Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XI - Accountability/Testing
Subpart 5 - Bulletin 127-LEAP Connect Assessment, Louisiana Connectors for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Chapter 93 - English Language Arts
Subchapter G - Grade 6
Section XI-9340 - Language
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Use strategies (e.g., clarify language and grammar, vary sentence patterns, maintain consistent tone and style) to improve written expression in conventional language.
B. Use commas, parentheses, and/or dashes to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.
C. Spell words correctly when communicating.
D. Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest, and style when communicating.
E. Use context to determine the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words.
F. Use common grade-appropriate roots and affixes as clues to the meaning of a word.
G. Consult print or digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the pronunciation of a word.
H. Consult print or digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the synonym for a word.
I. Consult print or digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the precise meaning of a word.
J. Verify the prediction of the meaning of a new word or phrase (e.g., by checking a dictionary).
K. Explain the meaning of figures of speech (e.g., personification, idioms, proverbs) in context.
L. Interpret the use of personification within a text.
M. Use figurative language appropriately, including similes and metaphors.
N. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) in writing to promote understanding of each of the words.
O. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
P. Identify the connotative meaning (i.e., the idea associated with the word) of a word or phrase.
Q. Use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases accurately.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:24.4.
