ENGLISH READING
STRATEGIES
How to summarize text
How to monitor and clarify text
How to predict outcomes and make inferences about the text
Using the principles of phonics
How to evaluate text
Self-questioning to stay involved with the text
COMPREHENSION
Identify the sequence of events
Categorize and classify details
Identify and differentiate between topic, main ides, and supporting details
Identify the author's viewpoint
Identify the structure of a story
Write and follow directions
Identify the differences between fantasy and realism
How to draw conclusions, make inferences and predictions
Compare and contrast different elements of stories
Differentiate between fact and opinion
Make judgments and generalizations from text
Problem solving
Identify how text is organized
Identify cause and effect
DECODING
Identify base words
Consonants, consonant blends, and learns consonant digraphs
Syllabication rules
Long, short, and r-controlled vowels
Vowel pairs, vowel digraphs, and vowel diphthongs
Compound and two syllable words
Contractions and their meanings
Pluralization rules
Comparative endings
Prefixes and suffixes
Homophones, synonyms, and antonyms
Consonant digraphs and consonant clusters
Hard and soft “c” and “g”
Possessive nouns and pronouns
Practice alphabetizing
VOCABULARY
Dictionary skills
Correct meaning for multiple meaning words
Rhyming words
Thesaurus skills
Strategy to solve analogies
PHONICS
Consonants and consonant diagraphs
Long and short vowels and diphthongs
Hard and soft sounds of “c” and “g”
“y” as a vowel and as a consonant
Compound words
Contractions
Base words, prefixes and suffixes
Syllabication and rules for syllabication
Synonyms, antonyms, and homophones
Homographs
LISTENING/SPEAKING/VIEWING
Discussion of a story
Guidelines for effective storytelling
How to take a telephone message
Write and present a process
Use illustrations to gather story information
Good debate skills
Good communication skills
View and evaluate media
Listen to and make announcements
Create and present book reports
Nonverbal communication
Group problem solving
Persuasive speech
INFORMATION STUDY SKILLS
Identify the parts of a book
Use the K-W-L strategy for reading nonfiction
Take notes and record and organize data
Using an outline to organize and present information
Charts, tables and graphs to gather information
Use an atlas, encyclopedia, and newspapers
Learn to skim and scan for information
Learn to adjust reading rate for different purposes
Make and use a timeline
Use graphic organizers to record information
Practice real-life reading (menus, signs)
Practice how to follow directions
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