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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for

English as a Second Language Reading/Language Arts

First Grade

SuccessMaker® Enterprise Foundation & ExploreWare Courses

Correlation Result

98%

Copyright © 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All Rights Reserved.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English as a Second Language Reading/Language Arts

First Grade

SuccessMaker® Enterprise Foundation & ExploreWare Courses

Introduction

Through the SuccessMaker courseware, students develop reading skills and strategies in progressively more difficult contexts – from controlled reading to authentic literature, content reading, and trade books.

SuccessMaker contains several reading courses; four courses are referred to as Foundation courses, which build the foundations necessary to teach a wide range of reading abilities through computer-based interactive curriculums. These courses are designed to help reader’s develop and practice reading readiness and literacy skills from emergent to the most fluent reading stages.

SuccessMaker also includes seven Literature-Based Reading and Writing Tools courses, referred to as ExploreWare. These courses extend direct instruction and practice opportunities, using key instructional supports like authentic literature, decodable books, comprehension practice, process writing, and instruction specifically designed for students with limited English proficiency.

Correlation Result 98%

SuccessMaker's research-based and proven reading courses deliver:

♦ Comprehensive, proven standards-aligned curriculum with full monitoring of student progress

♦ Personalized learning, providing each student with individualized instruction necessary for success

♦ Embedded continuous assessment that adapts to the student’s level and lets the courseware teacher know how the student is doing

♦ Easy-to-use in-depth reporting tools

♦ Aligned instruction to standards and standardized tests

♦ Teacher, school and district accountability

Correlation Keys This document correlates SuccessMaker Enterprise courses with the First Grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Reading/Language Arts for English as a Second Language. The correlation chart uses three columns:

Standard Column: This column displays the state standards being used to create the correlation.

Match Column: A star ( ) in this column indicates a positive correlation between the SuccessMaker program and the state standard.

Key Activities: This column identifies key activities from the SuccessMaker courseware that support each standard. Courses within the SuccessMaker program are identified in bold print. After each course the Strand/Lesson is listed. Each course is designed by strands or lessons, which contain instructional materials that cover a particular skill area. Following the strand/lesson is the Objective or Activity. Each strand or lesson contains specific objectives, or activities increasing in difficulty by grade level increments of a half-month.

TEKS for English as a Second Language Reading/Language Arts Pearson Education SuccessMaker Enterprise

C O R R E L A T I O N

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Foundation Courses

♦ Reading Readiness (Pre-K-K) provides practice in letter identification, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

♦ Initial Reading (Late K-2) builds proficiencies in phonics, sight words, vocabulary, and sentence and passage comprehension.

♦ Reader’s Workshop (2-early 6) builds reading levels, vocabulary, and reading comprehension in progressively more difficult contexts.

♦ Spelling Skills (2-8) combines practice, tutoring, and games to help students achieve spelling mastery at the appropriate learning level.

ExploreWare Courses

♦ Discover English ν Level I (Pre-K, ELL) develops early literacy, English language, and conceptual background through listening, read-along,

phonemic awareness and skills work, and classroom activities. ν Level II (Pre-K, ELL) offers a child-friendly writing environment including text-to-speech, features for early writing, writing to read,

and phonics in the context of the child’s own word and teacher-assigned activities.

♦ Story Painter (K-2, ELL) offers a child-friendly writing environment including text-to-speech, features for early writing, writing to read, and phonics in the context of the child’s own work and teacher-assigned activities.

♦ Reading Adventures Primary (1-early 3) develops phonics, word study, reading comprehension, and reading-writing abilities in the context of authentic literature and easily decodable books.

♦ First Adventures Bookshelf (Pre-K-2) develops print awareness and love of reading through multimedia-supported reading practice and classroom activities.

♦ Reading Adventures (3-6) develops vocabulary, reading comprehension strategies, and reading-writing connections through authentic literature, content reading, and media background.

♦ Writer’s Studio (3-8) provides process-writing tools and media for reading-writing connections, including links to literature and software tools.

♦ Reading Investigations (6-8) uses authentic literature, content reading, and multiple sources to develop vocabulary, reading comprehension, and reading-writing and interdisciplinary connections.

