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The English reading curriculum in this section is divided into grade levels and is based on CA, NY, and CCSSI. More independent study topics will be added as the site continues to grow.

Curriculum - Kindergarten

Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book
Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom
Understand printed materials provide information
Recognize sentences in print are made up of separate words
Distinguish letters from words
Recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters
Track and represent two and three isolated phonemes
Track and represent changes in simple syllables and words
Blend vowel-consonant sounds orally to make words or syllables
Identify and produce rhyming words
Distinguish orally stated one-syllable words
Track auditorily each word in a sentence and each syllable in a word
Count the number of sounds in syllables and syllables in words
Match all consonant and short-vowel sounds to appropriate letters
Read simple one-syllable and high-frequency words
Understand as letters of words change, so do the sounds
Identify and sort common words in basic categories
Describe common objects and events
Locate title, table of contents, name of author, and name of illustrator
Use pictures and context to make predictions about story content
Connect to life experiences the information and events in texts
Retell familiar stories
Ask and answer questions about essential elements of a text
Distinguish fantasy from realistic text
Identify types of everyday print materials
Identify characters, settings, and important events

Curriculum - Grade 1

Match oral words to printed words
Identify the title and author of a reading selection
Identify letters, words, and sentences
Distinguish initial, medial, and final sounds in single-syllable words
Distinguish long-and short-vowel sounds
Create and state a series of rhyming words
Add, delete, or change target sounds to change words
Blend two to four phonemes into recognizable words
Segment single-syllable words into their components
Generate the sounds from all the letters and letter patterns
Read common, irregular sight words
Use vowel digraphs and r- controlled letter-sound associations
Read compound words
Read inflectional forms
Read common word families
Read aloud with fluency in a manner that sounds like natural speech
Classify grade-appropriate categories of words
Identify text that uses sequence or other logical order
Who, what, when, where, and how questions
Follow one-step written instructions
Use context to resolve ambiguities about meanings
Confirm predictions about what will happen next in a text
Relate knowledge to textual information
Retell the central ideas of simple expository or narrative passages
Identify and describe the elements of plot, setting, and characters
Describe the roles of authors and illustrators and their contributions
Recollect, talk, and write about books read during the year

Curriculum - Grade 2

Recognize and use knowledge of spelling patterns when reading
Apply knowledge of basic syllabication rules when reading
Decode two-syllable nonsense words and regular multisyllable words
Recognize common abbreviations
Identify and correctly use regular plurals and irregular plurals
Read aloud fluently and accurately with intonation and expression
Understand and explain common antonyms and synonyms
Use knowledge of individual words in unknown compound words
Know the meaning of simple prefixes and suffixes
Identify simple multiple-meaning words
Use titles, tables of contents, and chapter headings
State the purpose in reading
Use knowledge of the author's purpose
Ask questions about essential textual elements of exposition
Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize ideas
Recognize cause-and-effect relationships in a text
Interpret information from diagrams, charts, and graphs
Follow two-step written instructions
Compare and contrast plots, settings, and characters
Generate alternative endings to plots
Compare and contrast different versions of the same stories
Identify the use of rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in poetry

Curriculum - Grade 3

Use complex word families when reading to decode unfamiliar words
Decode regular multisyllabic words
Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately
Use antonyms, synonyms, homophones, homographs
Knowledge of levels of specificity among grade-appropriate words
Use sentence and word context to find meaning of unknown words
Use a dictionary to learn meaning and features of unknown words
Knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to determine meaning of words
Use titles, tables of contents, chapter headings, glossaries, indexes
Ask questions and support answers connecting knowledge
Show comprehension identifying answers in the text
Recall major points in the text and make and modify predictions
Distinguish the main idea and supporting details in expository text
Extract appropriate and significant information from the text
Follow simple multiple-step written instructions
Distinguish common forms of literature
Comprehend basic plots of classic fairy tales from around the world
Determine what characters are like
Determine the underlying theme or author's message
Recognize the similarities of sounds in words and rhythmic patterns
Identify the speaker and narrator in a selection

