Title: Reading III
Review of consonants, vowels, verbs, and plurals; syllables, prefixes and suffixes, context clues, core subject words, abbreviations, alphabetizing; sequencing, classifying, recognizing main ideas, story details; gathering information from charts, tables, diagrams, and graphs; fact and opinion, comparison and contrast, predicting outcomes; selections from fiction and non-fiction, folktales and fables, reality and fantasy; literary forms and figurative language.

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
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