Writing

Community Writing: Students are engaged in

shared, interactive, or modeled writing with
varying levels of teacher support
Guided Writing: Students are working with the
teacher in small groups or one on one on the
craft or conventions of writing, including letter
formation
Independent Writing: Students are working on
drafting, revising, editing, or publishing writing
projects with teacher support and guidance.
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration: Students
have multiple opportunities throughout the
day to listen and respond to others. Students
will develop conversation skills that will lead
to higher-level comprehension.
Presentation: Students will practice speaking
in partnerships, small groups, and whole
groups to present work and ideas
Technology: Students will use digital media
and visual displays to demonstrate
knowledge.

Language and Word Study
Word Study: Students are engaged in thinking
about how to read, understand, and spell
words through early literacy concepts,
phonological awareness, letter knowledge,
letter-sound relationships, knowledge of
syllable types, (CVC, CVe, vowel teams, -le,
and r syllables) high frequency words, word
meaning and vocabulary, word solving
actions.
Conventional Use of Written Language:
Students will work on the standardized spelling,
grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and
organization that help both readers and
writers.
Reading
Community Reading: Students are engaged
in shared, interactive, or modeled reading
with varying levels of teacher support.
Students will work on decoding, fluency, and
comprehension through community reading,
as well as building vocabulary.
Guided Reading: Students are reading
teacher-chosen text for instruction. The
teacher is working with small groups of
students to develop their processing
strategies. Together they read and discuss a
variety of increasingly challenging texts at
their instructional level.
Independent Reading: Students have time
daily to read silently a variety of books of
their own choosing with teacher support and
guidance.