Reading Comprehension
Quarter 1 English Language Arts
Sequoyah Kindergarten Team
How do looking, listening, and following routines help you learn?
How do identifying and describing attributes help you understand your world and organize ideas?
How do looking and listening for similarities, differences, and patterns help you learn?
Objectives
Questions to Develop Understanding
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to demonstrate understanding of the organization & basic features of print
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Where is the front/back/title page of the book?
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to demonstrate understanding of spoken words & sounds
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What does an author/illustrator do?
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to actively engage in group reading activities with purpose & understanding
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What is the setting of the story?
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to describe the relationship between illustrations & the text in which they
appear
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Who are the characters in the story?
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to recall information from experiences to answer a question
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to ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or
clarify
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to identify characters & settings in a story
Learning Experiences
Through the reading of a variety of texts in whole and small group settings, we
will:
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discuss the roles of authors and illustrators
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identify front cover, title page, back cover, and punctuation symbols
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discuss how both print/text and illustrations/pictures convey meaning
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follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page
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retell using pictures and words
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distinguish among letters, words, and sentences
Vocabulary
book
text
story
front cover
back cover
illustrator
illustration
letter
fiction
title page
page
word
setting
beginning
title
author
alphabet
sentence
character
middle
end
Support at Home
Read to your child EVERY day.
Ask your child about their favorite part of the story.
Visit the public library with your child. Select book by favorite
author or illustrator.