Republic of the Philippines

College of Education
A.Y. 2023-2024
ECE-112 Literacy Development

Objectives for Language and Literary Learning

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Using Language Objectives to Promote Language Development

 Language objectives are lesson objectives that are specifically designed to promote students'
language development through all four language domains: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
 Language objectives can be taken from state or district language arts or ELD/ESL standards, or can
be created based on student need.
 Language objectives often accompany a content objective when teaching content areas such as math,
science or social studies. For example, the following content objectives and language objectives can
be Integrated within a lesson:

• Content Objective: Students will compare and contrast the physical adaptations that whales and
sharks have that add in their survival.
• Language Objective: Students will write a compare and contrast paragraph, using vocabulary
associated with the language function of compare and contrast after completing a Venn Diagram
with a partner.

The following categories can be used as language objectives within lessons:

Vocabulary
One example of a language objective that can be included in a lesson is vocabulary. One type of
vocabulary that can be emphasized is content- specific vocabulary that is associated with a topic,
such as the words "plant", "seed" and "germinate" when studying about plants. A second dimension
of vocabulary consists of teaching about language functions, or words that are associated with the
purpose for using language. For example, language is used to compare, contrast, sequence and other
language functions. When focusing on comparison, contrast, or another language function, specific
vocabulary associated with the language function must be explicitly taught and practiced by students.
A third aspect of vocabulary is teaching about the morphology of English, including but not limited
to: prefixes, suffixes, and root words. For additional Information about teaching vocabulary, please
visit the academic language section of this website.

Language Functions
One example of a language objective that might be emphasized during a lesson are language
functions. As mentioned in the vocabulary section, language functions are specific purposes that we
use language for. Examples of language functions Include: compare, contrast, sequence, persuade,
retell, summarize, asking for help, making suggestions, and other language functions. Specific
vocabulary and sentence structures are associated with each language function.

Grammatical and Language Structures (Forms)

Grammatical structures, which are sometimes also called "forms", can be an example of a language
objective to be taught in lessons. Grammatical structures can be emphasized in a lesson, such as:
 adjectives, sentence structure, verb conjugation, and other aspects of grammar. The following is an
example of a content objective with a corresponding language objective that focuses on grammar:

• Content Objective: Describe the daily activities of Native Americans In a California mission.
• Language Objective: Using regular and irregular past tense verbs (l.e, grammar), orally describe
the daily life of a Native American.
• Language Objective: After orally describing life in the mission, students will write a paragraph
about dally mission life that Includes regular and Irregular nast tense verbs.

Literacy Skills
Another type of language objective that can be included in lessons are literacy skills, which Include
reading, writing, speaking and listening. Reading skills such as main idea/detail, paraphrasing,
monitoring/clarifying, and comprehension skill Instruction can be emphasized. Writing skills such as
paragraph writing and sentence structure might be another example of a language objective.

Literacy learning objectives

Reading

 Reading Process (Comprehension, Vocabulary, Connections, & Independent Reading)

 Make predictions based on the cover, title, and illustrations

 Ask and respond to questions
 Retell main ideas or important facts
 Connect the information and events of a text to experiences
 Recognize beginning, middle, and end
 Identify and sort pictures of objects into conceptual categories
 Demonstrate understanding of opposites (antonyms)
 Distinguish meaning between verbs describing the same action
 Use a picture dictionary to find words
 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and respond to
texts
 Read independently for sustained periods of time

Comprehend, Analyze, and Evaluate Fiction, Poetry, & Drama

 Identify elements of a story, including setting, character, and key events

 Retell a main event from a story read aloud and familiar stories
 Recognize sensory details and recurring phrases
 Recognize different types of texts
 Name the author and illustrator of a story and describe how each is telling the story
 Compare and contrast adventures of characters in familiar stories
 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in text
 Respond to rhythm and rhyme through identifying a regular beat and similarities in word sounds
 Identify characters in a puppet play or performance by actors

Comprehend, Analyze, and Evaluate Nonfiction

  Identify the topic and details in an expository text heard and/or read, referring to the words and/or
illustrations
 Use titles and illustrations to make predictions about text
 Identify text features
 Identify the meaning of environmental print
 Respond to examples of sensory details
 Ask and answer questions to clarify meaning
 Identify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic
 Name the main topic and recall key details of the text
 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in text

Writing

Writing Process

 Use pictures, oral language or written letters, and/or words

 Sequence the actions or details through letters, words, and pictures
 Respond to questions and suggestions, adding details to strengthen writing
 Edit by leaving spaces between words in a sentence
 Explore a variety of conventional/digital tools to produce and publish writing

Write Opinion Texts

 Use a combination of drawing and/or writing to tell an opinion about a topic or text being studied
 Give logical reasons for suggesting that others follow a particular course of action or line of thinking
 Use words that are related to the topic

Write Informative/Explanatory Texts

 Use a combination of drawing and/or writing to name and inform about a topic or a text being
studied
 Use words that are related to the topic

Write Fiction or Nonfiction Narratives and Poems

 Use a combination of drawing and/or writing to narrate a story or experience the student has had or
has imagined
 Tell the reader about a character or personal event
 Place events in the order they occurred
 Use words that are related to the topic
 Provide a reaction to what happened in the events

Language

Grammar
  Identify naming words (nouns) and action words (verbs)
 Use plural words when speaking
 Express time and space
 Demonstrate the use of complete sentences in shared language activities
 Use question words in sentences

Conventions

 Print in upper-and lowercase letters

 Recognize that a sentence ends with punctuation marks
 Capitalize one’s own first and last name
 Capitalize the first word in a sentence
 Capitalize the pronoun I
 Write and name the printed letters that match the sound
 Use inventive spelling with beginning, final, and medial sounds
 Write and name letters for consonant and vowel sounds
 Use correct spelling of one’s own first and last names

Speaking & Listening

Listening

 Follow classroom listening rules

 Continue conversation through multiple exchanges
 Follow one-step instructions, according to classroom expectations
 Demonstrate active listening, according to classroom expectations

Speaking

 Take turns speaking, according to classroom expectations

 Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges
 Confirm comprehension by retelling information and asking appropriate questions based on read-
alouds or other media

Presenting

 Describe personal experiences using a prop, picture, or other visual aid

 Speak in complete sentences
References:
What are language objectives.
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%20Language%20Objectives.pdf

Kindergarten Literacy Learning Objectives.

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