English Skills: Receptive and expressive language skills; visual and auditory discrimination; language-experience activities for print awareness (such as labeling, experience charts); dramatizations; creative movement; imitative play; stories

Literature: Listening; print awareness; picture reading; appreciation of good literature; realistic and fanciful prose and poetry; vocabulary development and enrichment; auditory memory; literal, interpretive, critical, and appreciative picture interpretation and listening; dictation of experience charts, artwork labels, story endings, and poem titles

Sound: Recognition by direction, pitch, volume, and tempo; rhyming words; initial sounds /a/-/z/; medial short vowel sounds; initial and final consonants

Handwriting: Prewriting skills; left -to-right, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and curved-line tracking; correct pencil hold and paper placement; finger tracing and pencil
tracking uppercase and lowercase PreCursive alphabet and numerals 0-12

K5
Prereading: Print awareness; left -to-right eye progression; visual discrimination; visual memory; reasoning; classifying; sequencing size and shape relationships; rhyming;
awareness of author; picture reading

Early Reading Skills: Alphabet recognition; phonemic awareness

Phonics and Word Perception:
Units 1-3: Letter-sound association-consonants and short vowels; words with closed syllable phonograms (examples: _it, _at); plural words with s; compound words
Units 4-6: Letter-sound association-consonant blends and digraphs; long vowels; r-infl uenced vowels; special vowel combinations; vowel patterns for long vowels (examples: _oke, _o, _oat)

Comprehension: Continuation of picture reading; listening comprehension; predicting outcomes; answering questions aft er silent reading; comparing; sequencing events; following directions; perceiving concepts such as up/down, hard/soft ; developing vocabulary; perceiving relationships; distinguishing reality from fantasy; matching words and pictures; matching sentences and pictures; reading short stories

Oral Communication and Oral Reading: Discussion; action rhymes; pantomime; retelling stories; reading phonics stories orally

Composition Dictating: composed sentences for experience stories; dictating sentence ideas for individual composition

Handwriting: Letter formation; principles of slant; alignment; spacing

Grade 1

Prereading Skills: Interpreting pictures; sequencing; matching sounds with pictures

Listening:
Listening enjoyment: enjoying songs, stories, poems, nursery rhymes, and folktales
Listening comprehension: interpreting information, listening for facts and details, following directions, making critical judgments, making application; identifying a main idea

Oral Communication: Taking part in songs, discussion, sharing of ideas, action rhymes, pantomimes, dialogues, and choral readings; retelling stories

Phonemic Awareness and Phonics: Using auditory discrimination and letter-sound association for each of the 44 English sounds and their variant spellings, the consonant blends, soft and hard c and g, the silent consonant, open and closed syllables; decoding 130 phonograms and word families; developing word recognition skills; reading phrases and sentences

Vocabulary: Meaning from context, synonyms, antonyms, compound words

Structural Analysis: Counting syllables, dividing words; base words, prefixes, suffixes

Study Skills: Using alphabetical order; following directions; reading a color key; reading for the main idea

Composition:
Oral composition: dictating a word, a phrase, and a sentence; describing an experience; sharing an idea
Written composition: completing a sentence, a story, and a rhyme; writing complete sentences
and stories, letters, poems, a recipe, instructions, journaling, learning the five steps in the writing
process

Grammar and Mechanics:
Capitalization, punctuation: periods, question marks, exclamation points, commas, contractions, possessives
Parts of speech: action words, naming words, describing words, position words;
comparatives, superlatives

Reading Skills:
Review and application of phonics including K5 information and soft and hard c and g, silent consonants, open/closed syllables; word families context clues; antonyms; synonyms; contractions; syllable division
Comprehension: interpret pictures; setting; character motives; character traits; make inferences; draw conclusions; main idea; predict outcomes; sequence events; classify; compare and contrast; follow directions; relationships; cause and effect
Silent Reading: Read for specific information; readfor author's message
Oral Reading: Communicate message of the author; communicate meaning; communicate
mood; portray emotion; respond to punctuation; portray characters

Grade 2
Parts of Speech:
Noun-common, proper, singular, plural, abbreviation
Verb-action, linking, present and past tenses
Pronoun
Adjective

