Decatur City Schools
Pacing Guide
Kindergarten: Reading
Projected Pacing  ( Jan. 15-Feb. 16)
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
         
Phonemic Awareness   Open Court Unit 5 Stick to It    
Exhibit phonemic awareness by identifying Review Words Lessons 1-20    
and categorizing phonemes, orally blending the      
phonemes into one-syllable words, and      
segmenting one-syllable words into is      
phonemes, and by rhyming (AL COS #1) it      
* Recognize, identify and supply rhyming you      
words are      
* Hear initial, final, and medial sounds be    
* Segment one-syllable words into phonemes in      
Phonics at Open Court Unit 5 Stick to It    
Demonstrate letter sound association this Lessons 1-20    
by matching letters to corresponding  for      
spoken sounds and blending letter his      
sounds into one-syllable words using have      
printed materials (AL COS #2) from      
* Recognize similar initial, final and medial to      
phonemes New Words      
*Blend two, three, or four phonemes into words was    
using manipulatives (magnetic letters, letter tiles on      
etc.) they      
* Recognize that words that have letter patterns of      
that are connected to sounds like      
Identify upper and lower case letters        
Fluency   Open Court Unit 5 Stick to It    
Before kindergarten students can read   Lessons 5, 10, 15, 20    
fluently, they need to develop a myriad of        
pre-reading strategies.  These strategies        
can be taught by modeling fluent reading        
and engaging students in repeated         
readings.        
* Shared reading (reading to/with)        
*Read-Alouds (reading to)        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
*Buddy Reading (reading to/with)        
Vocabulary   Open Court Unit 5 Stick to It    
Use words to describe real-life objects Review Words Lessons 1-20    
actions. the      
Use words to describe location, size and      
color, shape (AL COS#4) (SAT-10) is      
*Use a variety of emergent reading material it      
  1) Picture books you    
  2) Pre-decodable texts are    
  3) Pre-decodable/Decodable texts be    
  4) Print in the environment in    
* Learn new words through stories/explicit at    
instruction this    
High frequency words: was, on, they, of, like for      
Comprehension his Open Court Unit 5 Stick to It    
Demonstrate comprehension of passages have Lessons 1-20    
heard by retelling stories and by asking from      
questions (AL COS #5) to      
* Recall information (main idea,  New Words      
characters, setting, details, beginning was      
and ending of story) on      
*Make predictions they      
*Respond to stories by asking questions, of      
discussing ideas, and relating events to like      
daily life.    
* Identify correct sequence after hearing        
a story        
*Use picture clues to predict meaning        
* Use the graphophonic cueing system ( does        
it look right?)        
Reading Behaviors   Open Court Unit 5 Stick to It    
Spend a substantial amount of time    Lessons 1-20    
engaged in daily reading activitites.        
*Recognize and use print in the environment        
1) Signs, logos, words        
2) Classroom labels/charts        
3) Calendar        
4) Word walls        
5) Bulletin boards        
6) Familiar names        
7) Continue Concepts of Print        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
a) Differentiate letters from words        
b) Identify parts of a book Review Words      
c) Rely on picture clues and language the      
d) Exhibit an awareness that information and      
can be obtained from a variety of sources is      
e) Interpret simple charts/graphs it      
Oral Language Development you Open Court Unit 5 Stick to It    
Use appropriate listening and speaking are Lessons 1-20    
behaviors be      
1.  Show an interest in what others have in      
to say at      
2.  Look at the speaker/audience this      
3.  Respond appropriately to material for      
read, heard, and viewed his      
4.  Use grammar, expresion and words have      
appropriate to audience from      
5.  Speak clearly and in complete  to      
sentences New Words      
6.  Generate appropriate questions was      
7.  follow directions on      
8.  Verbalize personal information they      
(address, name, etc) of      
9.  Participate in oral sharing like