Communication Arts

Reading

Reading Process

• Demonstrate directionality concepts of print

• Recognize print tells a story

• Develop the ability to hear and say separate sounds in words

• Develop an ability to produce rhyming words

• Recognize and name most upper and lower case letters

• Read simple text containing a small bank of high frequency words

• Demonstrate the ability to retell a story after listening and reading

• Make general predictions before reading

• Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction

Reading fiction, poetry, and drama

• Respond to rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in oral reading of poetry and prose

• Use details from text to identify story elements such as main characters and problem.

Reading nonfiction

• Develop an awareness that text and pictures provide information

• Respond to rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in oral reading of non-fiction

• Follow a simple pictorial/written direction, with assistance

Writing

Writing Process

• Generate a draft through pictures and words

• Revise and publish stories with assistance

• Participate in shared and interactive writing

Writing Conventions

• Develop fine motor skills for handwriting

• Understand that words are composed of speech sounds

• Spell his/her first and last name correctly, capitalizing only the first letters

Forms of Writing

• Plan and write stories with pictures and words about familiar experiences, with assistance

• Plan and tell an idea through pictures and words using factual information, with assistance

• Respond to rhythm and rhyme in oral reading of poetry