Sentence Structure:
Sentence; fragment; subject part and action part
Types-telling, question, command, strong feeling

Mechanics:
Capitalization-proper nouns, titles, initials, I
Punctuation-period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, apostrophes

Writing Skills:
Using a thesaurus
Planning with a word web, time-order chart, story map, and senses chart
Revising
Proofreading
Through a variety of writing projects which might include:
Personal narrative; instructions; poems; book report; friendly letter; make-believe story; description; research report

Study & Reference Skills:
Alphabetical order
Parts of a book-title page and table of contents
Dictionary-guide words, parts of an entry
Library skills

Reading Skills:
Re-teaching and continuation of applications of phonics including all 1st grade information
the forty-four sounds of English with many of the variant spellings; counting syllables; base words/prefixes/suffixes; accent in compound words
Comprehension: classify; sequencing; cause and effect; following directions; relevant information; draw conclusions; compare and contrast; develop opinions; main idea; make inferences; predict outcomes; true/false statements; time/place relationships
Silent Reading: Purpose for reading; author's message; biblical truth
Oral Reading: Communicate message of the author; communicate mood; convey dialogue, emotion, meaning; portray a character; choral reading; drama; respond to punctuation

Grade 3
Parts of Speech:
Noun-common, proper, singular, plural, possessive, abbreviation
Verb-action, linking, helping, present, past, and future tenses
Pronoun-subject, object, possessive
Adjective
Adverb

Sentence Structure:
Sentence; fragment; subject part, simple subject, predicate, and simple predicate
Types-declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory; compound sentence; compound
subjects; compound predicates
Diagramming

Mechanics
Capitalization-proper nouns, titles, initials, I
Punctuation-period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, apostrophe, quotation marks
Book Titles

Writing Skills:
Using a thesaurus
Planning with a word web, time-order chart, story map, and Venn diagram
Revising
Proofreading
Through a variety of writing projects which might include:
Game instructions; friendly letter; persuasive essay; make believe story; book report; poetry; research report; compare-contrast essay

Study & Reference Skills:
Alphabetical order
Parts of a book-title page, copyright page, table of contents, index, glossary
Dictionary-guide words, parts of an entry, multiple definitions
Encyclopedia and other reference books
Library skills-taking notes

Reading Skills:
Phonics: review; introduction of several variant spellings; two-syllable words, words ending with -tion; context clues and service words review
Comprehension: classify; sequencing; cause and effect; relevant/irrelevant information; draw conclusions; compare and contrast; develop opinions; fact/opinion; main idea; predict
outcomes; problems/solutions; make inferences; critical thinking; time/
place relationships
Silent Reading: Purpose for reading; author's message; biblical truth
Oral Reading: Communicate message of the author; communicate mood, motive; convey
emotion; portray a character; choral reading; drama

Grade 4
Parts of Speech:
Noun-common, proper, singular, plural, possessive, abbreviation; as subjects, objects, and predicate nouns
Verb-action, linking, helping, present, past, and future tenses
Pronoun-subject, object, possessive
Adjective-article, as predicate adjective
Adverb
Preposition

Sentence Structure:
Sentence; fragment; subject part, simple subject, predicate, simple predicate
Types-declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory; compound sentence; compound subjects; compound predicates
Clauses and Phrases-independent, dependent; introductory phrases; prepositional phrases
Diagramming

Mechanics
Capitalization-proper nouns, titles, initials, I
Punctuation-period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, apostrophe, quotation marks
Titles-books, poems, and stories

Writing Skills:
Using a thesaurus
Planning with a word web, time order chart, opinion chart, plot pyramid, T-chart, Venn diagram, outline
Revising
Proofreading
Writing a bibliography
Through a variety of writing projects which might include:
Personal narrative; friendly letter; instructions; compare-contrast essay; book review; tall tale; research report; business letter; poetry

Study & Reference Skills:
Parts of a book-title page, copyright page, table of contents, index, glossary
Dictionary-guide words, parts of an entry, multiple definitions, multiple entries
PQ3R study method; skimming; scanning; paraphrasing, taking notes and outlining
Encyclopedia and other reference books
Computer skills
Library skills- card catalog; Dewey decimal system

