Literacy

The following is our basic literacy

curriculum content for Preschool through 8th Grade.

Topics are

explored

in a variety of ways using tribes centered models of

instruction. If an individual student or group of students

have mastered these specific content areas, then new

content is introduced. This ensures that all students

have equal opportunity to learn and develop their unique

gifts and talents.

Preschool Literacy

Finger plays

scissors

playdough

beading

lacing

cards

manipulatives

wipe boards

name tracing

journals

sensory

tables (finger strength & coordination)

author

studies

letter sound with letter

of week

classroom

labels

sharing bags

songs

rhyming

read aloud

reading buddies

rest and

read

picture

walks

phonemic awareness (awareness

of pattern words)

nursery rhymes

word list

story prediction

choral

echo

reading

Kindergarten Literacy

Oral language

Concepts About Print (CAP)

Phonological/ phonemic awareness

like/unlike words

opposites

chunks

blending (orally blend word parts)

syllables to make words

onset/rhymes to segmenting (orally segment

words, into word parts)

manipulation (orally manipulate phonemes

in words and syllables)

phonics/word study

the writing process

fluency

vocabulary

comprehension.

1st Grade Literacy

Rhyming words

read aloud books, (echo reading/choral

reading)

introduce word wall words

review letter sounds

poetry reading/reciting

word chunks

book genres

vowels

blend sounds

story character

setting

conflict

comprehension strategies

word decoding strategies

non-fiction writing

tongue twisters

story predictions

letter writing

sentence structure

word ending-s, ed, ing

ABC order

choosing just right books

fiction story writing

poetry writing

editors' checklist

weekly spelling practice

upper case and lower case

letters.

2nd Grade Literacy

Review upper case/lowercase letters,

vowels and consonants, segmenting words into sounds.

Word wall words, rhyming words, weekly spelling practice,

spelling strategies, syllables, parts of speech,

nouns, adjectives etc…beginning and ending

sounds (chunks), blends (ch, ph etc), homonyms, antonyms,

synonyms, contractions, ending (er, ing, est, ed

es), finding similar/different spelling patterns,

common spelling patterns, and penmanship.

Strategies to decode words, parts

of a book, previewing and predicting strategies,

reading for a variety of purposes, finding and

selecting facts, retelling a story, beginning,

middle end of story, alphabetical order, building

fluency, intonation, story mapping, and pre-reading

and post reading.

Pre-writing strategies (think

aloud), correct sentence structure, uppercase,

lower case letters, ending punctuation, parts

of speech, editors checklist, reviewing writing,

typing skills, and research reports (using internet).

3rd Grade Literacy

Choosing just right books,

developing sustained reading times, finding

characters, setting, plot, developing a variety

of genres-folktales, poetry, biography, fiction,

journals, readers, experiencing theater, book

talks, summarize and re-tell, sequencing events,

predicting, and reading novels.

Word study: vowels, digraphs,

prefixes, suffixes, contractions, homophones,

synonyms, antonyms, pronouns, possessives,

compound words, 500 most frequently misspelled

words, dictionary skills, parts of speech,and

cursive.

Writing: prewriting, editing,

graphic organizers, writing journals, different

purposes; note taking, organizing sequence,

story words, word choice, voice, research

skills, dictation skills, and transcribing.

4th Grade Literacy

Choosing just right books,

developing sustained reading times, finding

characters, setting, plot, developing a variety

of genres-folktales, poetry, biography, fiction,

journals, readers, experiencing theater, book

talks, summarize and re-tell, sequencing events,

predicting, and reading novels.

Word study: vowels, digraphs,

prefixes, suffixes, contractions, homophones,

synonyms, antonyms, pronouns, possessives,

compound words, 500 most frequently misspelled

words, dictionary skills, parts of speech,and

cursive.

Writing: prewriting, editing,

graphic organizers, writing journals, different

purposes; note taking, organizing sequence,

story words, word choice, voice, research

skills, dictation skills, and transcribing.

5th Grade Literacy

Reading:

Performance data/baselines

interest inventory

choosing “just right” books

(recognizing easy and challenging books)

pre-reading

predicting

questioning

responding.

Lessons:

strategies for decoding

main idea

cause and effect

fact and opinion

context clues

sequence

locating information

following directions

inference

imagery

outlining & categorizing

vocabulary

figurative language (smile,

metaphor, hyperbole, personification)

parts of speech

titles

expressive oral reading

poetry

reading a variety of genre

(realistic, historical, science fiction,

folklore, fantasy, biography, informational

~ how to get the most from your text book)

Novel Study:

September: The Cay

October: Call To Courage

November: compare and contrast

last two books noted

December: Sign of the

Beaver

January : Tuck Everlasting

February: Holes

March: Bridges to

Terabithia

April/May/June: Where

the Red Fern Grows

Read Alouds:

Danny, Champion of the

World,

The Education of Little

Tree

Where the Red Fern Grows

Writing:

Generating ideas from personal

experience

Establishing writing folder

Elements of effective Writing/Six

Traits:

1. Ideas

2. Organization

3. Voice

4. Word Choice

5. Fluency

6. Conventions

Show not tell exercises

Vocabulary-Juicy words

Character development

Barry Lane exercises

Imagery

Transitions

Revision process

Proof-to-publish

Poetry

Note taking

Writing a synopsis

Writing a report

Spelling patterns

Cursive

6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Literacy

The six traits of writing:

ideas, organization, voice, word choice,

sentence fluency, and conventions

The writing process

Autobiographies/Biographies

Note-taking skills

Collaboration

Friendly letters

Journal writing

Grammar Pre-Assessment and

Basics (subjects/predicates/types of nouns)

Perfect Paragraphs

Independent reading

Active Reading

Good writing habits

Interviewing (the 5 W’s:

who, what, when, where, why)

Biographies

Poetry

Techniques of poetry

Forms of poetry

Notes

Class Newspaper The Colby

School Times

Portfolios

Computers

Nouns/pronouns/adjectives

Graphic organizers

Keys to good revision

News stories

Verbs/adverbs and verb tenses

Spelling skills

Book groups

Novel study

Expository and persuasive

essays

Prepositions- interjections

and conjunctions

Eight parts of speech (noun,

pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions,

interjections, conjunctions)

Book analysis and report

Notes TM and Mind Mapping

Class discussions and debate

Latin.