- Reading
- Phonetic analysis
- Structural analysis
- Establishing sight vocabulary - Reading informally: names, labels, signs
- Simple pantomimes and dramatic play
- Creating stories and poems
- Telling favorite stories
- Organizing ideas and impressions
- Enunciation and pronunciation
- Presenting information orally, in sequence and with clarity
- Book reports and critiques
- Discussion skills: taking part in group discussion
- Beginning dictionary skills: alphabetizing
- Beginning spelling
- Beginning grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives
- Introduction to punctuation and capitalization
- Manuscript handwriting
- Handling books
- Using table of contents
- Development of a class newspaper
Annotated links for the typical course of study for to help you cover each topic and check mastery of that skill. This is a work in progress that I assume will take a while to complete. I will be adding links and pages periodically.
Course of Study by Grade Level
Upper Grades
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