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KINDERGARTEN
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short vowel sounds
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consonant sounds
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diagraphs qu, sh, th
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35 sight words
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Learn to read words,
sentences
and stories
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Learn to decode words
using
phonetic skills.
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FIRST
GRADE
- short vowel sounds-
consonant sounds
- digraphs
- diphthongs - ou ,
ow,
etc
- word endings, -ought,
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tion, etc.
- 230 sight words
- initial & final
consonant blends
- suffixes
- contractions
- eleven reading rules,
such as silent e,
double vowel, modified vowels, etc.
- plurals
- compound words
- syllabication
- punctuation
- printing
- possessives
- spelling
- types of sentences
- writing stories &
publishing
- choral reading
- fairy tales
- poetry & plays
- oral & silent
reading
- letter writing
- biographical writing
- mythical writing
- contextual reading
- how to take notes
- summarizing
- use of reference books
&
dictionary
- read over 100 books and
stories
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SECOND
GRADE
NOTE: All the Language
Arts concepts introduced in the First Grade are covered in the
Second Grade in greater depth and detail.
PLUS
-inflection
-gathering
facts
-editing
-writing
reports
-sentence
structure
-summarizing
-letter
writing
-public
service
-art,
music, poetry
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THIRD
GRADE
NOTE: Advanced work on
concepts introduced in the Second Grade.
PLUS
- inference
- cloze exercises
- writing cartoon strips
- abbreviations
- map reading
- road signs
- literal vs. figurative
- graph & chart
reading
- fact vs. opinion
- author's purpose
- study newspapers &
mags
- writing poetry
- report writing
- vocabulary development
- spelling
- paraphrase
- punctuation- quotations
- critiquing
- inference in humor
- assumptions
- book reports
- main ideas
- retelling stories
- figurative expressions
- recollection
- prefixes
- acronyms, synonyms,
- mapping & charting
- the summary
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