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NATIVE LANGUAGES, LEVEL 3, OPEN (NL3) (LNACO – LNOCO) 25
Reading
Overall Expectations
By the end of NL3, the student will:
• read passages on familiar and unfamiliar topics and infer the meaning of new words and lan- guage patterns in those passages;
• identify language patterns and vocabulary that have been learned through oral work;
• read for a variety of purposes;
• demonstrate comprehension of a variety of reading materials;
• demonstrate an understanding of the history of the Native language under study;
• use information technology to communicate in a
Native language.
read six to eight texts of different forms (e.g., short essays, stories, legends, journals, media works) containing basic and new vocabulary;
extract material from texts to support arguments or substantiate facts;
make judgements and draw conclusions about content using information from a text;
demonstrate an understanding of reading materials by participating in oral and written language activities (e.g., summa- rizing the content, asking and responding to questions, analysing the text, expressing opinions on the text, comparing two texts).
Specific Expectations
Reasoning and Critical Thinking
By the end of NL3, students will:
– distinguish linguistic, structural, and con- ceptual contrasts (e.g., singular/plural, pre- fix/suffix, fact/opinion);
– identify the main ideas and supporting details in familiar and new reading materials;
– compare ideas, characters, events, and lan- guage conventions in various texts;
– compare the writing systems of two Native linguistic groups;
– interpret multiple-episode stories;
– translate passages with the assistance of a dictionary or word list.
Use of Words and Language Structures
By the end of NL3, students will:
– read aloud familiar and new materials in a way that communicates meaning;
– demonstrate an understanding of basic and new vocabulary in texts;
– read independently using several strategies (e.g., context, language patterns, form, graphic symbols) to determine the mean- ing of new vocabulary;
– identify different grammatical forms in text;
– follow detailed written instructions;
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Media Communication Skills
By the end of NL3, students will: – use information technology to:
– locate information on the history and writing system of the language under study;
– locate reading material in the Native language;
– communicate in a Native language with other students.