Curriculum - Grade 4

Read narrative and expository text aloud with fluency and accuracy
Knowledge of word origins, derivations, synonyms, antonyms, idioms
Knowledge of root words to determine meaning of unknown words
Know common roots and affixes derived from Greek and Latin
Use a thesaurus to determine related words and concepts
Distinguish and interpret words with multiple meanings
Identify structural patterns found in informational text
Use appropriate strategies when reading for different purposes
Make and confirm predictions about text
Evaluate new information and hypotheses
Compare and contrast information on the same topic
Distinguish between cause and effect and between fact and opinion
Follow multiple-step instructions in a basic technical manual
Describe structural differences of various forms of literature
Identify the main events of the plot, their causes, and the influence
Use knowledge of the situation and setting
Compare and contrast tales from different cultures
Define figurative language and identify its use in literary works

Curriculum - Grade 5

Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately
Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words
Understand frequently used synonyms, antonyms, and homographs
Know abstract, derived roots and affixes from Greek and Latin
Understand figurative and metaphorical use of words in context
Understand text features make information accessible and usable
Analyze text organized in sequential and chronological order
Discern main ideas and concepts presented in texts
Draw inferences, conclusions, and generalizations about text
Distinguish facts, supported inferences, and opinions in text
Identify, analyze characteristics of poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction
Identify the main problem and conflict of the plot
Contrast actions, motives, conscientiousness, appearances
Know theme refers to the meaning or moral of a selection
Describe the function and effect of common literary devices
Evaluate the meaning of archetypal patterns and symbols
Evaluate the author's use of various techniques

Curriculum - Grade 6

Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately
Identify and interpret language and words with multiple meanings
Recognize the origins and meanings of frequently used foreign words
Monitor text for unknown words and words with novel meanings
Understand and then explain shades of meaning in related words
Identify structural features of popular media
Analyze text using compare-and-contrast organizational pattern
Connect main ideas identifying relationships to sources and topics
Understand texts creating outlines, logical notes, summaries, reports
Follow multiple-step instructions for preparing applications
Determine adequacy and appropriateness of evidence
Make reasonable assertions through accurate supporting citations
Note unsupported inferences, reasoning, persuasion, propaganda
Identify forms of fiction and describe characteristics of each form
Analyze effect of qualities of the character on the plot
Analyze influence of setting on the problem and its resolution
Define way tone and meaning are conveyed in poetry
Identify speaker and recognize first-and third-person narration
Identify and analyze features of themes
Explain effects of literary devices, symbolism, imagery, metaphor
Critique degree to which a plot is realistic

Curriculum - Grade 7

Identify idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes in prose and poetry
Use knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots and affixes
Know word meanings
Understand and analyze categories of informational materials
Locate information using consumer, workplace, public documents
Analyze text which uses the cause-and-effect organizational pattern
Identify author's argument, point of view, and perspective in text
Understand and explain use of a simple mechanical device
Assess adequacy, accuracy, appropriateness of author's evidence
State purposes and characteristics of different forms of prose
Identify events which advance plot
Analyze characterization as delineated
Identify and analyze recurring themes across works
Contrast points of view in narrative text
Analyze a range of replies to a literary work

Curriculum - Grade 8

Analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes
Understand most important points in the history of English language
Use word meanings within appropriate context
Compare and contrast features and elements of consumer materials
Analyze text which uses proposition and support patterns
Find similarities and differences between texts
Compare original text to a summary
Understand and explain use of a complex mechanical device
Use information from consumer, workplace, public documents
Evaluate text
Different poetry, ballad, lyric, couplet, epic, elegy, ode, sonnet
Evaluate structural elements of the plot
Compare and contrast motivations and reactions
Analyze relevance of setting
Identify and analyze recurring themes
Identify significant literary devices
Analyze a work of literature

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