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2.0 Children begin to understand and use social conventions
in English.
Focus: Social conventions
Beginning
2.1 Use social conventions
of the home language
(as reported by
teachers, parents,
assistants, or others,
with the assistance
of an interpreter if
necessary).
Middle
2.1 Demonstrate a
beginning understanding
of English
social conventions.
Later
2.1 Appropriately use
words and tone of
voice associated
with social conventions
in English.
3.0 Children use language to create oral narratives about their
personal experiences.
Focus: Narrative development
3.1 Create a narrative in 3.1 Begin to use English 3.1 Produce simple
the home language (as to talk about personal narratives in English
reported by parents, experiences; may that are real or
teachers, assistants, or complete a narrative fictional.
others, with the assis- in the home language
tance of an interpreter while using some
if necessary). English (i.e., codeswitching).
California Department of Education • Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1