Spanish Course

♦ ¡Vamos a leer! (K-2) a supplemental literature-based reading course in Spanish, designed to build and develop literacy skills in Spanish using authentic literature.



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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills English as a Second Language Reading/Language Arts

SuccessMaker® Enterprise

First Grade Match Key Activities

1.1 Listening/speaking/purposes. The student listens attentively and engages actively in a variety of oral language experiences. (A) determine the purpose(s) for listening

such as to get information, to solve problems, and to enjoy and appreciate (K-3);

Initial Reading: Warm-Ups and Wrap-Ups Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 1-25 (Storyteller) e.g., The Making of Stone Soup Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25 (Storyteller) e.g., How a Plant Grows Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14 First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons (Storyteller) e.g., Rooster Tells a Tale Reading Adventures Primary: Before I Read (Read To Me-16 Books e.g., Do Like Kyla, Nature Spy, Don’t Throw It Away!)

(B) respond appropriately and courteously to directions and questions (K-3);

Initial Reading: Sentence Comprehension 27-31 Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 1-25: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25; Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14 First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities e.g., Personal Response Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Questions-reading skills are evaluated

(C) participate in rhymes, songs, conversations, and discussions (K-3);

Initial Reading: Warm-Ups and Wrap-Ups Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 23 e.g., Over in the Meadow; Read-Along and Writing Experiences 8, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 21 e.g., The Little Turtle Activity Guide e.g., Rhyme Time First Adventures Bookshelf: e.g., Peanut Butter and Jelly Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Quick as a Cricket

(D) listen critically to interpret and evaluate (K-3);

Initial Reading: Sentence Comprehension 28-31 e.g., Type single-word answers to literal comprehension questions. Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 1-25 (Storyteller) e.g., Healthy Habits Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25 (Storyteller) e.g., The Tortoise and the Hare First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities e.g., Comprehension Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Stone Soup: Story Questions

(E) listen responsively to stories and other texts read aloud, including selections from classic and contemporary works (K-3/ESL); and

Initial Reading: Wrap-Ups Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 1-25 (Storyteller) e.g., The Making of Stone Soup; Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25 (Storyteller) e.g., The Three Billy Goats Gruff; Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14 First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons (Storyteller) e.g., A Beautiful Feast for a Big King Cat Reading Adventures Primary: Before I Read (Read to Me-16 Books e.g., Whose Mouse Are You?)






First Grade Match Key Activities (F) identify the musical elements of literary

language such as its rhymes or repeated sounds (K-1);

Initial Reading: Warm-Ups and Wrap-Ups Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 4, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23 e.g., On Top of the Ocean Read-Along and Writing Experiences 7-10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 e.g., Mary Had a Little Lamb Activity Guide e.g., Song: Mary Had a Little Lamb First Adventures Bookshelf: e.g., A Home in a Tree Activity Guide e.g., Sing a Story Song Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Brontosaurus Came to Tea: After I Read (In My Own Words)

(G) distinguish and produce sounds and intonation patterns of English (K-8/ESL); and

Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experience Lessons 1-25 Reading Adventures Primary: Choose-A-Book, I Can Read

(H) infer meaning by making associations of utterances with actions, visuals, and the context of the situation (K-3/ESL).

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 02, 03, 05, 06 Read-Along and Writing Experiences 02, 03, 05, 06

1.2 Listening/speaking/culture. The student listens and speaks to gain knowledge of his/her own culture, the culture of others, and the common elements of cultures.

(A) connect experiences and ideas with those of others through speaking and listening (K-3); and

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 3 Bing’s Family; Read-Along and Writing Experiences 2 Hoa’s Home; Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14 First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Making Sun Tea Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., A Birthday Basket for Tia: Before I Read (Building Blocks)

(B) compare language and oral traditions (family stories) that reflect customs, regions, and cultures (K-3).

Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 20 The Grateful Statues; Activity Guide e.g., New Years Around the World First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., How Do You Say “Thank You”? Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., A Birthday Basket for Tia: Before I Read (Building Blocks-Spanish Words)

1.3 Listening/speaking/audiences/oral grammar. The student speaks appropriately to different audiences for different purposes and occasions.

