Skills taught:
Reading approaches that are used:
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Comprehension: |
"Reads" from pictures |
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Retells a simple story which is read to them |
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Recalls some details |
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Word Attack Skills: |
Can name some letters |
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Beginning to identify consonant sounds at the beginning and ends of words |
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Fluency: |
Memorizes story or |
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Reads one word at a time; choppy |
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Independent Reading: |
Selects simple repetitious books and reads them over and over |
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Silent, sustained reading: 5 - 10 minutes |
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Reads own name |
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Attitude toward reading: |
Enjoys reading and wants to be a better reader |
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Enjoys retelling stories |
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Comprehension |
Can retell a story accurately (in sequence) telling main idea |
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And identifying main characters and setting |
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Can retell in own words |
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Can differentiate between fact and fiction |
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Can make appropriate predictions about what will happen next |
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Word Attack Skills: |
Knows letter names |
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Beginning to use voice/ print match |
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Identifies high frequency words |
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Beginning awareness of vowel sounds |
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Uses context clues |
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Begins to self correct |
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Beginning to take risks |
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Fluency: |
Understands menaing of punctuation (.?!) |
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Pauses and uses appropriate inflection for punctuation |
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Reads phrases |
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Independent Reading: |
Selects a variety of books |
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Can read familiar pattern books |
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Silent sustained reading: 10 - 15 minutes |
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Attitude toward reading: |
Begins to feel confident when reading orally or silently |
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Comprehension: |
Recognizes plot of a story |
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Recognizes problem and solution in a story |
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Evaluates character's actions or behaviors |
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Makes inferences |
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Word Attack Skills: |
Uses a variety of cues or strategies to figure out unknown word |
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Applies vowel rules to sound out words |
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Identifies blends and digraphs |
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Understands affixes |
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Can clap out parts (syllables) in a word |
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Understands word families |
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Understands rhyming |
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Fluency: |
Uses punctuation correctly |
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Reads with expression |
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Reads smoothly |
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Independent Reading: |
Selects a wide variety of books |
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Can choose appropriate reading material |
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May select chapter books |
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Silent sustained reading: at least 20 minutes |
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Attitude toward reading: |
Confident |
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Enjoys sharing favorite books |
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Chooses unfamiliar books (takes risks) |
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Enjoys challenges |
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Chooses reading during free time |