Reading & Writing Curriculum

Reading

Unit 1: Building a Reading Life

• I can preview books to determine if they are right for me. 

• I can check my comprehension as I read. 

• I can determine when the scene changes in a story.

• I can make a prediction and then read on to check, using text evidence. 

• I can retell what I read before, during and after reading, reminding myself what happened in earlier parts of the text. 

• I can retell as I read, thinking about how the parts of the story connect to a bigger idea about the story. 

• I can use the text to determine the meaning of an unknown word. (Note: a word that you can decode, but you don’t know the meaning) 

• I can use meaning (context clues, schema) to figure out the meaning of figurative language. 

• I can think about the slight differences between words that have similar meanings, considering the different “shades” of the word. (ex: running vs. jogging).  

Writing

Unit 1: Crafting True Stories

• I can write in complete sentences with a balance of complex and simple sentences.

• I can use the correct ending punctuation.

• I can tell stories in scenes rather than summaries

• I can write paragraphs that support sequencing, dialogue, and elaboration

• I can revise for clarity as I write

• I can write from inside a memory so that readers feel the experience

• I can reread my own writing to see if it needs parts to be added or removed to make it as clear as possible to readers