Decatur City Schools

Pacing Guide

Kindergarten: Reading

Projected Pacing  ( Nov. 27-Jan. 12)

AL COS Standards

Vocabulary

Suggested Materials/Resources

Documentation Date(s) Taught

Comments

Phonemic Awareness

Review Words

Open Court Unit 4 The Wind

Exhibit phonemic awareness by

the

Lessons 1-20

identifying and categorizing phonemes,

and

orally blending phonemes into one-

is

syllable words, segmenting one-syllable

it

words into phonemes and by rhyming

you

(AL COS #1)

are

* Hear final and medial phonemes

be

in

Phonics

at

Open Court Unit 4  The Wind

Demonstrate letter-sound association

this

Lessons 1-20

by matching letters to corresponding

New Words

spoken sounds and blending letter

for

sounds into one-syllable words using

his

printed materials (AL COS #2)

have

* Demonstrate letter-sound association

from

*Produce sounds of letters

to

*Supply a word that has the same initial

sound

*Segment words into phonemes using

manipulatives

*Recognize that words have letter

patterns that are connected to sounds

Fluency

Open Court Unit 4 The Wind

Before kindergarten students can read

Lessons 5, 10, 15, 20

fluently, they need to develop a myriad

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)

*Buddy Reading (reading to/with)

AL COS Standards

Vocabulary

Suggested Materials/Resources

Documentation Date(s) Taught

Comments

*Independent Reading (reading by)

Vocabulary

Open Court Unit 4 The Wind

Use words that describe and represent

Review Words

Lessons 1-20

real-life objects and actions (AL COS#4)

the

Use words that describe location, size

and

color, shape

is

*Learn new words through stories and

it

explicit instruction

you

High Frequency Words: for, have, his

are

from, to

be

Comprehension

in

Open Court Unit 4 The Wind

Respond to stories by asking questions,

at

Lessons 1-20

discussing ideas, and relating events to

this

daily life (AL COS)

New Words

*Recall information (main idea, characters

for

setting, beginning/ending of story

his

*Make predictions about what will

have

happen next.

from

to

Reading Behaviors

Open Court Unit 4  The Wind

Spend a substantial amount of time

Lessons 1-20

engaged in daily reading activities using

a variety of strategies (reading to,

reading with, reading by)

*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

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 4  The Wind Lessons 1-20

Use appropriate listening and speaking

behaviors

Review Words

1.  Show an interest in what others have

the

to say

and

2.  Look at the speaker/audience

is

3.  Respond appropriately to material

it

read, heard, and viewed

you

4.  Use grammar, expresion and words

are

appropriate to audience

be

5.  Speak clearly and in complete

in

sentences

at

6.  Generate appropriate questions

this

7.  follow directions

New Words

8.  Verbalize personal information

for

(address, name, etc)

his

9.  Participate in oral sharing

have, from, to