Scope and Sequence of Reading

Reading 1

Reading 1

Auditory Discrimination

Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken words; segment and blend sounds to form words; isolate and pronounce initial, medial, and final sounds; syllabication using vowel sounds; identify rhyming words

Letter-Sound Association

Spelling-sound correspondence of common consonant digraphs; decode one- and two-syllable words (syllabication); decode words with inflectional endings; recognize and read first-grade irregularly spelled words (high-frequency words)

Fluency

Read grade-level text aloud with accuracy and appropriate expression; use context to self-correct, rereading as necessary

Main Ideas and Details

Ask and answer questions; retell stories, including key details; identify main topic and important details; describe characters; describe connections between characters, events, or ideas in text; identify setting; sequence events

Author’s Craft / Text Structure

Identify figurative language and onomatopoeia; identify sensory details; identify fiction vs. nonfiction; identify different genres of text; identify speaker / point of view; ask and answer clarifying questions; identify and interpret text features and graphic features; identify problem and solution

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Use illustrations to describe characters, setting, events (fiction), or key ideas (nonfiction); make inferences from illustrations; draw conclusions using background knowledge or textual information; identify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same subject; compare and contrast characters’ experiences in stories; make and verify predictions; make text-to-self connections, text-to-text connections, and text-to-world connections

Character Analysis

Identify character traits; infer character motives; identify character emotions; evaluate characters’ traits and actions

Composition

Formulate a different ending to a story; compose poems featuring onomatopoeia and elements of shape

Reading 2

Reading 2

Phonics and Word Recognition

Re-teaching of phonics: a review of the forty—four sounds of English with many of the variant spellings; Open/closed syllables, counting syllables, syllable division, base words/prefixes/suffixes, VC/CV pattern, compound words, consonant + -le; Service words

Vocabulary

Meaning from context; Synonyms; Antonyms; Prefixes; Suffixes; Analogies; Compound words; Contractions

Comprehension

Literal, interpretative, critical, appreciative levels; Biblical truth; Interpret pictures, follow directions, sequence, classify, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution; Make inferences, draw conclusions, predict outcomes; True/false statements, time/place relationships, relevant information, facts/opinions, main idea; Punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, comparatives/superlatives, possessives, pronouns, action words, describing words

Literature

Reading a variety of genres: realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, fable, folktale, tall tale, article, Bible account, biography, drama, mystery; Main character, character development, motives, traits; Setting, plot, point of view, fanciful elements, idioms, imagery, similes, figurative language; Poetry: rhyme, rhythm, repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration

Study Skills

Book parts: title, author, illustrator, contents, glossary; Alphabetizing, books of the Bible, calendar, recipe, poem stanzas, hymn stanzas, captions, headings, maps, diagrams, graphs, graphic organizers

Fluency

Silent Reading: read for understanding, specific information, biblical truth, author's message; Oral Reading: communicate message of the author, language-like flow, communicate meaning, mood, portray characters, emotion, respond to punctuation, convey dialogue

Composition

Writing in response to reading; Descriptions, personal experiences, poems; Alternate story ending

Reading 3

Reading 3

Phonics and Word Recognition

Phonics review, introduction of additional variant spellings; Syllable division: base words/prefixes/suffixes, VC/CV pattern, compound words, prefixes/suffixes, two-syllable words, words ending with -tion, consonants + le, schwa syllables; Service words review

Vocabulary

Meaning from context; Synonyms; Antonyms; Analogies; Compound words; Contractions

Comprehension

Literal, interpretative, critical, appreciative levels; Biblical truth; Sequence, classify, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution; Make inferences, draw conclusions, predict outcomes; Time/place relationships, relevant information, facts/opinions, main idea; Punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, comparatives/superlatives, possessives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives

Literature

Reading a variety of genres: realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, fable, folktale, tall tale, article, Bible account, biography, poetry, play, nonfiction, legend; Main character, character development, motives, traits; Setting, plot, point of view, fanciful elements, conflict, foreshadowing, fanciful elements; Poetry: rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia, alliteration, quatrains; Idioms: imagery, personification, metaphor, simile, humor, sarcasm, suspense

Study Skills

Book parts: contents, glossary; Encyclopedia, Bible concordance, cross-references, biographical dictionary, newspaper, classified ad; Skimming, scanning, PQ3R study method; Calendar, maps, diagrams, graphs, timeline, schedule

Fluency

Silent Reading: read for understanding, specific information, biblical truth, author's message; Oral Reading: communicate message of the author, language-like flow, communicate meaning, mood, portray characters, emotion, respond to punctuation, choral reading

Composition

Poetry, simile, rhyming riddles, alliterative phrases; News article, classified ad, personal experience, journal entry, friendly letter, persuasive essay, descriptive paragraph; Story mapping, play writing, tall tale, research writing, decree/law, financial report

Reading 4

Reading 4

Word Recognition

Optional remedial phonics

Vocabulary

Meaning from context; Synonyms; Antonyms; Analogies; Greek and Latin roots; Multiple Meanings

Comprehension

Literal and higher-order levels; Sequence, classify, compare and contrastm cause and effect, problem and solution; Make inferences, draw conclusions, predict outcomes; Place/size/time relationships, relevant/irrelevant information, facts/opinion, main idea, dialect, discernment, sense of history; Biblical discernment and cultural awareness

