Phonemic Awareness Alphabetic Understanding Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension


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Teaching Comprehension:
Sequencing Comprehension skills

Comprehension instruction should:

  • Begin in early childhood with storytelling and discussions
  • Consist of question answering and lessons on simple story structure in kindergarten and first grade with accessible texts
  • Include comprehension strategy instruction in second and third grade in narrative and expository texts

Curriculum Maps:

Curriculum maps list specific skills that relate to each big idea. Each skill can be taught during at an optimal time during the school year.

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Link to Comprehension curriculum maps for each grade:

 

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