Instructional Goals - Celebrating Traditions
Reading Strategies: evaluate; question; summarize; monitor/clarify; phonics/decoding
Comprehension: author's viewpoint; categorize and classify; noting details; topic, main idea, supporting details
Decoding longer words: compound words; plurals; contractions with 's, n't, 're, 'll; plurals with words ending in ch, sh, x, s; long vowels ai, ay, ee, ea; long o sound; three-letter clusters and unexpected consonant patterns; long i sound spelled i, ie, igh.
Vocabulary: word families; dictionary guide words; rhyming words; definitions
Spelling: more long vowel spellings; long o sound; three-letter clusters and unexpected consonant patterns; long i sound.
Grammar: common nouns; commas in a series; proper nouns; punctuating and capitalizing people's titles; singular and plural nouns; using exact nouns; special plural nouns; proofreading for noun endings
Writing: informative writing; compare-contrast paragraph; writing on demand; description; response to literature; writing a summary; instructions
Listening/Speaking/Viewing: oral directions; telephone message; view illustrations for purpose; explain a process
Information and Study Skills: using the library; conduct an interview; taking notes; outlining
Fluency: expression; intonation; pacing
Comprehension: author's viewpoint; categorize and classify; noting details; topic, main idea, supporting details
Decoding longer words: compound words; plurals; contractions with 's, n't, 're, 'll; plurals with words ending in ch, sh, x, s; long vowels ai, ay, ee, ea; long o sound; three-letter clusters and unexpected consonant patterns; long i sound spelled i, ie, igh.
Vocabulary: word families; dictionary guide words; rhyming words; definitions
Spelling: more long vowel spellings; long o sound; three-letter clusters and unexpected consonant patterns; long i sound.
Grammar: common nouns; commas in a series; proper nouns; punctuating and capitalizing people's titles; singular and plural nouns; using exact nouns; special plural nouns; proofreading for noun endings
Writing: informative writing; compare-contrast paragraph; writing on demand; description; response to literature; writing a summary; instructions
Listening/Speaking/Viewing: oral directions; telephone message; view illustrations for purpose; explain a process
Information and Study Skills: using the library; conduct an interview; taking notes; outlining
Fluency: expression; intonation; pacing
