LITERACY & LANGUAGE
Learning to read - Phonics
- The alphabetic principle - phonics.
- The relationship between the spoken word and the written word.
- Explicit, systematic, and cumulative progression of letter sounds in high-frequency order.
- Fluency with decodable texts.
- Spelling.
Reading to Learn - Comprehension
- Fluent application of phonics.
- Language Comprehension.
- How to understand what has been read.
- The relationship between fiction and non-fiction.
- Word skills.
Reading Fluency and Stamina
- Reading with accuracy, inflection, and prosody.
- Reading with automaticity.
Background Knowledge
- Vocabulary.
- Cultural knowledge.
- Topic knowledge related to text.
- Global awareness.