(A) choose and adapt newly acquired spoken language appropriate to the audience, purpose, and occasion in the new culture, including use of appropriate volume and rate (K-3/ESL);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Finger Puppets: Stone Soup, Act It Out! First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Be My Guest Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Stone Soup: Before I Read (Building Blocks-use a microphone)






First Grade Match Key Activities (B) use verbal and nonverbal communication

in effective ways such as in making announcements, giving directions, or making introductions (K-3/ESL);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., An Invitation for a Tiger First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Move Like A Robot Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Whose Mouse Are You?: Before I Read (Building Blocks-Meet My Family)

(C) ask and answer relevant questions and make contributions in small or large group discussions (K-3);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Emergency: Act It Out! First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Guess My Name Reading Adventures Primary: Story Painter (Writing with a Friend)

(D) present dramatic interpretations of experiences, stories, poems, or plays (K-3); and

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Paper Dolls and Hats First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Soup Game, Barnyard Parade

(E) gain increasing control of grammar when speaking such as using subject-verb agreement, complete sentences, and correct tense (K-3).

The Activity Guides for Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf contain numerous opportunities for students to practice grammar.

1.4 Listening/speaking/communication. The student communicates clearly by putting thoughts and feelings into spoken words. (A) learn the vocabulary of school such as

numbers, shapes, colors, directions, and categories (K-1);

Initial Reading: Word Comprehension 22-26 Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 e.g., Luis’s Birthday; Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1, 4, 5, 9 e.g., Sandy Is Wearing Her Blue Jeans; Patterns and Communicative Functions 01, 04, 05, 07, 09 Reading Vocabulary 01 School & Classroom 12 Math First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons (Interactive Reading-hot spots on the illustrations) Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Illustrated Glossary- more than 900 words

(B) use vocabulary to describe clearly ideas, feelings, and experiences (K-3);

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 2, 3, 9, 13, 14, 17, 23, 25 e.g., We’re Going on a Lion Hunt; Read-Along and Writing Experiences 10, 14, 15, 21-25 e.g., You’ll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch; Patterns and Communicative Functions 06 Describe how people feel; Listening Vocabulary 09 Descriptive Words First Adventures Bookshelf: e.g., The Storm Monster Activity Guide e.g., Just in Fun Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Quick as a Cricket: After I Read (Story Painter- Reading Connection)

(C) clarify and support spoken messages using appropriate props such as objects, pictures, and charts (K-3); and

The Activity Guides for Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf contain numerous opportunities for students to use props. Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Dad Saves the Day: After I Read (Story Painter- Reading Connection) Story Painter: Paint Area, Tool Area






First Grade Match Key Activities (D) retell a spoken message by summarizing

or clarifying (K-3). Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., My Journey, The Seasons of Our Tree

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Sharing Fables, Animal Homes Reading Adventures Primary: After I Read (In My Own Words) Story Painter: Paint Area, Text Area, and Tool Area

1.5 Reading/print awareness. The student demonstrates knowledge of concepts of print. (A) recognize that print represents spoken

language and conveys meaning such as his/her own name and signs such as Exit and Danger (K-1);

Initial Reading: Word Comprehension 22-26 Discover English: Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14 e.g., Identify people, places, or things.; Reading Vocabulary 01-17 e.g., Environmental Print First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons e.g., The Corner Store Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Before I Read (Read to Me)} Story Painter: text-to-speech in kids’ voices

(B) know that print moves left-to-right across the page and top-to-bottom (K-1);

Students see and read print in Initial Reading, Discover English, and First Adventures Bookshelf. Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Before I Read (Read to Me-text highlighting is synchronized with the audio)

(C) understand that written words are separated by spaces (K-1);

Students have the ability to click on words to hear them pronounced in both Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf. Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., I Can Read (Read with Me- click individual words to hear how they are pronounced)

(D) know the difference between individual letters and printed words (K-1);

Initial Reading: Sight Words 20,21 Discover English: Letter and Phoneme Awareness 01-06 Reading Vocabulary 01-17 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders

(E) know the order of the alphabet (1); Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 11 City Seen From A to Z; Letter and Phoneme Awareness 04; Activity Guide- A City Seen From A to Z Picture Dictionary Reading Adventures Primary: Word Wonders (Letterboard)

(F) know the difference between capital and lowercase letters (K-1);

Initial Reading: Letter Identification 01-03 Discover English: Letter and Phoneme Awareness 01-03

(G) recognize how readers use capitalization and punctuation to comprehend (K-1);

In Initial Reading, Discover English, First Adventures Bookshelf and Reading Adventures Primary students have many opportunities to practice these skills.

