Reading
We are using the Harcourt Storytown Reading/Language Arts program. Storytown is a research-based, developmental program which includes the use of high-quality fiction and non-fiction selections. Your child will be reading narratives, poems, plays, and fantasy as well as contemporay news articles, biographies, and research material. The instruction is sequentially based and moves the children through a process of direct instruction, modeling, guided practice, and application. Ongoing formal and informal assessments are important in identifying when skills have been mastered or if intervention through additional instructional support is necessary. The following skills will be addressed in the program:
* Phonemic Awareness
* Phonics
* Fluency
* Comprehension
* High-Frequency Words
* Robust Vocabulary
* Spelling
* Grammar
* Writing
* Listening, Speaking, and Performing
The series also includes a computer program, Splash Into Phonics, which provides opportunities to reinforce phonics skills and high-frequency words.
August 15-19
Theme:
Get Started Story:
Main Selection: Genre:
High-Frequency Words: Phonics:
Robust Vocabulary:
Focus Skill: Details
Monitor Comprehension: Graphic Organizers
Fluency:
Additional Skills:
Robust Vocabulary
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