Language Arts Curriculum Grade K-3

Language Arts
Decoding and Word Recognition Part 2
Sight Words, Long Vowels
Concepts about Print
Unit Preview, Book Parts, Uppercase & Lowercase Letters, Letters, Words, & Sentences, Summary
Phonics
Unit Preview, Phonemes, Rhyming Words, Short Vowels, Beginning, Middle & Ending Sounds, Syllables, Vowel Sounds, Consonant Blends, Summary
Decoding and Word Recognition Part 1
Unit Preview, Sight Words, Vowel Digraphs, Compound Words, Root/Base Words, Word Families, Abbreviations, Summary
Reading Comprehension Part 1
Unit Preview, Structural Features of Text, Predictions, Retelling/Recall Facts, Questioning, Sequencing, Cause-effect Relationships, Compare and Contrast, Main Idea and Supporting Details, Types of Literature, Summary
Vocabulary and Concept Development
Unit Preview, Nouns, Pronouns, Contractions, Plurals, Verbs, Antonyms, Synonyms, Homophones & Homographs, Prefixes & Suffixes, Summary
Punctuation Part 1
Unit Preview, Sentence Structure, Period/Exclamation Point/Question Mark, Capitalization , Commas , Vowel Patterns, Dictionary , Summary
Listening and Speaking Part 1
Unit Preview, Oral Directions, Descriptive Words, Oral Presentations, Poetry , Summary
Writing
Unit Preview, Organization and Focus, Penmanship, Paragraphs, Brief Narratives, Letters, Summary