(H) understand that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters (K-1);

In Initial Reading, Discover English, First Adventures Bookshelf and Reading Adventures Primary students have many opportunities to practice this skill. Story Painter: text-to-speech

(I) recognize that different parts of a book such as cover, title page, and table of contents offer information (K-1);

First Adventures Bookshelf: Big and Little Books Reading Adventures Primary: Classroom Libraries of Little Books






First Grade Match Key Activities (J) recognize that there are correct spellings

for words (1); and Initial Reading: Patterns 04-19; Sight Words 20, 21

Discover English: Reading Vocabulary 01-17 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand Story Painter: Text Area

(K) recognize the distinguishing features of a paragraph (1).

Initial Reading: Passage Comprehension 32, 33, 34, 36, 38-42 First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons e.g., A Tiger Came to Dinner Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Before I Read (Read to Me-text highlighting is synchronized with the audio)

1.6 Reading/phonological awareness. The student orally demonstrates phonological awareness (an understanding that spoken language is composed of sequences of sounds).

(A) demonstrate the concept of word by dividing spoken sentences into individual words (K-1);

Initial Reading: Sentence Comprehension 27-31 Discover English, First Adventures Bookshelf and Reading Adventures Primary allows students to click on individual words in a reading selection to hear them pronounced. Story Painter: e.g., Rebus Writing

(B) identify, segment, and combine syllables within spoken words such as by clapping syllables and moving manipulatives to represent syllables in words (K-1);

Initial Reading: Patterns 16, 7 Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Song: The Fine Musician

(C) produce rhyming words and distinguish rhyming words from non-rhyming words (K-1);

Initial Reading: Patterns 11 Identify rhyming words. Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 4, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23 e.g., Over in the Meadow Read-Along and Writing Experiences 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 e.g., Our Tree; Activity Guide e.g., Bingo: Rhyming Words First Adventures Bookshelf: e.g., Dad Saves the Day Activity Guide e.g., Rhyming Foods and Names Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Quick as a Cricket: Before I Read (Building Blocks-Rhyming Animals)

(D) identify and isolate the initial and final sound of a spoken word (K-1/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns 04-06, 13-15 e.g., Identify final consonant blends. Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 2, 3, 5, 6, 11 e.g., Bing Goes to the Doctor; Letter and Phoneme Awareness 05, 06; Activity Guide e.g., A School Seen From A to Z Reading Adventures Primary: Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand Story Painter: text-to-speech






First Grade Match Key Activities (E) blend sounds to make spoken words,

including three and four phoneme words, through ways such as moving manipulatives to blend phonemes in a spoken word (1); and

Initial Reading: Patterns 05, 14 The Activity Guides for Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf contain numerous speaking opportunities. Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Find a Sound: The Phonics Strand

(F) segment one-syllable spoken words into individual phonemes, including three and four phoneme words, clearly producing beginning, medial, and final sounds (K-1).

Initial Reading: Patterns 04-06, 08, 13-15 Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf: A student can record their own voice and hear it played back. Reading Adventures Primary: Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand [microphone] Story Painter: audio recording and playback

1.7 Reading/letter-sound relationships. The student uses letter-sound knowledge to decode written language. (A) name and identify each letter of the

alphabet (K-1); Initial Reading: Letter Identification 01-03

Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 11 City Seen From A to Z; Letter and Phoneme Awareness 01-03; Activity Guide e.g., My Favorite Letter, Food ABC Book Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders (Letterboard Activity)

(B) understand that written words are composed of letters that represent sounds (K-1);

Initial Reading: Patterns 04-19 Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 1-25; Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25; Letter and Phoneme Awareness 05, 06; Reading Vocabulary 01-17 First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Find a Sound: The Phonics Strand Story Painter: text-to-speech in kids’ voices

