Decatur City Schools
Pacing Guide
Kindergarten: Reading
Projected Pacing  (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
         
Phonemic Awareness Review Open Court Unit 3 Lesson 1-20    
Exhibit phonemic awareness by  the, and, is, it, you      
identifying and categorizing phonemes,         
orally blending phonemes into one- New Words      
syllable words, segmenting one-syllable are, be, in, at, this      
words into phonemes, and by rhyming      
(AL COS #1)      
* Participate in oral language activities        
* Recognize, identify, and supply rhyming      
words         
* Hear initial phonemes        
Phonics   Open Court Unit 3 Lesson 1-20    
Demonstrate letter-sound association        
by matching letters to corresponding        
spoken sounds and blending letter        
sounds into one-syllable words, using         
printed materials (AL COS #2)        
* Recognize similar initial phonemes        
*Blend two, three, or four phonemes into        
words using manipulatives (magnetic        
letters, tiles, etc.)        
Identify upper and lower case letters         
(AL COS #3) (SAT 10)        
* match upper and lower case letters        
         
Fluency   Open Court Unit 3 Lesson 5, 10, 15, 20    
Before Kindergarten students can read        
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 oral readings.        
* Modeled Reading (Read-Alouds)        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
* Repeated Reading   Open Court Unit 3 Lesson 1-20    
* Shared Reading (Reading to and with) Review      
Vocabulary the, and, is, it, you      
Use words that describe and represent        
real-life objects and activities (location New Words      
size, color, shape) (AL COS #4) are, be, in, at, this      
Recognize kindergarten high frequency        
words in print. (are, be, in, at, this)        
Comprehension   Open Court Unit 3 Lesson 1-20    
Demonstrate comprehension of passages        
heard by retelling stories and by         
answering questions (AL COS #5)        
(SAT-10)        
* Recall information (beginning/ending        
of story, characters, setting, main idea)        
* Retell a story        
*Dreamatize a story      
Semantics-use context & prior         
knowledge (does it make sense?)        
Reading Behaviors   Open Court Unit 3 Lesson 1-20    
Use calendar activities        
Concepts of Print        
1) Recognize front/back cover of a book        
2) Turn pages from front to back        
3) Identify where print begins on a page        
4) Follow print from left to right and        
top to bottom        
5) One - to -One voice print match    
6) Differentiate letters from words        
7) Identify parts of a book        
Oral Language Development   Open Court Unit 3 Lesson 1-20    
Use appropriate listening and speaking        
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        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
  Review    
6.  Generate appropriate questions the, and, is, it, you    
7.  follow directions      
8.  Verbalize personal information New Words    
(address, name, etc) are, be, in, at, this    
9.  Participate in oral sharing