Language Objective Posters — Grades 3–5

Make your language objectives something students can actually use. These 5 posters turn each reading skill into a clear, student-friendly "I can" language objective, with pictures and sentence frames that help English learners say it, write it, and prove it with the text.

Every poster includes

• A student-friendly Language Objective in plain language
• A picture that shows the skill
• "I can show it!" reminders: say it, write it, prove it
• A Say it! Write it! sentence frame
• A picture word bank with 4 key words
• A small teacher line with the content goal, Key Language Use, Functions, and Modes

5 reading skills

Character Traits · Ask & Answer · Summarizing · Finding the Gist · Theme

How to use them

Post the poster for the skill you are teaching. Read the objective with students at the start and end of the lesson, have partners use the sentence frame out loud, ask students to prove their answers with words from the text, and point to the word bank during discussion. Print full size, or 2 or 4 per page for small groups.

Designed for

English learners and their classmates in Grades 3 through 5. ESL small groups, whole class, and intervention.

Format

PDF (6 pages): 5 posters + a How to Use page. Ready to print.

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