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Meeting the Standard Merriam-Webster Inc. in Ohio www.Merriam-Webster.com KINDERGARTEN Standard Description Merriam-Webster Offering Phonemic Identify and complete rhyming words The alphabet verses in Merriam-Webster’s Alphabet Book Awareness, Word and patterns. and Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary offer Recognition and opportunities for students to hear and predict rhyming Fluency: 2 words. Phonemic Distinguish and name all uppercase Merriam-Webster’s Alphabet Book and Merriam-Webster’s Awareness, Word and lowercase letters. Primary Dictionary offer full-page illustrations showing the Recognition and shapes of both capital and lowercase letters. Fluency: 4 Phonemic Recognize, say, and write the common Merriam- Webster’s Alphabet Book and Merriam- Webster’s Awareness, Word sounds of letters. Primary Dictionary offer poems and illustrations to describe Recognition and and demonstrate the sound-letter correspondences of each Fluency: 5 letter of the alphabet. Phonemic Hear and say the separate phonemes The rhymes in Merriam- Webster’s Alphabet Book and Awareness, Word in words, such as identifying the initial Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary introduce students Recognition and consonant sound in a word, and blend to a variety of words that begin with the same letter. Fluency: 7 phonemes to say words. Phonemic Reread stories independently or as a Students will enjoy rereading the alphabet rhymes in Awareness, Word group, modeling patterns of changes Merriam- Webster’s Alphabet Book and Merriam- Recognition and in timing, voice, and expression. Webster’s Primary Dictionary. In addition, Merriam- Fluency: 9 Webster’s Primary Dictionary includes many short passages designed for group or independent reading at varied reading levels. Acquisition of Understand new words from the Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary introduces words Vocabulary: 1 context of conversations or from the by placing them in a meaningful context, including use of pictures within the text. surrounding text and pictorial illustrations. Acquisition of Determine the meaning of unknown Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary, written especially Vocabulary: 4 words, with assistance, using a for children in grades K-2, has definitions in the form of beginner’s dictionary. explanations written in a way that is easy for young children to understand. Reading Use pictures and illustrations to aid Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary uses illustrations to Applications: comprehension. help students understand concepts. Informational, Technical, and Persuasive Text: 1 Writing Use resources (e.g., a word wall) to Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary shows entry words Processes: 8 enhance vocabulary. in bold print not just once, but several times at each entry. Communication: Recite short poems, songs, and Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary offers short poems Oral and Visual: 6 nursery rhymes. and nursery rhymes. Meeting the Standard Merriam-Webster Inc. in Ohio www.Merriam-Webster.com GRADE ONE Standard Description Merriam-Webster Offering Phonemic Identify and distinguish between Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary is a grade-level- Awareness, Word letters, words, and sentences. appropriate dictionary that helps students identify alphabet Recognition and letters, words, and short sentences. Fluency: 1 Phonemic Identify and say the beginning and The rhymes in Merriam- Webster’s Alphabet Book and Awareness, Word ending sounds in words. Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary use words that have Recognition and the featured letter sounds not only at the beginning, but in Fluency: 2 the middle or end of a word as well. Phonemic Demonstrate an understanding of The alphabet rhymes in Merriam- Webster’s Alphabet Book Awareness, Word letter-sound correspondence by saying and in Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary use featured Recognition and the sounds from all letters and from consonants in blends and digraphs, and give short and long Fluency: 3 a variety of letter patterns, such as sounds of featured vowels. consonant blends and long- and short-vowel patterns. Phonemic Add, delete, or change sounds in a Merriam-Webster’s Alphabet Book and Merriam-Webster’s Awareness, Word given word to create new or rhyming Primary Dictionary introduce students to words that begin Recognition and words. with the same letter and end differently, and words that Fluency: 7 begin with a different letter and end the same (including rhyming words), plus other variations. Acquisition of Use knowledge of word order and Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary offers students a Vocabulary: 1 in-sentence context clues to support variety of interesting reading material with opportunities word identification and to define to understand unfamiliar words from context. unknown words while reading. Acquisition of Identify words that have similar Many entries in Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary in - Vocabulary: 2 meanings (synonyms) and words that clude information about synonyms and antonyms. have opposite meanings (antonyms). Acquisition of Recognize that words can sound alike Merriam- Webster’s Primary Dictionary introduces students Vocabulary: 5 but have different meanings (e.g., to the concept of homophones by means of wordplay, homophones such as hair and hare ). riddles, and puns. Acquisition of Predict the meaning of compound Many entries in Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary Vocabulary: 6 words using knowledge of individual show examples of compound words built from entry words. words (e.g., daydream, raindrop ). Acquisition of Read root words and their inflectional Many entries in Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary Vocabulary: 8 endings (e.g., walk, walked, walking ). incorporate inflected forms into the explanation of the word or into example sentences. Acquisition of Determine the meaning of unknown Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary, written especially Vocabulary: 9 words using a beginner’s dictionary. for children in grades K –2, has definitions and explanations written in an easy-to-understand style. continued ¯ Meeting the Standard Merriam-Webster Inc. in Ohio www.Merriam-Webster.com GRADE ONE, continued Standard Description Merriam-Webster Offering Reading Use title page, photographs, Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary features Applications: captions, and illustrations (text illustrations and introduces icons, shading, bold face and Informational, features) to develop comprehension italic print, and other text features to aid students. Technical, and of informational texts. Persuasive Text: 1 Writing Use resources (e.g., a word wall, Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary introduces young Processes: 11 beginner’s dictionary, word bank) to students to almost 3,000 words using nearly 1,000 select effective vocabulary. entries. Writing Proofread writing to improve Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary includes a special Processes: 12 conventions (e.g., grammar, spelling, spelling help section within the book to help students punctuation, and capitalization). master the spelling of commonly used words. Writing Write simple stories with a beginning, Many entries in Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary Applications: 1 middle, and end that include offer alternative and related words to help students with descriptive words and details. word choices. Writing Spell high-frequency words correctly. Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary includes a special Conventions: 3 spelling help section within the book to help students master the spelling of high-frequency words. Writing Use correct capitalization (e.g., the Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary shows entry words Conventions: 7 first word in a sentence, names, and in a variety of contexts (as at the beginning of sentences the pronoun I ). or as part of a name) so students can see the capitalization processes in action. Writing Use nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary introduces students Conventions: 8 to the concept of parts of speech; entries are labeled as nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc., and many entries show and explain the entry word as more than one part of speech. Meeting the Standard Merriam-Webster Inc. in Ohio www.Merriam-Webster.com GRADE TWO Standard Description Merriam-Webster Offering Phonemic Identify rhyming words with the The alphabet rhymes in Merriam-Webster’s Alphabet Book Awareness, Word same or different spelling patterns. and in Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary use rhyming Recognition and words that have varied spelling patterns. Fluency: 1 Phonemic Segment letter, letter blends, and The rhymes in Merriam-Webster’s Alphabet Book and Awareness, Word syllable sounds in words. Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary use featured Recognition and consonants in blends and digraphs. Fluency: 5 Phonemic Read text using fluid and automatic Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary contains the tools, Awareness, Word decoding skills. including letters of the alphabet, phonics, and word building, Recognition and to help build students’ decoding skills. Fluency: 9 Acquisition of Identify words that have similar Many entries in Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary in - Vocabulary: 2 meanings (synonyms) and words that clude information about synonyms and antonyms. have opposite meanings (antonyms). Acquisition of Read homographs aloud correctly, Explanations in Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary intro - Vocabulary: 5 adjusting sounds to fit meaning, duce students to the concept of homographs. Many entries and use words in context. present, explain, and use words as more than one part of speech.