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Lesson Title |
Lesson/Test Content |
| 1 |
Consonant Review |
Identify initial and single consonant sounds and sound-letter correspondences,
final consonant sounds and sound-letter correspondences, medial consonant
sounds and sound-letter correspondences, blends and digraphs |
| 2 |
Vowel Review |
Identify short vowel sounds and sound-letter correspondences and
correctly read 3-4 letter words, long vowel sounds and sound-letter correspondences |
| 3 |
Verbs Review |
Identify verbs in sentences, forms of regular verbs, verb forms (past,
present, future) |
| 4 |
Plurals Review |
Review of correctly adding plurals to words |
| 5 |
Syllables |
Students learn guidelines for dividing words into syllables, use
phonetic clues and diacritical marks to identify word pronunciation |
| 6 |
Sight Vocabulary |
Develop a sight vocabulary of high frequency words |
| 7 |
Prefixes and Suffixes |
Correct use of the prefixes re, un (not), dis (not), un (opposite),
dis, (opposite) etc., correct use of the suffixes er, or, less, ly, ing,
etc., |
| 8 |
Context Clues |
Select the correct meaning for unfamiliar words by using context
clues and inferences, use structural analysis to determine the meaning of
unknown words; students search for clues to word meanings in pictures, surrounding
words, and in the dictionary |
| 9 |
Compound Words |
Definition and examples of compound word; students identify compound
words |
| 10 |
Synonyms and Antonyms |
Definition and examples of synonyms and antonyms; students practice
finding a synonym or antonym for words |
| 11 |
Core Subject Words |
Identify and use words from language arts, math, social studies and
science |
| 12 |
Homophones and Homographs |
Definition and examples of homographs; students identify homographs
in sentences, definition and examples of homophones; students identify homophones
in sentences |
| 13 |
Contractions |
Identify words that form compound words |
| 14 |
Word Families |
Changing the first or last letters to form word families, use letter
sounds association and sounds to spell words, use context clues to decode
words |
| 15 |
Abbreviations |
Correctly use the abbreviations Mrs., Mr., days of the week and months
or the year |
| 16 |
Pronunciation |
Read stories pronouncing words accurately, moves from word by word
reading to phrasing words together, use phonetic clues and diacritical marks
to identify word pronunciation |
| 17 |
Connotation & Denotation |
Recognize the definition of a word in a sentence, recognize the exact
definition of a word in a sentence |
| 18 |
Alphabetizing |
Students learn to alphabetize to the third letter of a word |
| 19 |
Sequencing & Classifying |
Sequence a series of pictures; definition and examples of sequence;
importance of word order in a story; words that indicate sequence |
| 20 |
Main Ideas |
Identify main idea and details, recognize the title as a source of
the main idea, determine the key words and topic sentence |
| 21 |
Story Details |
Definition and examples of details; students recall details from
stories |
| 22 |
Information |
Introduces students to tables, charts, and diagrams; students gain
information from pictures, charts and diagrams |
| 23 |
Fact and Opinion |
Definitions and examples of facts and opinions; how propaganda is
used to influence opinions; learning the difference between fact and opinion |
| 24 |
Cause and Effect |
Definitions of cause and effect; students identify various causes
and effects by reading clues |
| 25 |
Compare and Contrast |
Definition and examples of comparing and contrasting ideas, events,
characters, etc. |
| 26 |
Feelings and Motives |
Make an inference based on feelings and motives; make an inference
based on characters and character traits |
| 27 |
Predicting Outcomes |
Students read clues and decide what could happen next in a story |
| 28 |
Generalizations |
Definition and examples of generalizations; the process of going
from a specific account to general statements |
| 29 |
Summarizing/Paraphrasing |
Definition and examples of summary; students read a story and identify
points to be included in a summary, students will retell a story in their
own words |
| 30 |
Drawing Conclusions |
Make an inference based on drawing conclusions, identify information
that gives support for opinions |
| 31 |
Point of View |
Definition and examples of first and third person points of view |
| 32 |
Five 'W' Questions |
Answer the who, what, when, where, why and how questions in a reading
selection |
| 33 |
Story Elements & Setting |
Definition and examples of setting, the elements of time and setting;
the importance of setting to a story |
| 34 |
Purpose in Writing |
Students understand that there are many purposes in writing; writing
is for a specific purpose; students identify |
| 35 |
Fiction and Nonfiction |
Definition and examples of realistic fiction and science fiction,
understand elements of non-fiction |
| 36 |
Folktales and Fables |
Definition and examples of tall tales, folktales and fables, legends;
elements of each |
| 37 |
Reality and Fantasy |
Definition of fantasy, recognizing the difference between reality
and fantasy, distinguish between real and make-believe |
| 38 |
Literary Forms 1 |
Elements of a short story described, including plot, characters,
and setting |
| 39 |
Literary Forms 2 |
Autobiography, biography, understand the purpose and form of a biography |
| 40 |
Narrative & Expository |
Identify narrative materials and expository materials |
| 41 |
Figurative Language 1 |
Definition and example of metaphors, similes, and personification;
students identify figurative language in speech |
| 42 |
Figurative Language 2 |
Definition and examples of alliteration, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia;
students identify figurative language in sentences |
| 43 |
Figurative Language 3 |
Definition and examples of lyric poetry, students identify words
that rhyme |