COURSE OBJECTIVES

CONTENT OUTLINE

       Learning to Read Independently

(Pennsylvania Academic Standard 1.1)

Reading Critically in the Content Areas (Pennsylvania Academic Standard 1.2)

Reading Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

(Pennsylvania Academic Standard 1.3)

1. Reads emergently-- simple familiar picture books and texts containing familiar letter/sounds.

     *Uses knowledge pertaining to book/ print conventions.

     *Recognize, identify, and produce rhyming words and alliteration.

2.  Attains a reading vocabulary consisting of common words such as environmental print and high-frequency words.

3.  Uses knowledge of letter sounds and picture clues to figure out simple, regularly spelled, single-syllable words. (e.g., cat, dog, bed)

     *Uses knowledge of the alphabetic principle.

      *Segment phonemes and blend sounds to create spoken words.

      *Decodes and encodes words.

4.  Rereads familiar books using monitoring strategies modeled by the teacher (picture clues, picture walks, self-questioning, and clarifying for meaning).

5.  Demonstrates comprehension by retelling a known story (fiction and nonfiction).

6.  Demonstrates comprehension by identifying characters and setting of a story.

7.  Supports predictions, answers, and conclusions by locating key concepts from book pictures and words (fiction and nonfiction).

8.  Demonstrates comprehension through participation in whole and small group reading discussions regarding various genres (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry).

9.  Reads and rereads several familiar books.

Types of Writing

(Pennsylvania Academic Standard 1.4)

Quality of Writing

(Pennsylvania Academic Standard 1.5)

1.  Draws and/or writes (stories, poems) about single event including people, places, and things.

2.  Draws or writes informational sentences (letters, descriptions, definitions, collections of facts, simple instructions).

3.  Differentiates facts from opinions (foundation for persuasive writing).

4.  Draws and writes with focus to depict specific experiences, stories, people, objects, or events.

5.  Organize words into a complete thought and include the subject and verb.

6.  Writes using descriptive words and verbs.

7.  Revises drawings and writing to sequence events and add details.

8.  Uses sound spelling well enough for the teacher to read.

9.  Writes upper and lowercase letters independently attending to the form and proper spacing of the letters.

10.  Begins to use punctuation during writing.

Speaking and Listening

(Pennsylvania Academic Standard 1.6)

1.  Listen responsively to directions, stories, and conversations.

2.  Listen to and recite rhymes, songs, finger plays, and familiar text.

3.  Speak clearly enough to be understood.

    *Use appropriate volume

    *Pronounce most words accurately

4.  Initiate and respond appropriately to conversations and discussions.

     *Wait his/her turn to speak.                                                                                                              *Ask and answer relevant questions                                                                               *Respond with appropriate information or opinions to questions asked          *Listen to and acknowledge the contributions of others.

5.  Participate in small and large group discussions and presentations

    *Look at the audience when speaking.                                                                                *Look at the speaker when listening.

6.  Use media for learning purposes (listening center, computer programs, etc).

Research

(Pennsylvania Academic Standard 1.8)

1.  Choose a topic of interest to research/talk about/share with classmates.

2.  Demonstrate increasing understanding that technology can be used to gain information.

3.  Recognize the different parts of informational text that are used to locate information (table of contents, index, and glossary).

RESOURCE MATERIALS

ASSESSMENT

Harcourt Reading Program and materials

Books and tapes

White boards and markers

Journals

Leveled Readers

Trade Books

Computers and Computer Programs (Lexia)

LEAP materials

Tape/CD players

Literacy Center materials

Magnetic letters

Phonics cards

Variety of writing center materials

Clay/Play-Doh

Kid Writing “helpers”

Calendar/Weather charts

Alphabet chart

Word Walls

Sentence strips

Dramatic play materials

Story DVD’s

Unit Tests

DIBELS

Open-Ended Assessments

Projects

Kid Writing Journal

Observation

Evaluate written work

Performance assessments

Evaluate oral response

Anecdotal records

Performance tasks

Checklists