(C) learn and apply letter-sound correspondences of a set of consonants and vowels to begin to read (K-1/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns 04-19 e.g., Identify sounds of c or g. Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 2, 3, 5, 6, 11; Letter and Phoneme Awareness 05, 06; Activity Guide e.g., “Pretend” Alphabet Soup First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons (Interactive Reading); Activity Guide e.g., Letter Wheel Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Find a Sound: The Phonics Strand Story Painter: audio recording and playback






First Grade Match Key Activities (D) learn and apply the most common

letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters (consonants and vowels); consonant blends such as bl, st, tr; consonant digraphs such as th, sh, ck; and vowel digraphs and diphthongs such as ea, ie, ee (1/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns 04, 05, 06, 09, 13, 14, 15 Discover English: Letter and Phoneme Awareness 05, 06 Reading Adventures Primary: Find a Sound: The Phonics Strand

(E) blend initial letter-sounds with common vowel spelling patterns to read words (1-3/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns 05, 09, 10 Discover English: Letter and Phoneme Awareness 05 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand

(F) decode by using all letter-sound correspondences within regularly spelled words (1-3); and

Initial Reading: Patterns 04-10, 13-15 Discover English: Reading Vocabulary 01-17 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand

(G) use letter-sound knowledge to read decodable texts (engaging and coherent texts in which most of the words are comprised of an accumulating sequence of letter-sound correspondences being taught) (1).

Initial Reading: Passage Comprehension 32-43 Discover English: Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14 Reading Adventures Primary: Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand

1.8 Reading/word identification. The student uses a variety of word identification strategies. (A) decode by using all letter-sound

correspondences within a word (1-3); Initial Reading: Patterns 04-19

Discover English: Reading Vocabulary 01-17 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Find a Sound: The Phonics Strand

(B) use common spelling patterns to read words (1);

Initial Reading: Sight Words 20, 21 Discover English: Reading Vocabulary 01-17 e.g., Function Words Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders (Letterboard Activity)

(C) use structural cues to recognize words such as compounds, base words, and inflections such as -s, -es, -ed, and -ing (1-2/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns 16, 17 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Questions (Word Study)






First Grade Match Key Activities (D) identify multisyllabic words by using

common syllable patterns (1-3); Initial Reading: Patterns 17

Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand (E) recognize high frequency irregular words

such as said, was, where, and is (1-2/ESL);

Initial Reading: Sight Words 20, 21 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand

(F) use knowledge of word order (syntax) and context to support word identification and confirm word meaning (1-3); and

Initial Reading: Word Comprehension 22-26; Sentence Comprehension 28-30; Passage Comprehension 32-43 Discover English: Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14 First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons (Interactive Reading) Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Questions-word study skills in context

(G) read both regular and irregular words automatically such as through multiple opportunities to read and reread (1-3/ESL).

Initial Reading: Vocabulary words are introduced, developed and reinforced throughout the course. First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons (Interactive Reading) Discover English: Reading Vocabulary 01-17 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Word Wonders: The Word Study Strand

1.9 Reading/fluency. The student reads with fluency and understanding in texts at appropriate difficulty levels. (A) read regularly in independent-level

materials (texts in which no more than approximately 1 in 20 words is difficult for the reader) (1);

Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25 e.g., Lorenzo’s Journey; Activity Guide e.g., Over in the Meadow 2 First Adventures Bookshelf: (Interactive Reading) e.g., Down by the Seashore Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., A Home in a Tree, The Chick and the Duckling, Dad Saves the Day

(B) read regularly in instructional-level materials that are challenging but manageable (texts in which no more than approximately 1 in 10 words is difficult for the reader; a "typical" first grader reads approximately 60 wpm) (1);

Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25; Activity Guide e.g., Larry’s Adventure 1 First Adventures Bookshelf: (Interactive Reading) e.g., Humphrey Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., See What You Can See, A Beautiful Feast for a Big King Cat, Max Found Two Sticks

(C) read orally from familiar texts with fluency (accuracy, expression, appropriate phrasing, and attention to punctuation) (1); and

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., The Making of Stone Soup 1 First Adventures Bookshelf: Big and Little Books Reading Adventures Primary: Classroom Libraries of Little Books}

(D) self-select independent level reading such as by drawing on personal interest, by relying on knowledge of authors and different types of texts, and/or by estimating text difficulty (1-3).

