions |
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Distinguishes between
fact and opinion |
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Follows rules of
conversation (takes
turns, listens
attentively, and
focuses attention on
the speaker) |
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Uses standard features
of text to determine
content, locate topics
and obtain information
(title, table of contents,
illustrations, charts,
maps, graphs, index
and glossary) |
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Identifies setting, main
characters, main
events, and problems in
stories |
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Creates mental images
from pictures and print |
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Uses stages of the
writing process when
composing (drafting,
revising and editing) |
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Uses simple
conventions of writing
consistently
(capitalization, spelling,
and punctuation) |
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Uses a dictionary to
determine the meaning,
pronunciation, and
spelling of words |
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Identifies different
types of text and its
characteristics |
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Collects, sorts,
organizes and
represents specific
information |
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