Curriculum

English as a Second Language Curriculum

Kindergarten- Kindergarten +

Students will be given explicit and systematic instruction in:

Letter name recognition
Letter sound recognition
Colors and Shapes
Short vowel sounds
Dolch Sight Word List (Pre-primer & Primer)
Identification of Writing numbers 1-20
Fry Nouns (100 vocabulary words)
Sentence Structure (Capital letters and punctuation)
Name writing
Opposites
Patterns

First & Second Grade

Students will be given explicit and systematic instruction in:

Dolch Sight Word List (First and Second Grade)
Sequencing events
Using CVC words
CVCe pattern words
Blends
Digraphs
R-controlled vowels
Diphthongs
Long vowels

Third - Fifth Grades

Students will be given explicit and systematic instruction in:

Reading-
Identify characters
Identify problem/solution
Character traits
Identify setting
Fact and Opinion

Parts of Speech-
Nouns- common, proper, singular, plural
Verbs- action, linking, irregular, conjugation
Pronouns- subject, object, possessive
Adjectives- comparatives, superlatives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Interjections

Writing-
Informational
Sequencing events
Compare and contrast
Persuasive
Narratives
Editing