Each selection in Discover English includes a list of related literature that may be used as a resource for students’ self-selected materials. Reading Adventures Primary: {V5 Book Corner: 3-4 books are presented on the same theme or topic or by the same author. Each book is briefly summarized.}







1.10 Reading/variety of texts. The student reads widely for different purposes in varied sources. (A) read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry,

including classic and contemporary works, for pleasure and/or information (1); and

Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 3, 7-25 e.g., “Rain” by Robert Louis Stevenson Activity Guide e.g., Over in the Meadow 2 First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons (Interactive Reading) e.g., This Is the Bread the Hen Baked Reading Adventures Primary: 16 Books e.g., The Storm Monster, Nature Spy; Classroom Libraries of Little Books

(B) use graphs, charts, signs, captions, and other informational texts to acquire information (1).

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Soup Graph, Insect Diagram First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Keeping Track of Recycling

1.11 Reading/vocabulary development. The student develops an extensive vocabulary. (A) discuss meanings of words and develop

vocabulary through meaningful/concrete experiences (K-2);

Initial Reading: Sentence Comprehension 28-31; Passage Comprehension 32-43 Discover English: Listening and Speaking 2, 3, 5, 25 e.g., Don’t Throw It Away! Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-8, 10-19, 21, 23, 24, 25 e.g., How a Plant Grows Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14 Reading Vocabulary 01-17 e.g., Food and Eating Activity Guide e.g., Nutrition First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Activity Guide e.g., Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Questions

(B) develop vocabulary by listening to and discussing both familiar and conceptually challenging selections read aloud (K-3); and

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 1-25 e.g., The Little Turtle Read-Along and Writing Experiences 3, 7-15, 17, 19-21, 23-25 e.g., The Tortoise and the Hare Listening Vocabulary 01-15 First Adventures Bookshelf: (Interactive Reading) e.g., Down by the Seashore Reading Adventures Primary: 16 Books e.g., Stone Soup

(C) identify words that name persons, places, or things and words that name actions (K-1).

Initial Reading: Word Comprehension 25, 26 Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 11, 20, 22, 24, 25 Read-Along and Writing Experiences 8, 13, 17, 20, 24; Reading Vocabulary 01-13 e.g., Transportation Patterns and Communicative Functions 01, 05, 07, 10, 11 e.g., Describe what people are doing. First Adventures Bookshelf: (Interactive Reading) e.g., Don’t Throw It Away! Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., I Can Read-interactive elements (animation stars and picture labels)

1.12 Reading/comprehension. The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud and selections read independently.

(A) use prior knowledge to anticipate meaning and make sense of texts (K-3);

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Beaches Around The World Reading Adventures Primary: Before I Read (Building Blocks)






First Grade Match Key Activities (B) establish purposes for reading and

listening such as to be informed, to follow directions, and to be entertained (K-3);

Initial Reading: Warm-Ups and Wrap-Ups; Passage Comprehension 32-43 Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 1-25 e.g., Jobs in the Community; Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25 e.g., Every Insect; Activity Guide e.g., 9-1-1 Emergency Procedure Booklet First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons e.g., Online Postreading Activities; Activity Guide e.g., A Class Cookbook Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Before I Read (Building Blocks-theme video)

(C) retell or act out the order of important events in stories (K-3);

Initial Reading: Passage Comprehension 35 Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 6, 9-15, 17, 18, 19, 25 Read-Along and Writing Experiences 9, 19 Activity Guide e.g., Flannel Board Story Sequence First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Activity Guide e.g., Finger Puppets: Rooster Tells a Tale Reading Adventures Primary: After I Read (In My Own Words)

(D) monitor his/her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using strategies such as rereading, searching for clues, translating, and asking for help (1-3/ESL);

Initial Reading: Passage Comprehension 32-43 Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 1-25 First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Reading Adventures Primary: Story Questions-Comprehension

(E) draw and discuss visual images based on text descriptions (1-3);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., The Astronaut’s Duffel Bag First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Down on the Farm Reading Adventures Primary: Story Painter (Reading Connection) Story Painter: Paint Area

(F) make and explain inferences from texts such as determining important ideas and causes and effects, making predictions, and drawing conclusions (1-3); and

Initial Reading: Passage Comprehension 38-41 e.g., Predict Outcomes Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 4, 14, 15 e.g., At the Playground; Read-Along and Writing Experiences 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 22, 24 e.g., You’ll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch; Activity Guide e.g., 9-1-1 Emergency Procedure Booklet First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Activity Guide e.g., Our Town, Past and Present Reading Adventures Primary: Story Questions -Comprehension

(G) identify similarities and differences across texts such as in topics, characters, and problems (1-2).

