The Recipe for Reading Success:

1.  Read!

2.  Read!!

3. And Read Some More!!!      

1st Nine Week Curriculum Map — Reading

-Review alphabet letters and the letter sounds, A - Z. 
-Blend phonemes of one-syllable words. 
-Segment phonemes of one-syllable words.
-Decode regular one-syllable words when reading.
-Manipulate the beginning, middle or ending sound of a word to produce a new word.
-Begin to automatically read some basic sight words.
-Clap out the beats (syllables) of a word.
-Participate in the oral reading of predictable stories, poems, morning messages, etc.
-Connect prior knowledge and experiences to a new story.
-Become familiar with different graphic organizers (Venn Diagrams, KWL Charts, Brainstorming Webs, etc.)
-Respond to what, when, where, how questions.
-Use words that name characters and settings.
-Begin the development of self-monitoring comprehension strategies (summarizing, retelling, asking questions).
-Become familiar with a variety of texts (fiction, nonfiction, environmental print, etc.)
-Read materials in guided reading groups that are developmentally appropriate for each child.
-Learn to put words in alphabetical order.

At the end of the first nine weeks of school, all first grade students will be formally assessed in reading using our county wide "e-Assessment".  Students will be considered to be reading on grade level if they can read books on Level 5 (at an instructional level). 

2nd Nine Week Curriculum Map — Reading

During this second grading period, the children will continue the development of all reading skills that have been introduced during the first nine weeks of school.  In addition, new reading concepts/strategies will be taught.  These new skills will include:

-Using pronunciation and sentence meaning to self-monitor as text is being read.
-Reading and understanding simple written instructions.
-Generating sounds from consonant blends and digraphs. 
-Predicting/explaining what will happen next in stories. 
-Learning how to draw conclusions.
-Comparing/contrasting different texts.
-Learning how to sequence events.
-Selecting/using new vocab and language structures in speech and writing contexts.

At the end of the second nine weeks of school, first grade students will be formally assessed again in reading using our county wide "e-Assessment".  Students will be considered to be reading on grade level if they can read books on Level 6 (at an instructional level). 

3rd Nine Week Curriculum Map — Reading

During this third grading period, the children will continue the development of all reading skills that have been introduced during the first and second nine weeks of school.  In addition, new reading concepts/strategies will be taught.  These new skills will include:

-Generating sounds from long vowels and special vowel patterns.
-Recognizing misspelled words. 
-Understanding cause/effect. 
-Developing in depth comprehension strategies and summarizing skills.

At the end of this grading period, students will be formally assessed in reading using our county wide "e-Assessment".  Students will be considered to be reading on grade level if they can read books on Level 8 (at an instructional level).