Literacy

• Understand, identify, say, and write numbers 1–100
• Understand the sequence of numbers
• Understand the numerical sequence of pages in a book

Survival Language

• Make introductions
• State first, middle, and last name
• Use titles Mr. and Ms.
• Exchange information about occupation
• Verify and confirm information
• Express and acknowledge thanks
• Give and respond to a compliment

Civics Concepts

• Shake hands, exchange names, and express friendliness upon meeting someone new.
• It’s OK to compliment another person, even someone you don’t know well.
• Occupations are not related to the gender of workers.
• It’s polite to ask about another’s health.
• It’s important to say thanks when someone asks about your health.

Vocabulary

• Occupations

Literacy

• Recognize, read, and say all the capital letters of the alphabet
• Trace and write all the capital letters of the alphabet, using left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality

Survival Language

• Understand and give directions to a place
• Understand and state address, including zip code
• Clarify questions
• Ask for repetition

Civics Concepts

• It’s OK to ask a stranger for directions.
• It’s polite to provide friendly help to strangers asking for directions.

Vocabulary

• Places in the community
• Types of housing

Literacy

• Recognize, trace, and write all the lower case letters of the alphabet
• Fill out forms with both names, written in capital and lower case letters, as well as area code and telephone number
• Understand touch pad and rotary telephone dials

Survival Language

• Get information on getting to a certain place
• Get information on public transportation
• Ask for and give driving directions to a place
• Ask for and give a telephone number
• Ask for clarification

Civics Concepts

• Buses and subway lines are identified by numbers, words, names, or letters.
• Stops on public transportation are named by places you get on and off.
• Telephone numbers have 7 digits grouped in a set of three and a set of four.
• Each telephone number has an area code for the region. You must use the area code to call long distance.

Vocabulary

• Means of transportation

Literacy

• Recognize cursive capital and lowercase letters
• Sign one’s own name in cursive capital and lowercase letters
• Recognize sound-symbol correspondence and trace initial consonants of known words

Survival Language

• Ask for location of items in a store
• Talk about clothes and sizes
• Ask for and offer help
• Apologize

Civics Concepts

• Salespeople expect you to ask them about the location of items in a store.
• Clothing sizes are either relative [small, medium, etc.] or by standard numbers.
• Salespeople expect to get items in sizes that customers can’t get for themselves.
• Customers are entitled to service in a retail store, but from the appropriate person.

Vocabulary

• Clothing, sizes
• Types of stores

Literacy

• Recognize sound-symbol correspondence of the short vowel sounds in minimal pairs
• Recognize short vowel sounds when following initial consonant blends
• Write one’s own date of birth on a form, using numerals for the month, day, & yr
• Understand the concept of abbreviations and connect abbreviations with words for days of the week and month of the year

Survival Language

• Ask for and give times
• Talk about daily schedules
• Discuss work schedules
• Ask for and give country of origin
• Make suggestions
• Talk about the weather
• Greet others at different times of day

Civics Concepts

• It’s OK to ask strangers for the time.
• Work and school times are regular scheduled events. Be aware of them.
• Show interest in the activities of others and offer information about oneself.
• Weather is a common topic in making friendly small talk.

Vocabulary

• Times of day, months, days, and years
• Daily activities
• Weather expressions

Literacy

• Recognize and decode rhyming and non-rhyming one-syllable words with short vowels, final consonants, and initial consonants and consonant blends
• Produce corresponding sounds in new words

Survival Language

• Talk about food and meals
• Make a shopping list
• Identify food groups
• Discuss healthfulness of foods
• Discuss schedules
• Suggest a course of action
• Express likes
• Agree

Civics Concepts

• Respect schedules.
• Don’t reach for things at table; rather, ask others politely to pass them to you.
• Be aware of healthfulness of foods and guide children to make good food decisions.

Vocabulary

• Meals
• Common foods, drinks, and condiments

Literacy

• Decode one-syllable words with short vowels and initial and final consonant blends and digraphs
• Read, understand, and fill out a form requesting personal information, including sex

Survival Language

• Provide a SS# & marital status
• Answer the telephone
• Take telephone messages
• Leave telephone messages
• Express a belief
• Express lack of understanding

Civics Concepts

• Expect to provide social security numbers and marital status in official offices.
• Take responsibility for members of family.

Vocabulary

• Rooms in the house
• Family members

Literacy

• Identify and understand common warning, safety, and traffic signs
• Leave a space between words
• Leave a space between first and last names
• Use capital & lower case letters for names
• Write on the line, not above or below the line

Survival Language

• Describe an injury
• Inquire about a misfortune
• Tell about one’s illness
• State an emergency
• Call 911
• Express and accept sympathy
• Ask for help
• Ask for and provide a reason

Civics Concepts

• Inform employer when you can’t come to work and provide a legitimate reason.
• Follow sequence of directions before getting medical or dental attention.
• There are laws requiring seat belt use and safety restraints. Observe the law.

Vocabulary

• Parts of the body
• Common ailments and injuries
• Emergency vehicles & medical personnel
• Health care facilities

Literacy

• Understand monetary equivalents of U.S. currency and write dollar and cent amounts
• Write a name and address on an envelope, using capital and lower case letters, conventional three-line format, and spaces between words

Survival Language

• Count money and make change
• Agree and decline to rent
• Ask about what’s included in the rent
• Make payment with cash, check, money order, and credit card
• Show I.D. upon request
• Request a receipt

Civics Concepts

• It’s OK to ask a stranger for change.
• Rental agreements vary with what’s included in the rent. Inquire before signing.
• You are expected to provide I.D. to write a personal check.
• It’s important to get a receipt for purchases.

Vocabulary

• Coin and bill names
• Household bills
• Forms of payment

Literacy

• Decode words with r-controlled vowels, long vowels followed by consonants and mute e, and diphthongs
• Begin sentences with a capital letter and end with a period
• Leave a space between sentences
• Fill out a job application with personal information

Survival Language

• Describe place of employment or state of temporary unemployment
• Describe one’s job skills
• Provide information about past jobs and experience
• Complete a job application
• Express desire
• Express job preferences
• Offer references

Civics Concepts

• Reading, writing, and speaking English as well as other languages are essential skills for success.
• Matching your skills to those required on a job is important to finding employment.
• Get references from employers in order to find future employment.
• It’s OK to ask for explanations or repetition of instructions that you don’t understand.

Vocabulary

• Workplaces
• Occupations
• Employment skills