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Moths and Butterflies First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Animal Homes Reading Adventures Primary: Story Questions-Comprehension







1.13 Reading/literary response. The student responds to various texts. (A) listen to stories being read aloud (K-1); Initial Reading: Wrap-Ups

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 6, 9, 13-16, 21, 23 (Storyteller) e.g., The Little Mice Read-Along and Writing Experiences 3, 8, 10, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25 (Storyteller) First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons (Storyteller) e.g., Brontosaurus Came to Tea Reading Adventures Primary: 16 Books e.g., Dad Saves the Day: Before I Read (Read to Me)

(B) participate actively (react, speculate, join in, read along) when predictable and patterned selections are read aloud (K-1);

Initial Reading: Warm-Ups and Wrap-Ups Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 23 e.g., The Little Turtle Read-Along and Writing Experiences 3, 8, 10, 12, 17, 19, 21 e.g., Old MacDonald’s Farm Activity Guide- numerous choral reading opportunities First Adventures Bookshelf: e.g., Peanut Butter and Jelly Reading Adventures Primary: 16 Books e.g., Quick as a Cricket: I Can Read (Read With Me)

(C) respond through talk, movement, music, art, drama, and writing to a variety of stories and poems in ways that reflect understanding and interpretation (K-1);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Finger Puppets: Stone Soup First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Painter (Reading Connection) Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media Selection

(D) connect ideas and themes across texts (1-3); and

The Activity Guides for Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf provide opportunities to practice this skill. Reading Adventures Primary: Themes- Animals Everywhere, Natural Wonders, Imagine That!, My Family, My Friends, and Me

(E) describe how illustrations contribute to the text (K-1).

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences and Read-Along and Writing Experiences include illustrations to assist with student comprehension. Online Illustrated Glossary First Adventures Bookshelf: 16 Lessons- illustrated with hot spots for vocabulary building Reading Adventures Primary: Story Questions (Comprehension- Picture details)

1.14 Reading/text structures/literary concepts. The student recognizes characteristics of various types of texts. (A) distinguish different forms of texts such

as lists, newsletters, and signs and the functions they serve (K-3);

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 17, 20, 23; Reading Vocabulary 16 Environmental Print First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Goods and Services

(B) understand simple story structure (K-1); Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 22, 24, 25 First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities e.g., The Corner Store Activity Guide e.g., The Big Storm Reading Adventures Primary: Story Questions (Comprehension)






First Grade Match Key Activities (C) distinguish fiction from nonfiction,

including fact and fantasy (K-3); Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 23 The Little Ant 12 Hey Diddle, Diddle

First Adventures Bookshelf: e.g., A Tiger Came to Dinner Activity Guide e.g., Real Or Make Believe? Reading Adventures Primary: Story Questions (Comprehension-Fantasy versus realism)

(D) recognize the distinguishing features of familiar genres, including stories, poems, and informational texts (1-3);

Students are presented with a variety of genres throughout Discover English, First Adventures Bookshelf, and Reading Adventures Primary.






First Grade Match Key Activities (E) understand literary forms by recognizing

and distinguishing among such types of text as stories, poems, and information books (K-2);

Students read a variety of literary forms throughout Discover English, First Adventures Bookshelf, and Reading Adventures Primary.

