- Phonics
- Choral reading
- Listening to literature, music, poetry
- Nursery rhymes, fairy tales, fables
- Social listening
- Constructing visual images while listening
- Oral communication skills
- Role play
- Following and giving directions
- Paraphrasing and summarizing
- Organizing ideas
- Experience stories
- Relating events and experiences using complete sentences
- Listening for correct speech habits and word usage
- Beginning writing process
- Manuscript handwriting
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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