Kensa Intermediate Literacy

Intermediate Reader

1. Read r-controlled vowels, diphthongs, and special vowel spellings
2. Read compound words and contractions
3. Read inflectional endings and root words
4. Identify and use regular and irregular plurals
5. Know the meaning of simple prefixes and suffixes
6. Identify multiple-meaning words
7. Read aloud in a manner that sounds like natural speech
8. Read a variety of literature independently
9. State author’s purpose
10. Ask clarifying questions
11. Recognize cause-and-effect
12. Compare and contrast different versions of the same story
13. Describe the major characteristics of genres

Intermediate Writer

1. Write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea
2. Produce independent writing in a journal
3. Use the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing) to independently write short paragraphs
4. Write a friendly letter with heading, greeting, body, and closing
5. Write brief narratives that include setting, character, and events
6. Write complete sentences using correct word order in written sentences
7. Use various parts of speech, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, in writing