Decatur City Schools
Pacing Guide
Fifth: Reading
Projected Pacing  (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)
 
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Prerequisite Skills from State Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Possible Points for ARMT Comments
    Curriculum Guide        
Phonemic Awareness     Rewards - Sopris West      
Interventions for students needing            
remediation in phonemic awareness Historical/realistic fiction          
are located within the content Mysteries          
standards for K-2. Compare/Contrast          
Phonics Personification          
Demonstrate word recognition Simple Symbolism   Rewards - Sopris West      
strategies, including structural analysis Alliteration   Voyager       
Examples: structural analysis-root Onomatopoeia   Make Words      
words, prefixes, suffixes     Kelly Wingate, Evan Moore      
A.  Use word solving strategies to read     Rigby      
unknown words at current Independent and     Language Handbook - Steck Vaughn      
instructional levels     McMillan Language Arts Today      
  1.  word "chunks" or parts (AL COS)            
Example: "mark" or "remark" or "able"            
in remarkable            
   2.  inflectional endings such as -ed or            
ing (AL COS)            
  3.  possessives and contractions (AL COS)            
  4.  blends            
  5.  multi-syllabic words             
B.  Utilize spelling strategies in all content            
areas            
  1.  phonemic (by sound)            
  2.  visual  (by look)            
  3.  morphemic (by meaning)            
  4.  linking (connections)            
  5.  research (by inquiry)            
Fluency          
Demonstrate fluency while constructing     Dibels      
meaning with a variety of text      Dibels practice book      
A.  Demonstrate increased fluency     Reading Recess      
   1.  attention to punctuation     Phonic Phones (tubing)      
   2.  articulation (speak clearly and correctly)     Guided Reading: Fountas & Pinnell      
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Prerequisite Skills from State Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Possible Points for ARMT Comments
   3.  adjust rate   Curriculum Guide Reader's Theatre books from      
   4.  recognize effect of pause, volume,     Good Stuff      
pitch, and tone Historical/realistic fiction   Reader's Theatre: Scholastic      
   5.  automaticity Mysteries   ARI book      
   6.  phrasing Compare/Contrast   Reading Summary from Reading      
B.  Utilize fluency strategies Personification   with Meaning: Debbie Miller      
   1.  repeated oral readings Simple Symbolism          
   2.  practice reading (various genre and Alliteration          
lengths) Onomatopoeia          
   3.  anticipate meaning            
   4.  re-read (same text)            
   5.  reader's theater            
   6.  Choral reading            
   7.  phrasing        
   8.  taped reading            
   9.  partner reading            
   10.  echo reading            
C.  Demonstrate reading improvement             
through substantial amounts of daily            
assigned and self-selected materials by            
reading fluently with expression and             
attention to phrasing            
Vocabulary          
Demonstrate reading vocabulary   Objective 5.1.1:       9 multiple choice  
knowledge, including recognition   Use context clues to interpret     O open-ended  
of multiple-meaning words (AL COS #1)   meaning of multiple meaning Read Alouds      
A.  Use word study strategies to expand   words Word Wisdom - Zaner Bloser      
vocabulary     Objective 5.1.2:   Word of the Day - Scholastic      
  1. Compound words   Use a dictionary to define Spelling Book - Zaner Bloser      
  2.  contractions and possessives (AL COS)   two or more meanings of Rigby series      
  3.  multiple meanings (AL COS (SAT10)   multiple meaning words Self selected reading      
  4.  affixes and inflectional endings (AL COS)            
  5.  synonyms (SAT10), antonyms, and            
homonyms            
  6.  context clues (SAT 10)            
  7.  analogies            
B.  Demonstrate vocabulary growth            
through listening to literature and daily            
reading of self-selected, content area text            
and/or assigned reading            
C.  Utilize new vocabulary encountered            
in daily oral language            
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Prerequisite Skills from State Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Possible Points for ARMT Comments
Comprehension Curriculum Guide        
Demonstrate comprehension ( a     Shared Reading & Guided Reading      
meaning making process), the Historical/realistic fiction   using:      
primary goal of reading, through the Mysteries   Houghton Mifflin series      
dynamic interaction between reader Compare/Contrast   Student Workbook - Houghton Mifflin      
and text Personification   ARMT practice book      
A.  Use a range of strategies, including Simple Symbolism Objective 5.2.1 Time for Kids series    12 multiple choice  
drawing conclusions such as opinions Alliteration Relate character traits from Voyager   6 open-ended  
about characters based on their actions and Onomatopoeia a provided list to characters Passport      
summarizing passages, to comprehend    from a given list ThinkLink      
fifth-grade literary/recreational materials in   Objective 5.2.2 Picture books      
a variety of genres (AL COS #2)   Compare characters in a  Graphic organizer      
  1.  Apply a variety of strategies, daily, in   given passage who have AR Tests      
reading to, with, and by   similar character traits Lit sets      
    a.  Determine sequence of events,   Objective 5.2.3 Reader's notebook      
(AL COS) (SAT 10)   Compare characters in a         
    b.  Compare and contrast, categorize,   given passage who have        
or classify (AL COS) (SAT 10)   contrasting character traits        
   c.  Distinguish fiction and nonfiction   Objective 5.2.4        
(AL COS)    Write a sentence describing        
  d.  Use sentence structure and context   characters from a given        
(AL COS) (SAT 10)   passage        
   e.  Use prior knowledge and experience   Objective 5.2.5        
to interpret text (AL COS)   Write sentences retelling        
   f. skim passages (AL COS)   key ideas from a given         
   g.  Infer motive from character traits and/   passage        
or behaviors (AL COS) (SAT10)   Objective 5.2.6        
  h.  Draw conclusions (AL COS)   Retell a story in a few        
