Decatur City Schools
Pacing Guide
Kindergarten: Reading
Projected Pacing  (Sept. 18 - Oct. 20)
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
         
Phonemic Awareness the Open Court Unit 2 Lesson 1-20    
Exhibit phonemic awareness by  and      
identifying phonemes is      
categorizing phonemes it      
orally blending phonemes into one-syllable words you      
 segmenting one syllable words into phonemes * Also add words encountered      
rhyming  in daily life activities during      
(AL COS #1) instruction as deemed appropriate      
* Segment sentences into words      
* Hear similarities and differences in    
beginning and ending sounds      
* Segment and blend onsets and rimes        
Phonics        
Identifying letters   Open Court Unit 2 Lesson 1-20    
upper case letters        
lower case letters        
(AL COS #3) (SAT 10)        
* Recognize and identify letters (N-Z)        
(*Part of Report Cards and DIBELS)        
         
       
Fluency        
Before kindergarten students can read   Open Court Unit 2 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 oral readings.        
* Modeled Reading (Read-Alouds)        
* Repeated Reading        
* Shared Reading (Reading to and with)        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
Vocabulary        
Use words that describe and represent   OpenCourt Unit 2, Lessons 1-20    
real-life objects and actions (AL COS #4) is    
Recognize the following high frequency the Open Court Unit 2, Lessons 1-20    
words in print: the, and, is, it, you and      
  it      
  you      
  * Also add words encountered      
  in daily life activities during      
Comprehension instruction as deemed appropriate Open Court Unit 2 Lesson 1-20    
Make predictions (AL COS)        
1.  Recognize patterns in sentences and stories        
2.  Use picture cues to help predict meaning        
3.  Differentiate between reality and fantasy        
         
         
         
         
         
         
Reading Behaviors   Open Court Unit 2 Lesson 1-20    
1.  Identify where print begins on a page        
2.  Follow print from left to right and top        
to botton        
3.  One-to-one voice print match        
4.  Become an emergent reader        
    a.  Directionality        
    b.  One-to-one voice print match        
    c.  Use picture cues and language         
          to support meaning        
    d.  Exhibit an awareness that     
information may be obtained from a variety         
of sources        
    e.  Utilize technology to reinforce        
         reading concepts        
Oral Language Development   Open Court Unit 2 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        
AL COS Standards Vocabulary Suggested Materials/Resources Documentation Date(s) Taught Comments
3.  Respond appropriately to material        
read, heard, and viewed        
4.  Use grammar, expression 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