Sentence Structure:
Sentence-simple, compound, complex; fragment; subject part, simple subject, predicate, simple predicate
Types-declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory; compound subjects; compound predicates
Clauses and Phrases-independent, dependent; introductory phrases, prepositional phrases
Diagramming
Basic sentence patterns

Mechanics
Capitalization-proper nouns, titles, initials, I
Punctuation-period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, apostrophe, quotation marks
Titles-books, poems, and stories

Writing Skills:
Using a thesaurus
Recognizing
Planning with a word web, time-order chart, opinion chart, scene map, event details chart, T-chart, Venn diagram, outline
Revising- dishonest tactics in persuasion, run-on sentences, combining sentences
Proofreading
Writing a bibliography
Through a variety of writing projects which might include:
Compare-contrast essay; friendly and business letters; poetry; book review; research report;
creative writing; instructions; play

Study & Reference Skills:
Parts of a book-title page, copyright page, table of contents, index, glossary, bibliography
Dictionary-guide words, parts of an entry, multiple definitions, multiple entries (homographs) encyclopedia;
PQ3R study method; skimming; scanning; paraphrasing, taking notes and outlining
Encyclopedia and other reference books, including periodicals
Computer skills
Library skills- card catalog; Dewey decimal system

Reading Skills:
Word Recognition: Syllable division and accented syllables; review
Comprehension: Emphasis on critical and appreciative levels and review of all skills taught; predict/evaluate outcomes; problems and solutions; making; discernment; sense of history
Literature concepts: review of concepts from previous years; cliffhanger; denouement; open/closed endings; point of view; irony; sarcasm; dialect; moral;rhyme; rhythm; comparing and contrasting characters; main characters;character motives; character traits; flat/round, dynamic/static characters; author biographies; Caldecott and Newbery awards
Oral Reading: Communicate author's message; communicate mood, motive, meaning,
emotion; persuasive manner; interpret dialect; choral reading; voice expression; reading rate

Grade 6
Parts of Speech:
Noun-common, proper, singular, plural; abbreviation; appositive; singular and plural possessive; English words from Greek root words; as subjects, objects
Verb-principal parts; past, present, and future tenses; perfect tenses
Pronoun-subject, object, possessive, reflexive, intensive, interrogative, demonstrative, indefinite; with antecedent
Adjective-article, proper, demonstrative, as in the predicate
Adverb-comparative, superlative
Preposition
Conjunction-coordinating, subordinating
Interjection

Sentence Structure:
Sentence-fragment; run-on; simple, compound, complex; declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory; complete subject and predicate; simple subject and predicate; compound subjects and predicates
Phrases and Clauses dependent and independent clauses; introductory and prepositional phrases Sentence patterns
Diagramming

Mechanics
Capitalization-proper nouns and proper adjectives, abbreviations; initials; titles
Punctuation-period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, semicolon, apostrophe, quotation marks
Titles-books, poems, periodicals, and stories

Writing Skills:
Using a thesaurus
Recognizing
Planning with a Venn diagram, outline, note taking
Revising- dishonest tactics in persuasion, propaganda, fragments, run-on sentences, combining sentences
Proofreading
Writing a bibliography
Through a variety of writing projects which might include:
Personal narrative; newspaper editorial; instructions; research report; historical fiction; compare-contrast essay; poetry; letters

Study & Reference Skills:
Parts of a book-title page, copyright page, table of contents, index, glossary, bibliography
Dictionary-guide words, parts of an entry, multiple definitions, multiple entries (homographs) encyclopedia;
PQ3R study method; skimming; scanning; paraphrasing, taking notes and outlining
Encyclopedia and other reference books, including periodicals
Computer skills
Library skills- card catalog; Dewey decimal system
Reading Skills:
Word Recognition: Syllable division and accented syllables; review
Comprehension: Emphasis on critical levels and appreciative and review of all skills taught; predict/evaluate outcomes; problems and solutions; making; discernment; sense of history
Literature concepts: review of concepts from previous years; cliffhanger; denouement; open/closed endings; point of view; irony; sarcasm; dialect; moral;rhyme; rhythm; comparing and contrasting characters; main characters;character motives; character traits; flat/round, dynamic/static characters; author biographies; Caldecott and Newbery awards
Oral Reading: Communicate author's message; communicate mood, motive, meaning,
emotion; persuasive manner; interpret dialect; choral reading; voice expression; reading rate