Literature

Reading a variety of genres: realistic fiction, historical fiction, Christian fiction, mystery, biography, autobiography, narrative nonfiction, informational text, procedural text, proverbs, parables, psalm, Bible account, fantasy, folktale, fable, tall tale, myth, poetry, reader’s theater, play; Main character, character motives, traits, background, and development; Setting, plot, theme, cause and effect, climax, point of view, conflict, foreshadowing, irony, moral, mood, suspense, good/evil elements, humor, symbol, word play, main idea and supporting details, worldview; Imagery, personification, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, exaggeration, dialect, palindrome; Poetry: free verse, haiku, limerick, acrostic, shape poems; rhyme, rhythm

Study Skills

Glossary, dictionary, Bible concordance, Bible study, internet research; Maps, timelines, diagrams, graphs, charts, sidebars, captions, titles, subtitles/section titles

Fluency

Silent Reading: for information, entertainment, understanding, spiritual growth, author's message, biblical truth; Oral Reading: communicate message of the author, communicate mood and motive, portray characters, convey emotion, convey meaning of Scripture, voice inflection, volume and pacing

Composition

Metaphor, simile, haiku, limerick, acrostic, folktale ending, letter, journal entry, research writing, interview

Reading 5

Reading 5

Vocabulary

Meaning from context; synonyms; antonyms; analogies; Greek and Latin roots; multiple meanings

Comprehension

Literal and higher-order levels; Sequence; classify; compare and contrast; cause and effect; problem and solution; Make inferences; draw conclusions; predict outcomes; summarize; Self-monitoring; facts/opinion; main idea and supporting details; sense of history; Biblical discernment and cultural awareness

Literature

Various genres: realistic fiction, historical fiction, Christian fiction, science fiction, mystery, biography, autobiography, narrative nonfiction, informational text, procedural text, proverbs, Bible prophecy, Bible account, fantasy, folktale, fable, tall tale, myth, poetry, reader’s theater; Main character; character motives, traits, background, dialect, development; Setting; plot; theme; cause and effect; climax; rising and falling action; point of view; conflict; foreshadowing; humor; invented words; irony; moral; mood; suspense; symbol; rhetorical questions; tone; wordplay; worldview; Imagery; personification; onomatopoeia; metaphor; simile; exaggeration; dialect; Poetry: free verse, limerick, hymn, sonnet, tanka, riddles, rhyme, rhythm

Study Skills

Glossary; dictionary; Bible concordance; Bible study; Summarizing; skimming; internet research; digital literacy; Maps; timelines; diagrams; graphs; charts; sidebars; captions; titles; subtitles/section titles

Book Reports

Writing process used to prepare and present written and oral book reports

Fluency

Silent reading: for information, entertainment, understanding, spiritual growth, author’s message, and biblical truth; Oral reading: communicate author’s message; communicate mood and motive; convey emotion; portray character; convey meaning of Scripture; voice inflection; volume and pacing

Composition

Metaphor; simile; haiku; tanka; limerick; letter; journal entry; research writing; interview

Reading 6

Reading 6

Phonics and Word Recognition

Syllable division and accented syllables review

Vocabulary

Vocabulary review and quizzes; Meaning from context; Synonyms; Antonyms; Prefixes; Suffixes; Analogies; Greek and Latin roots; Adverbs; Adjectives; Etymologies

Comprehension

Emphasis on critical and appreciative levels; Biblical truth; Sequence, classify, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution; Draw conclusions, predict/evaluate outcomes, make judgements, interpret information; Relevant/irrelevant information, facts/opinions, main idea, discernment, sense of history

Literature

Reading a variety of genres: fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, folktale, fables, article, Bible account, biography, poetry, narrative; Main and lesser characters, character motives, traits, growth, and change, flat/round, dynamic/static characters, comparing and contrasting characters; Setting, plot, point of view, foreshadowing, flashback, tone, conflict, moral, mood, suspense, denouement, cliffhanger, resolution, open/closed endings, theme, symbolism, good/evil; Author biographies, propaganda, Caldecott and Newberry awards; Poetry: rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, anaphora; Idioms: personification, exaggeration, hyperbole, allusion, understatement, sarcasm, irony, dialect

Study Skills

Glossary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, Bible study, catalog order, Dewey decimal system, non-print media, periodical guide, atlas, headlines, primary/secondary sources, Venn diagram, graphic organizers; Skimming, scanning, PQ3R study method, outlining, paraphrasing, note taking, summarizing, topic sentence, listening strategy; Maps, diagrams, graphs, charts, timeline, tables

Fluency

Silent Reading: for information, entertainment, understanding, spiritual growth, author's message, Biblical truth; Oral Reading: communicate message of the author, communicate mood, motive, meaning, emotion, persuasive manner, interpret dialect, choral reading, voice expression, reading rate

Composition

Setting, plot, character sketch; Advertisement, article, predictions, summary, compare and contrast, charting, report, timeline, interview, research, brainstorming ideas; Short story, play, tall tale, Biblical fiction, devotional, radio broadcast, personal experience, humorous incident letter, opinion, thank you note, friendly letter, descriptive paragraph; Poem, riddles, haiku, cinquain, rhymes, choral reading; Devices of style, imagery, hyperbole, allusion, theme, irony, pun, point of view, figurative language

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