Decatur City Schools
Pacing Guide
Kindergarten: Reading
Projected Pacing  ( Feb. 19 - March 16)
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
         
Phonemic Awareness Review Words Open Court Unit 6  Red, White & Blue    
Exhibit phonemic awareness by identifying the Lessons 1-20    
and categorizing phonemes, orally  and      
blending phonemes into one-syllable  is      
words, segmenting one-syllable words it      
into phonemes, and by rhyming you      
(AL COS #1) are      
* Hear and say individual phonemes be      
in words in       
* Segment and blend one syllable words at      
into phonemes this      
*Manipulate phonemes for      
Segment sentences into words his      
Phonics have Open Court Unit 6  Red, White & Blue    
Match upper and lower case letters from Lessons 1-20    
(AL COS #3) (SAT-10) to      
(Randomly) was      
Review previous phonics skills on      
  they      
  of      
  like      
  New Words      
Fluency with Open Court Unit 6  Red, White & Blue    
Before kindergarten students can read that Lessons 5, 10, 15, 20    
fluently, they need to develop a myriad of he      
pre-reading strategies.  These strategies she      
can be taught by modeling fluent reading as      
and engaging students in repeated         
readings.        
* Shared reading (reading to/with)        
*Read-Alouds (reading to)        
*Buddy Reading (reading to/with)        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
Vocabulary Open Court Unit 6  Red, White & Blue  
Use words to describe real-life objects   Lessons 1-20    
actions. Review Words      
Use words to describe location, size the      
color, shape (AL COS#4) (SAT-10) and      
*Use a variety of emergent reading material is      
  1) Picture books it      
  2) Pre-decodable texts you      
  3) Decodable texts are      
  4) Print in the environment be      
* Learn new words through stories/explicit in       
instruction at      
High frequency words: with, that, he, she, as this      
Comprehension for Open Court Unit 6  Red, White & Blue    
Make predictions (AL COS) his Lessons 1-20    
*Predict words and phrases in a story  have      
using pictures and context clues from      
*Connect text to world from events in a story to      
*Connect text to self was      
*Make predictions about what will happen next on      
* Review skills from previous weeks they      
  of      
  like      
  New Words      
Reading Behaviors with Open Court Unit 6  Red, White & Blue    
Spend a substantial amount of time  that Lessons 1-20    
engaged in daily reading activities. he      
*Recognize and use print in the environment she      
1) Signs, logos, words as      
2) Classroom labels/charts      
3) Calendar      
4) Word walls      
5) Bulletin boards      
6) Familiar names      
7) Continue Concepts of Print      
a) Differentiate letters from words      
b) Identify parts of a book      
c) Rely on picture clues and language      
d) Exhibit an awareness that information      
can be obtained from a variety of sources      
e) Interpret simple charts/graphs        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
Oral Language Development Open Court Unit 6  Red, White & Blue    
Use appropriate listening and speaking Lessons 1-20    
behaviors      
1.  Show an interest in what others have      
to say      
2.  Look at the speaker/audience      
3.  Respond appropriately to material      
read, heard, and viewed      
4.  Use grammar, expresion and words      
appropriate to audience      
5.  Speak clearly and in complete       
sentences      
6.  Generate appropriate questions      
7.  follow directions      
8.  Verbalize personal information        
(address, name, etc)        
9.  Participate in oral sharing