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STRANDS
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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Reading
Development
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*Setting/plot B1
*Context Clues
*Suffixes
*Alphabetize
words to third or forth letter B2
*Comprehension/
Vocabulary
B2
*Common Text
*Vocabulary
Dev. B2
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*Fact/Opinion B2
*Sequence of events B2
*Compare/
Contrast
*Dictionary Skills B2
*Compounds, contractions, abbrev. B2
*Parts of a
book B1
*Figurative Language and
Similes/
Metaphors B3
*Character B1
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*Identify causes/recognize solutions B2
*Base words
*Encyclopedia
Almanac
B2
*Context Clues using resources B2
*Graphic Aids
*Text StructureB2
*Recognize sound of
language (rhyme,
alliteration,
repetition)B3
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*Synonyms
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*Draw
ConclusionsB3
*Follow multi-step directions
*Prefix/Suffix
to identify meanings in text B1
*Inflectional
endings
*Fact/Opinion
B2
*Genre B1
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*Anonyms/
Synonyms/
Homonyms
within context B2
*Main idea
*Supporting
details
*Predicting outcomes B2
*Realism/
Fantasy
B2
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*Prefixes: im, in, un
*Making
Judgments
*Inferences B3
*Author’s
Purpose B3
*Theme
*Choose a logical word to
complete an analogy using synonyms and antonyms B3
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*Prefixes: mis, non
*Plot/Setting/
Mood B1
*Homographs/
Homophones
*Identify
different forms of text (poems, drama, fiction, nonfiction) B2
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*Base Words
*Author’s Purpose
*Infer main
idea from 2 sentences
*Chart Tables
*Graphic
Source
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*Cause/Effect relationships B2
*Diagrams
*Main idea
*Visualizing
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*Form GeneralizationsB2
*Organize
Information
*Make judgments
*Steps in a
process
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Writing
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*Use pre-writing strategies to organize for writing
*Choose Main Idea
and details B1
*Graphic Organizer B2
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*Use of pre-writing strategies to write a Personal
Narrative
*Use Pre-writing strategies
to create characters, settings, problems, and events
*Author’s
Purpose B1
*Select
Topic Sentence B2
*Audience
B2
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*Personal
Narrative
*Select best way to combine sentences B2
*Select an
appropriate concluding sentence B1
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*Use of pre-writing strategies to write an
Imaginative
Narrative
*Choose
supporting sentence that best develops topic sentenceB2
*Choose
supporting sentence that best fits context and flow of ideas B2
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Use
of the writing process to compose and informational report, steps to carry
out a procedure, and justify a stance with reasons
*Identify most
reliable source of information B2
*Rearrange
sentences to form sequence B2
*Time-order
words B2
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Use of the writing process to create a personal
response to a variety of text
*Supply a missing piece in a simple outline B3
*Rearrange
events in a sequential or chronological order in a writing B1
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*Persuasive
Writing
*Identify
sentences irrelevant to theme B3
*Select best
title for a text B1
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*Explanatory Writing
*Timed writing
practices
*Identify similes and metaphors B3
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*Story Writing
*Timed writing
practices
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*Expository Writing
*Timed writing
practices
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Spelling
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*Long / Short a
*Use a Thesaurus
*Long & Short e
*Word clues
*ABC order
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*Long / Short I
*Words with same means
*Guide Words
*Long & Short o
*Word forms
*Homophones
Identify and correctly
spell within a sentence or phrase B3
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*Long / Short u
*Silent Consonants
*Sounds for oo
*Y suffix
*ou/oy
*r-controlled vowels
*Spell
plurals and possessives correctly B3
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*or/ur/oo
*Word forms
*Antonyms
*Compound
Words B1
*Suffixes or/er
Good/Bad
*Final L or schwa L
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*ed/ing endings
*Entry words
*Base words
*Word forms
*Abbrev.
B2
*Identify
correctly or incorrectly spelled words in text B2
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*Consonant changes
*Word forms
*Commas
*Sufixes/prefixes
*Use knowledge of suf/pref/base-
words to analyze word
spellingsB3
*VCCV pattern
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*VCCV pattern
*Word histories
*Y to I
*Commas in direct address
*VCV pattern
*Synonyms/
Antonyms
*Determine
correct spelling of words utilizing electronic and print tools B3
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*VCV pattern
*Quotes
*Words with
suffixes B1
*VCCV pattern
*Commas/
Capitals in
Friendly Letter
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*VCV
*Book tittles
*VCCV/VCV
*Homographs
*3 Syllable words
*Spell high frequency
words correctly B3
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*Silent consonants
*Universal spellings
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Grammar
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*Sentences
*Types of
Sentences B1®
*Subjects/
Predicates
*Combining
Sentences
*Time-order
words
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*Compound sentences B2
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*Nouns
*Singular/Plural
Common/Proper
*Possessives
forms & in text B2
*Choosing
correct plural forms in text B2
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*Verbs
Tenses,
Sub. /Verb
Agreement, Main verb and helping verb B3
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*Linking verbs
*Irregular verbs
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*Adjectives
*Articles
*Adjectives after linking
verbs
*Comparing adjectives B1
*Synonyms/
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*Pronouns
*Subject
and object
*Verb
agreement
*Possessive
pronouns B2
*Homophones/
homographs
Quotation
marks and commas in direct quotations B3
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*Adverbs
*Adverbs that
tell how, when, where,
*Comparative adverbs
*Suffixes:
ful, ly, ion, less, ment,
ness
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*Grammar review and
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*Review games
*Research and
data gathering
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Mechanics
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*Punctuating/
Capitalization of Sentences
B1®
*Correcting run-ons B1
*Sentences and Fragments B1
*Proofreading
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Capitalization
B1
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*Commas
in a series B2
*Contractions
with not B2
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*Commas with introductory words B2
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*Proper Adjectives
*Letter
punctuation, commas in dates/addresses B2
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*Contractions/
pronouns and verbs
*Using I and
me correctly
*Double
negatives B2
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*Comma Usage
*Using good
and well correctly
*Troublesome
words, to, too, two etc. B2
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*Review and maintenance
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*Factual reports and presentations
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Research/
Presentation
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*Book reports
*How-to reports
*Television Critics
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*Reference skills
-Internet
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*Reference skills
-encyclopedia
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*Reference skills
-dictionary
-outlining
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*Book Reports
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*Black History
-biographies/
autobiographies
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*Presidential Study
-biographies/
autobiographies
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Speaking/
Listening
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*Listening Library
*Story Presentations
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Related
Literature
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Weekly Reader
Trade Books
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A Play
Misty and Me
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Weekly Reader
Trade Books
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A Dinosaur
Francis Beach
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A Powerful Sun
Make Earth Day
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How Can Animals
Directions to the
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Chandra and the Sick Elephant
A Dream Come True
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People Caused the Problem
Rain Forest
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Field Studies
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Field trips to Plays
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Technology
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CCC
AR
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Assessment
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DLR(Daily®
Language Review)
DOL(Daily Oral Language)
Shape Poem
Journal Entry
Paper Presentations
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DLR/DOL®
Organize a List
Writing Notebook
Class Discussion
Teacher Observation
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Magazine Articles
Written Reports
Student Participation
Chapter/Unit
Tests
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Analysis/
Critiques/
Reviews
Unit/Chapter
Tests
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Role-playing
Summaries
Write formal and friendly letters
Unit/Chapter
Tests
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Descriptive paragraphs
Humorous
Stories
Tests
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Summarizing with a brochure
Book Reports
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Charts/Tables
Debates/News
Article
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Journals
Graphs
Organizers
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Tests
Outlines
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