First Grade Homeschool Reading Curriculum: Reading, Writing, Grammar, Phonics

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This is a full Reading curriculum course taught by a certified teacher and Reading Specialist using the Science of Teaching Reading principles.  

This class is different from others because it follows a curriculum and is academically focused while being engaging and motivating for all learners.  The curriculum is cross-curricular so science and social studies topics be also be covered.

Small class sizes ensure that your child gets the one on one instruction your child needs, child will learn to read guaranteed!  Get your child ready for school!


First Grade State Standards:

READING STANDARDS FOR LITERATURE
     Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
     Retell stories, key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message 
     Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
      Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings 
      Explain major differences between books 
      Point of view
  
INTERGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS  
      Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
      Compare and contrast characters in stories.
      
KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS
     Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
     Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
     Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information 

CRAFT AND STRUCTURE  
     Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases 
     Know and use various text features 

INTEGRATRION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS  
     Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
     Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic 

RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY  
     Read informational texts 

PRINT CONCEPTS  
     Organization and basic features of print.
     Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS  
     Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
     Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single- 
     Blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
     Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds 

PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION  
     Spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.
     Decode regularly spelled one and two syllable words.
     Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
     Read words with inflectional endings.
     Recognize and read irregularly spelled words.

FLUENCY  
     Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
     Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding
 
WRITING 
     Write opinion pieces 
     Write informative/explanatory texts
     Write narratives   
     Research to build and present knowledge

.....and much more! 


Unit 1: Introduction to First Grade
Unit 2: Civics, Government, Citizenship
Unit 3: Elements of a Story
Unit 4: Energy in All its Forms
Unit 5: The Arts
Unit 6: First Grade: Semester A Review and Wrap up

Each Week will be one lesson:

Day 1: Phonological Awareness/Phonics
Day 2: Reading Comprehension
Day 3: Writing and Review
 
Be ready to soar into Second Grade in the fall!!!

Important Notes for Class:
We will have one 4 minute brain break per class.
Some students might need small group/1:1 intervention to be successful in this course (Small group/1:1 tutoring will be offered as needed) 
The syllabus may be adjusted as needed to support learner's needs and growth