KINDERGARTEN
Reading - Readers read JR books and use print strategies to support conventional reading
Writing - Writing for readers – learning to revise
GRADE 1
Reading - Nonfiction reading: reading to become experts and to share passions
Writing - How to books – writing to learn and teach
GRADE 2
Reading - Readers read JR fiction books in theme based centers. Partners
learn to grow ideas as they read a collection of related books.
Writing - Authors as mentors: Kevin Henkes
GRADE 3
Reading - Book Clubs: Series books, social issues
Writing - Persuasive reviews
GRADE 4
Reading - Book Clubs
Writing - Realistic fiction: short stories. Literary essays
GRADE 5
Reading - Book Clubs: Fantasy
Writing - Persuasive using facts to support opinion
GRADE 6
Reading - Nonfiction text structure and features. Nonfiction author’s purpose
Writing - Research
GRADE 7
Reading - Reading for informational purposes: biographies
Writing - Writing for informational purposes: research