LiteracyLearningwithMsTrei

	Concept/Skill	Examples or Key Terms	Teacher Resources
Skills in Alphabetics	Upper & Lower case letters Identifies Writes Knows the sound Phoneme Isolation Identifies initial (first) and last letter sound of one-syllable word Phoneme Identity Recognizes the same sound in different words. Phoneme Categorization Identifies which word in a set of 3 or 4 words has the "odd" sound. Phoneme Blending When give 3 different sounds separately the child will put the sounds together to make a word. Phoneme Segmentation Identifies how many sounds are word. Phoneme Deletion Identifies a word that remains when asked to remove a sound. Phoneme Addition State the new word when given a sound to add to a word. Phoneme Substitution State the new word when given a certain sound to take the place of an existing sound. Rhyming State 1-2 rhyming words when given a word Intonation Identifies various tones of speech. Alliteration Identifies beginning sounds numerous time. Decoding Skills consonant-vowel patterns blends* digraphs (ch, th)* Word Families *	Isolation: What is the first sound of van? /v/ What is the last sound of van? /n/ Identify: What sound is the same in fix, fall, and fan? /f/ Categorization: Which word does not belong? (bus, bun, run) Rug does not belong. It does not begin with /b/. Blending: What word is /b/ /i/ /g/? big Segmentation: /g/ /r/ /a/ /b/ = 4 sounds Deletion: What is hat without the /h/? at Addition: What word you have when you add /s/ to the word park? Spark Substitution: The word is bug. Change the /b/ to /h/. What is the new word? hug Rhyming: Can you tell me a word that rhymes with hat? Intonation: I am hungry. I am hungry! Alliteration: Gus and Gary gobble gobs of grapes. Sample: Will read the word cat when directed by teacher (bl,br,cl,cr,dr,fl,fr,gl,gr,pl,pr,sl,sm,sn,sp,st,tr) (sc,sw,tw,ch,sh,wh,th) Word family: can, ran, fan fig, big, rig	Decoding Strategies Decoding Strategies Posters
Skills in Fluency	Concepts of Print Reads left to right Top to bottom Front-to-back Locates periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Imitates the rhythm of speech	Track words w/ fingers or pointers Model when reading.  Model while reading. Find in written text. Teacher models with echo reading
Skills in Vocabulary	Sight Words Reads One-Syllable sight Words Locates sight words in written text Unknown Words Use picture clues to identify unknown words and meanings. Asks peers or teachers for help.	Use Preprimer Dolch Sight words list.
Comprehension	The student... Participates in discussion when read to them about: Narrative text Expository text  Identifies and discusses Title Author Illustrator Illustrations Makes predictions and inferences using Pictures Content (Text) Prior Knowledge Retells important events and information before, during and after listening to the text. Develops awareness of text structure Sequential Problem/Solution Compare/Contrast Sequences 2-3 events in order Beginning Middle End	Graphic organizer (Venn Diagram or KWL Diagram) Uses puppets to retell story "before", "after", "next"
Literary Concepts	Describes aspects of characters physical and basic personality traits, and actions Describes setting and how they relate to the characters and plot environment time of day or year historical period situation place Identifies major and minor events in a story problem/conflict climax resolution
Literary Significance	Evaluates distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures: How themes are presented how they deal with topics and problems

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