Kindergarten ELAR Unit 7

Big Idea:

Readers ask questions and make inferences to monitor their understanding of the text.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

Phonics:

K.2(Biii) recognizing that new words are created when letters are changed, added or deleted

Reading:

K.5(B) generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information with adult assistance

K.5(F) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding with adult assistance

Focus TEKS

K.2(Aiii) identifying the individual words in a spoken sentence

K.3(C) identify and use words that name actions; directions; positions; sequences; categories such as colors, shapes, textures and locations

K.5(I) monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down with adult assistance.

K.6(C) use text evidence to support an appropriate response

K.9(A) discuss with adult assistance the author’s purpose for writing text

K.9(B) discuss with adult assistance how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;

K.9(C) discuss with adult assistance the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes

K.9(D) discuss with adult assistance how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and

K.9(E) listen to and experience first- and third-person texts.

Ongoing TEKS

K.2(Avii) blend spoken on-set and rimes to form simple words

K.3(B) use illustrations and texts the student is able to read or hear to learn or clarify word meanings

K.4 The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and interact independently with text for increasing periods of time.

K.5(E) make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society with adult assistance

K.5(G) evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance

K.5(H) synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance

K.6(A) describe personal connections to a variety of sources

K.6(B) provide an oral, pictorial, or written response to a text

K.6(E) interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing

K.6(F) respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

K.10(E): Share writing

Student Learning Targets:

• I will think about and make connections to the story.
• I will create new words by changing letters in the word.
• I will recognize a new word when letters are changed.
• I will ask questions before reading.
• I will ask questions during reading.
• I will ask questions after reading.
• I will will use evidence from the text to make inferences.

Essential Questions:

• What do I already know about this topic?
• What do I want to learn from this story?
• What happens when I change a letter in a word?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Treasures, McMillian / McGraw-Hill

District Grading Policy

Fry Sight Word List

Texas Gateway Online Resource Center