Aligned Standard
ELA.EE.W.5.2.a: Introduce a topic and write to convey information about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.
Grade Level Standard
This is aligned the following California State Standards:
- W.5.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
a. Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
c. Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
Linkage Level Descriptions
Initial Precursor
The student can indicate a choice between two objects through eye gaze, physical movement, gesture, or vocalization.
Distal Precursor
The student can produce appropriate responses to wh-questions concerning free play, storybooks, snack time, sequence cards, and puppet play or semantically appropriate responses to comprehension questions intermittently asked throughout the reading of a story.
Proximal Precursor
The student can write about a specific topic using facts and details to describe the topic.
Target
The student can introduce a topic and convey relevant information about it, including visual, tactual, and multimedia information, as appropriate.
Successor
The student can produce an informative text that introduces the topic and presents information and ideas about the topic using visual, tactile, and multimedia information, as appropriate.