7th Grade
Parts of Speech (and Verbals): Noun; pronoun; verb-simple and perfect tenses; adjective; adverb; preposition; conjunction; interjection

Sentence Structure:
Sentence patterns: S-InV, S-TrV-DO, STrV-IO-DO, S-LV-PN,S-LV-PA;
Phrases and Clauses: introduction to dependent clauses; sentence types-declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory; clause structure-simple, compound, complex
Sentence errors: fragments, comma splices, fused sentences
Diagramming

Languages usage:
Subject/verb agreement; pronoun/antecedent agreement; pronoun reference; troublesome
words (homophones, homonyms, etc.)

Writing Skills:
Writing process-planning, drafting, revising and proofreading, publishing
Paragraph development-fact, example, statistic, incident/anecdote, sensory detail,
reason; paragraph
Organization-chronological, spatial, order of importance
Style-precise words, showing not telling

Study & Reference Skills:
Dictionary use review
Library Skills-types of materials, call number, alphabetizing, Dewey decimal system, Library of Congress system, card catalog, computer catalog
Reference tools
Study Habits: scheduling study time; memory techniques, reading strategies, test-taking strategies

Reading Skills:
Word Recognition: Syllable division and accented syllables; review
Comprehension: Emphasis on critical and appreciative levels and review of all skills taught; predict/evaluate outcomes; problems and solutions; making; discernment; sense of history
Literature concepts: review of concepts from previous years; cliffhanger; denouement; open/closed endings; point of view; irony; sarcasm; dialect; moral;rhyme; rhythm; comparing and contrasting characters; main characters; character motives; character traits; flat/round, dynamic/static characters; author biographies
Oral Reading: Communicate author's message; communicate mood, motive, meaning, emotion; persuasive manner; interpret dialect; choral reading; voice expression; reading rate

8th Grade
Parts of Speech (and Verbals): Review of all from Grade 7 plus the following new material: pronoun - relative; verb - progressive tense, passive voice; conjunction-correlative; verbals-participle, infinitive, gerund, verbal phrases with modifiers

Sentence Structure:
Sentence patterns: S-InV, S-TrV-DO, STrV-IO-DO, S-LV-PN,S-LV-PA;
Phrases and Clauses: introduction to dependent clauses; sentence types-declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory; clause structure-simple, compound, complex; dependent clause-adjective clause
Sentence errors: fragments, comma splices, fused sentences
Diagramming

Languages usage:
Subject/verb agreement; pronoun/antecedent agreement; pronoun reference; troublesome
words (homophones, homonyms, etc.)

Writing Skills:
Writing process-planning, drafting, revising and proofreading, publishing
Paragraph development-fact, example, statistic, incident/anecdote, sensory detail,
reason; paragraph
Organization-chronological, spatial, order of importance
Style-precise words, showing not telling
Essay-thesis statement, outlining; introductory and concluding paragraphs

Study & Reference Skills:
Dictionary use review
Library Skills-types of materials, call number, alphabetizing, Dewey decimal system, Library of Congress system, card catalog, computer catalog
Reference tools

Study Habits: scheduling study time; memory techniques, reading strategies, test-taking strategies

Reading Skills:
Word Recognition: Syllable division and accented syllables; review
Comprehension: Emphasis on critical and appreciative levels and review of all skills taught; predict/evaluate outcomes; problems and solutions; making; discernment; sense of history
Literature concepts: review of concepts from previous years; cliffhanger; denouement; open/closed endings; point of view; irony; sarcasm; dialect; moral; rhyme; rhythm; comparing and contrasting characters; main characters; character motives; character traits; flat/round, dynamic/static characters; author biographies
Oral Reading: Communicate author's message; communicate mood, motive, meaning, emotion; persuasive manner; interpret dialect; choral reading; voice expression; reading rate