First Grade Reading Curriculum Map

Key Concepts

Key Skills Taught

Upper / lower case Letters Count Letters / words Read L/R, top to bottom

Strategies Used to Teach

Shared reading Big books Flashcards / drills Word Wall

Trimester First

Assessments End of trimester consonant / vowel assessment Letter / sound ID checklist First quarter assessment L.A. Letter / sound ID checklist

Maine Learning Results

Concept of Print

Vowels Consonants Phonological

Awareness

Short vowels CVC words

Manipulating letters / making words

First

ID sound (initial and final Rhyming Segmenting Word Families Recognition in isolation Recognition in Context

Flashcard drills Letter tiles Tapping Worksheets Oral Production Poetry / Chants Nursery Rhymes Oral Production Flash Cards Multi-sensory Activities Intro to decoding strategies Games

First First

Letter / sound ID checklist Writing Prompt

Sight Words Decoding

First First

Sight Word Assessment Running record DRA Observations

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Comprehension Vocabulary
Awareness

Retelling Pre-viewing and predicting Story Sequencing

Modeling in read alouds Intro Self to Text Role Play Drama Story Boards Story Sequencing Word walls

First

DRA Observations Conferences

First Second Observation Oral Production

Development
Blending Segmenting Rhyming (production and recognition) Deletion Substitution Word Families Syllables Strategies, reading clues Word Families Inflections Manipulatives Oral Production Making Words Worksheets Multi-sensory Activities

Phonological

Decoding Spelling

Oral Reading Choral Reading Partner Reading Rebecca Sitton Flash Cards Word Wall Poems Dictation Sentence Production

Second Second

Running Records Observations Writing Samples Spelling Tests Worksheets Dictation

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Comprehension Genre Study Fluency

Predictions Text Connections Questioning before, during and after reading Inferring Story Elements Story Sequencing Visualizing Fiction / Non Fiction Fairy Tales Poetry Author Studies Realistic Fiction Biographies Phrasing Punctuation Word Emphasis Expression

Read Alouds Shared Reading Discussion Drama Station with puppets and role play Storyboards Worksheets Read Alouds Classroom Discussion Venn Diagrams Charts Videos Partner Reading Phrase-Cued Text Readers Theatre Choral Reading Re-Reading Storyboards

Second

Second

Oral Retelling Basal End of Book Test Observation Discussion Worksheets Discussion

Second

Observation Oral Reading Running Records

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Phonological
Awareness

Blending Segmenting Rhyming: recognition and application Syllables Deletion Substitution

Manipulatives Oral Production Making Words Worksheets Multi-sensory Activities

Third

Phonics

Comprehension

Vowels: Long Short R-controlled: ar, er, ir, or, ur Dipthongs: oi, oy, au, aw, ew, ow, oo, ou Digraphs: ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ie Consonant Blends Digraphs: th, ch, sh, wh, ,tch, ck, qu (initial and final) Inflections: s, es, ed, ing, er, est Predictions Text Connections Ing before, during and after Inferring Story elements Story Sequencing Visualizing Summarizing

Decoding Strategies Reading Cues Oral Reading Choral Reading Partner Reading

Third

Third

DRA Running Records

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Vocabulary

Synonyms Antonyms Homophones Sight Words Activating Prior Knowledge: Using Cues, Context Cues, asking questions Categorizing Classifying Phrasing Punctuation Word Emphasis Expression Automaticity Prosody: rhythm, stress, intonation Rate: WCPM (words correct per minute)

Fluency

Read Alouds Pre Teaching Cooperative Groups Flash Cards Games (word searches, easy button Close worksheets Dictionary Skills Text Talk Oral Usage / Application Phrase-Cued Text Partner Reading Echo Reading Choral Reading Re-Reading Readers Theatre

Third

Running Records DRA Oral Reading Observation

First Grade Reading Curriculum Map Grade One Writing Map Strategies Used to Trimester Teach Modeling First

Key Concepts Purpose of Writing

Key Skills Taught

Print Conveys Meaning Communication Telling Stories in Illustrations Matching Thoughts to Words Matching Illustrations to Text Capitalization: Beginning and appropriate use Punctuation Letter-Sound Correspondence Left to Right Directionality Spacing between Words Writers Tools and Expectations Storage of Folders Choosing a topic Writing Independently Introducing Booklets Lists and Letters Revision fixing up writing Editing Fancying up Publishing Stories Seeing themselves as authors

Assessments Journals Writing Prompt

Maine Learning Results

Conventions

First

Introducing Writers Workshop

Teacher modeling Mini Lessons Role Play Turn and Talk Partnerships Anchor charts Add to picture Add to words Start a new piece Stretch it Out Top it out Alphabet Charts Every Word Needs a Vowel Mentor Texts Author Celebrations Student Share

First

Observation Student Demonstration Writing Samples Conferences Writing Prompt Journals

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Personal Narrative Writing

Understanding a small moment story Understanding a Discovery Moment Story Stretching a story Spelling Revising Editing Published Stories Students See Themselves as Authors

Writing for Readers: Teaching Skills and Strategies

The Craft of Revision

Re-reading Self Evaluation Spelling Sight Words Focussed Small Moment Narratives Revision Peer Revision Editing Peer Editing Published Stories See Themselves as Authors Self- reflections Re Reading Inserting Details Taking Away Details Adding Dialogue Revising Leads Showing, Not Telling Revising Endings Revising While Writing Published Stories

Teacher Modeling Mini Lessons Role Play Turn and Talk Partnerships Mentor Texts Anchor Charts Tell Your Story Across Your Fingers Word Wall Visualizing Words Rebecca Sitton Program Stretching Out the Sounds Author Celebrations Student Share Teacher modeling Mini Lessons Role Play Turn and Talk Partnerships Anchor Charts Personal Word Walls Word Walls Flash Cards Author Celebration Student Share Teacher Modeling Mini Lessons Role Play Turn and Talk Partnerships Mentor Texts Anchor Charts Author Celebrations Student Share

First

Observation Student Demonstration Writing Sample Conferences Journals

Second

Observation Student Demonstration Writing Samples Conferences Journals

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Authors and Mentors

Nonfiction Writing: Procedures and Reports

Poetry

Emulating Author Techniques Turning to Author for Specific help Introduce Ellipses Introduce Come Back Lines Revision Editing Published Stories How to Booklet Features All About Books: Table of Contents, labeled diagrams Revising Editing Published Stories Seeing with a Poets Eyes Listening for Line Breaks Hearing the Music in Poetry Topic Choice Showing not Telling Precise Words Structure: Repetition and Patterns Revising Editing Published Poems

Read Alouds Mentor Texts Modeling Authors Celebration Student Share

Third

Observation Student Demonstration Writing Samples Conferences Journals

Teacher Modeling Informational Texts Study Visualizing Author Celebration

Third

Writing Prompt

Visualization Music

Third

Writing Samples