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Core Content and Skills
English Language Arts K
2008-2009
BOE Approved

Intro to Reading/Getting Ready to Read  Content   Skills  Comprehension based strategies Routines of reading workshop   Identifying conventions of print Making predictions using the cover, title, pictures of the book Making text-to-self connections Retelling a story in sequence Comparing story similarities and differences     Intro to Wrtiting/Getting Ready to Write  Content   Skills  Oral storytelling Pictorial storytelling Writing tools   Tell a story across fingers Using materials appropriately Tell a story through pictures Holding writing utensils appropriately

Launching the Writing Workshop  Content   Skills  Writing partners   Sketch pictures to tell stories Using time wisely Turn and talk Working with partners     Readers Read Emergent Story Books  Content   Skills  Comprehension based strategies Routines of reading workshop Readers read emergent storybooks   Identify left/right, letter/word, first/last Point to each word as you read ( one to one match) Reading independently Using patterns/pictures to derive meaning Monitor for meaning

Personal Narrative Writing  Content   Skills  Tools and resources Story composition Topic development   Transitioning from labels to phrases/sentences Using resources (word wall, alphabet charts, writing folder) Using their increasing knowledge of sound/symbol relationships to write words, phrases, and/or sentences Focusing on their own lives to choose a topic     Readers Talk About Books to Grow Readers  Content   Skills  Comprehension based strategies Comprehension through conversation   Using 1:1 match Recognizing spaces between words Reading memorized texts Reading with partners Talking and thinking about texts before, during and after reading

Launching Independent Reading  Content   Skills  Comprehension based strategies Independent Reading Strategies   Distinguishing upper/lower case Recognizing punctuation Reading leveled books independently Using illustrations and prior knowledge to support meaning Selecting books for reading based on interest. Using book baskets     Writing for Readers  Content   Skills  Word Work   Stretching and writing words Using spaces and lines in writing Using lowercase letter formations Using some sight words

Strategies Readers Use  Content   Skills  Comprehension based strategies   Attending to punctuation Orienting oneself to a text Thinking about characters Retelling beginning, middle, end Making sure text make sense Using known words to anchor 1:1 matching Using first letters and pictures to decode words     Writing for Readers  Content   Skills  Word Work   Using simple punctuation (periods, capitals) Stretching and writing words a (using more consonant sounds) Using high frequency words

Readers Use Patterns to Read  Content   Skills  Pattern based strategies Comprehension based strategies   Discovering and naming patterns in texts to help with reading Using text evidence to support one's thinking Reading "just right books" with attention to print     Writing Lists and Letters  Content   Skills  Lists Letters   Organizing thoughts into categories Stretching and writing words (hearing multiple sounds) Composing a friendly letter Communicating a message in writing

Authors as Mentors  Content   Skills  Qualities of good writing   Recognizing story sequence Noticing techniques authors use Using author's techniques     Non-fiction/Fiction Reading Strategies  Content   Skills  Fluency and phrasing strategies Comprehension and comparison strategies   Reading "just right" books Using print strategies Using punctuation and features of print to read with voice Making comparisons within and across texts

Readers Choose  Content   Skills  Independent Reading Strategies Comprehension strategies   Reading "just right books" with attention to print Using appropriate print strategies Rereading with a purpose in mind Retelling texts Using text evidence to support one's thinking Making text-to-text connections     Writing Non Fiction  Content   Skills  "All About" books   Choose a topic of interest Research for information Writing about things they know

Reading with Fluency and Expression  Content   Skills  Fluency and phrasing strategies Comprehension and comparison strategies   Reading "just right" books Using print strategies Using punctuation and features of print to read with voice Making comparisons within and across texts Making personal connections with text and characters     Writing Small Moments  Content   Skills  Small moment stories   Writing in booklets Zooming in on one specific moment Sequencing a story

Readers Have a Toolbox of Strategies  Content   Skills  Routines of reading workshop   Retelling texts Using print strategies Using high frequency words to support reading Using patterns in words and text Using initial and final sounds with picture cues