  i.  Summarize passages and paraphrase   sentences        
(AL COS)            
  j.  Identify main idea and supporting details            
(AL COS) (SAT 10)            
  k.  Determine cause and effect (AL COS)            
(SAT10)            
  l.  Distinguish fact and opinion (AL COS)            
(SAT10)            
  m.  Make generalizations and evaluate/            
make judgments             
  n.  Synthesize            
  o.  Preview and predict based on text            
(SAT10)            
  p. determine explicit and implied meaning            
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Prerequisite Skills from State Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Possible Points for ARMT Comments
(SAT10)   Curriculum Guide        
  q.  Use knowledge of word meaning            
  r.  Identify characteristics of a variety             
of genre (historical/realistic, fiction, Historical/realistic fiction          
mysteries) Mysteries          
2.  Compare and contrast cultural similarities Compare/Contrast          
and differences of the world through  Personification          
exposure to multi-cultural literature using Simple Symbolism          
a variety of genre Alliteration          
3.  Using cueing systems at current  Onomatopoeia          
independent and instructional level            
  a.  Semantics (use context and prior            
knowledge)            
  b.  Syntactic (use the structure of language)            
  c.  Graphophonic (recognize cues provided            
by print)            
  d.  Schematic* (connect events in a             
story to specific life experiences)            
4.  Describe how events, places, and            
characters encountered in written, spoken            
and visual works reflect human            
experiences and influence the thinking of            
the reader, viewer, or listener (*access            
schematic)            
  a.  Text-to-self            
  b.  Text-to-text            
  c.  Text -to-world            
5.  Apply strategies of a skillful listener to            
gain meaning            
B.  Recognize the use or effect of literary    Objective 5.3.1:  Define literary     15 multiple choice  
elements and devices-including setting,   elements including setting,     3 open-ended  
character traits, stated purposes, metaphors,   character traits, and purpose        
and simple symbolism--and recognize stated   Objective 5.3.2:  Define literary        
purpose and gain information from   devices including metaphors and        
various text formats, including tables and    symbolism        
charts (AL COS #3)   Objective 5.3.3: Select a stated        
1.  Identify and analyze literary elements   purpose for a passage         
  a.  Theme (AL COS) (SAT 10)   (literary or informational) from        
  b.  Character traits, motivation, or    a provided list        
behavior (AL COS) (SAT10)   Objective 5.3.4: Identify a         
  c.  Setting (time and place) (AL COS)   metaphor from a given        
  d.  Stated and implied purpose (AL COS)   passage.        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Prerequisite Skills from State Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Possible Points for ARMT Comments
  e.  Plot (problem and solution)   Curriculum Guide        
  f.  Point of view   Objective 5.3.5: Tell the kinds        
  g.  Author's tone (SAT 10)   of information that may be gained        
  h.  Figurative language (metaphors,   from given tables and charts        
personification, simple symbolism) Historical/realistic fiction          
(AL COS) Mysteries          
2.  Recognize stated purpose and gain  Compare/Contrast          
information from various text structures Personification      
(SAT10) Simple Symbolism          
  a.  Use dictionary, thesaurus, atlas,  Alliteration          
directory, newspaper, catalog, and Onomatopoeia          
encyclopedia            
  b.  Use technical resources and             
electronic media such as websites,            
software programs and television programs            
  c.  Use parts of a book-title, heading,            
graphic aids, boldface print, index,            
glossary, table of contents, and             
publication information            
  d.  Evaluate sufficiency of and dis-            
tinguish important from less important            
information (SAT10)            
3.  Distinguish fiction from nonfiction            
(AL COS) (SAT 10)            
C.  Use a wide range of strategies and   Objective 5.4.1     15 multiple choice  
skills, including using text features to gain   Identify text features such as      3 open-ended  
meaning, summarizing passages, and    pictures, charts, titles,         
drawing conclusions, to comprehend   subtitles, and bold print        
fifth grade functional and textual/informa-   Objective 5.4.2        
tional reading materials (AL COS #4)   Survey the features of a text        
1.  Apply a variety of strategies and skills,   to draw conclusions concerning        
daily, in reading to, with, and by   a passage contents        
  a.  Use expanded vocabulary (AL COS)   Objective 5.4.3        
  b.  Use sentence structure and context   Write sentences retelling key        
( AL COS)   ideas in a given passage from        
  c.  Preview and predict (AL COS)(SAT10)   functional and textual/informational        
  d.  Use reference materials (AL COS)   reading materials.        
  e.  Self-monitor text understanding (AL COS)            
examples: re-read, use context clues,            
adjust speed, access prior knowledge            
and experiences            
  f.  Determine sequence of events             
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Prerequisite Skills from State Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Possible Points for ARMT Comments
(AL COS) (SAT 10) Curriculum Guide        
  g.  Determine cause and effect            
(AL COS) (SAT 10)            
  h.  Distinguish fact from opinion (AL COS)            
  i.  Recognize persuasive techniques            
(AL COS)            
  j.  Make inferences Historical/realistic fiction          
  k.  Compare and contrast, classify and Mysteries          
categorize (SAT10) Compare/Contrast          
  l.  Paraphrase Personification          
  m.  Make generalizations and  evaluate Simple Symbolism          
judgments Alliteration          
  n.  Synthesize Onomatopoeia          
  o.  Analyze problem/solution            
  p. determine implicit/explicit details (SAT10)            
2.  Employ study strategies to gain infor-            
mation