1. Students will apply a variety of comprehension strategies to construct meaning and learn from text.

2. Students will apply a variety of strategies to decode words and acquire vocabulary.

3. Students will read and respond to a variety of genres including real world literature.

4. Students will recognize that reading is something they will use personally and professionally throughout their lifetimes.

5. Students will apply the writing process.

6. Students will apply the skills necessary for effective writing including technology.

7. Students will communicate ideas through varied forms of authentic writing experiences.

8. Students will value writing as something they will do throughout their lifetimes to communicate their ideas and respond to others.

9. Students will apply the communication process—source, message, receiver and context.

10. Students will develop speaking skills necessary to become confident, effective speakers.

11. Students will communicate ideas through a variety of authentic speaking experiences.

12. Students will value speaking as something they will do throughout their lifetimes to communicate their ideas and respond to others.

13. Students will develop listening skills to learn, discriminate, evaluate and make judgments.

14. Students will apply efficient listening skills in a variety of circumstances based on the speaker's and listener's purpose.

15. Students will value listening as something they will do throughout their lifetimes to acquire information and understand others.

16. Students will construct meaning from a range of visual texts using appropriate strategies to identify and support their interpretation of text.

17. Students will select and use strategies based on the viewer's purpose, the text, and the producer of the text.

18. Students will construct meaning from different types of visual sources.

19. Students will value viewing as something they will do throughout their lifetimes for enjoyment and to acquire information.