Reading UnitsThe Reading Curriculum for First Grade has six essential Units. Click on each unit to see the priority standards for that Unit. (Links coming soon)
Unit 1: Building a Community of Readers Unit 2: Being a Strategic Reader Unit 3: Bringing Books to Life Unit 4: Reading to Learn Unit 5: Poetry and Fluency Unit 6: Responding to Reading For each of these units, we pull from a variety of resources including the Journeys and Making Meaning Curriculums as well as various trade books. |
Balanced Literacy |
We follow a balanced literacy approach in language arts. In a balanced literacy approach, teachers model, share, and guide developing readers and writers in a variety of ways. During our reading block students participate in shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading. During our writing block we incorporate shared writing, guided writing, and independent writing using a workshop approach. Word work is also integrated throughout our language arts block.
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Reading Workshop: Daily 5 |
The Daily Five is a way of structuring the reading block so every student is independently engaged in meaningful literacy tasks. Throughout the reading block, students receive explicit whole group instruction and time to read independently. As students are working, teachers are instructing small groups and individuals.
Once our routines are established, students will be engaged in the Daily Five. They will spend their reading time doing the following:
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