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Concepts READING Standard 3.1	· Concepts of Print · Phonological Awareness · Reading Strategies · Vocabulary and Concept Development · Word Recognition and Decoding · Fluency · Comprehension and Response to Literature · Inquiry and Research
Skills	Recognize environmental print Discriminate between similar and dissimilar letters Demonstrate phonemic awareness by rhyming, clapping Activate prior knowledge and anticipate what will be read or heard Recognize and read own name Listen attentively to literary and functional texts, e.g., nursery rhymes, science books Respond to a variety of poems and stories through movement, art, music and drama Identify and use learning centers	Distinguish letters from words Follow words left to right and top to bottom Realize that speech can be recorded in words, e.g., name; word Identify and isolate initial sounds in words Name words that start with a specific sound Begin to track and follow print when listening to a familiar text being read Use picture clues to aid understanding of story content (drawing conclusions) Explain meaning of common signs and symbols Match consonant sounds in spoken words Respond to literary and functional text, e.g., nursery rhymes, science books	Listen to one syllable words and identify the beginning sounds Listen to 2 or 3 sounds when they are read aloud and identify sound heard ( same or different ) Understand that spoken words are composed of sounds that are represented by alphabetical letters. Develop a vocabulary through meaning and concrete experiences Recall and retell a story (sequence, details)	Gain awareness that print tells a story or gives information Identify and isolate initial and final sounds in spoken words Draw simple conclusions from pictures, text, and people Identify and verbalize main character, setting, and important events read aloud Distinguish fantasy from realistic text	Recognize that words are separated by spaces Recognize that capitalization and punctuation are used for comprehension Make predictions about simple text Match consonant sounds in spoken words Practice reading behaviors, retelling, reenacting, dramatizing	Listen to 2 or 3 sounds when they are read aloud and identify sound heard (same or different ) Listen to one syllable words and identify the beginning and ending sounds Identify main idea Recognize and name all uppercase/lowercase letters in alphabetical and random order Begin to build sight vocabulary	Identify cause and effect Identify and sort words into basic categories Relate personal experiences to a story (character, custom)	Segment one syllable words into initial and final sounds and blend sounds into words Read words by sight Make predictions and cite evidence from text	Segment one syllable words into initial, medial and final sounds and blend sounds into words Produce rhyming words and know the difference between rhyming/non-rhyming words Begin to read simple sentences using some sight words Read simple sentences using some sight words
Essential Questions	How do I use learning centers?	How do picture clues help me understand a story? What sounds do the letters of the alphabet make?	How do letters sounds and words help me to read?	How do I know a story is real or not real?	How do predictions help me know what might happen in a story?	Why do I have to know the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make?	How does relating text to personal experiences help me understand a story?	How do I identify letter sounds in a word?	How do I use sight words to read simple sentences? How do I combine sounds to make words?
Assess-ment	Teacher Observation Teacher Assessment Student Participation and Class work