(F) understand literary terms by distinguishing between the roles of the author and illustrator such as the author writes the story and the illustrator draws the pictures (K-1);

First Adventures Bookshelf: The Storyteller and Interactive Reading features both state the author and illustrator before reading the selection. Big and Little Books are available for the lessons. Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Book Corner

(G) analyze characters, including their traits, feelings, relationships, and changes (1-3);

Initial Reading: Passage Comprehension 42 Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 17, 23, 25 e.g., Bing’s Family Read-Along and Writing Experiences 10, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25; Activity Guide e.g., Character Analysis: Mr. Mito First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities

(H) identify the importance of the setting to a story's meaning (1-3); and

Discover English: A variety of settings are used throughout the course. First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Activity Guide e.g., Beaches Around The World

(I) recognize the story problem(s)or plot (1-3).

Initial Reading: Passage Comprehension 35, 43 Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 2, 5-10, 13, 15, 17, 22, 25 e.g., We’re Going on a Lion Hunt Read-Along and Writing Experiences 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 22, 24; Activity Guide e.g., Sequence the Story First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Reading Adventures Primary: Story Questions (Comprehension)

1.15 Reading/inquiry/research. The student generates questions and conducts research about topics using information from a variety of sources including selections read aloud.

(A) identify relevant questions for inquiry such as "What do pill bugs eat?" (K-3);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., My Journey First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Activity Guide e.g., I Wonder Reading Adventures Primary: Notebooks

(B) use pictures, print, and people to gather information and answer questions (K-1);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Visitors to the Classroom First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Activity Guide e.g., Dinosaur Graph






First Grade Match Key Activities (C) draw conclusions from information

gathered (K-3); Initial Reading: Passage Comprehension 40

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Soup Graph First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Postreading Activities Activity Guide e.g., Recycling Survey Reading Adventures Primary: Story Questions (Comprehension-drawing conclusions)

(D) use alphabetical order to locate information (1-3);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., A City Seen From A To Z. Online Glossary First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Glossary Reading Adventures Primary: Glossary with more than 900 entries

(E) recognize and use parts of a book to locate information, including table of contents, chapter titles, guide words, and indices (1-3); and

First Adventures Bookshelf: Big and Little Books Reading Adventures Primary: Book Corner

(F) locate important areas of the library/media center (K-1).

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences 8 Christina Borrows a Book

1.16 Reading/culture. The student reads or listens to increase knowledge of his/her own culture, the culture of others, and the common elements of cultures.

(A) connect his/her own experiences with the life experiences, languages, customs, and culture of others (K-3); and

Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experiences 2 Hoa’s Home; Activity Guide e.g., New Years Around the World First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Homes Around the World Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., A Birthday Basket for Tia: Before I Read (Building Blocks)

(B) compare experiences of characters across cultures (K-3).

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Lost Tiger

1.17 Writing/penmanship/capitalization/punctuation. The student develops the foundations of writing. (A) write his/her own name and other

important words (K-1); Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., What I Want To Be, Emergency Information

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Down on the Farm, Menu for a Feast (B) write each letter of the alphabet, both

capital and lowercase, using correct formation, appropriate size, and spacing (1);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., A City Seen From A To Z

(C) use phonological knowledge to map sounds to letters to write messages (K-1);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., A School Seen From A To Z First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Letter Wheel Story Painter: text-to-speech






First Grade Match Key Activities (D) write messages that move left-to-right and

top-to-bottom on the page (K-1); Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., The Story of My Journey

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., This Is The Sandwich That We Made Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Notebooks Story Painter: Text Area

(E) gain an increasing control of penmanship such as pencil grip, paper position, stroke, and posture (1);

The Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf Activity Guides contain numerous opportunities for students to practice penmanship.

(F) use word and letter spacing and margins to make messages readable (1-2); and

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Invent a Constellation, My Pet First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Who Am I? Story Painter: e.g., text-to-speech in kids’ voices

(G) use basic capitalization and punctuation such as capitalizing names and first letters in sentences, using periods, question marks, and exclamation points (1-2/ESL).

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., My Garden First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., As I See It Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Painter (Reading Connection) Story Painter: Text Area

1.18 Writing/purposes. The student writes for a variety of audiences and purposes and in a variety of forms. (A) dictate messages such as news and stories

for others to write (K-1); Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., What I Want to Be

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., As The Baby See It (B) write labels, notes, and captions for

illustrations, possessions, charts, and centers (K-1);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Phases Of The Moon Booklet First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., World’s Best Peanut Butter Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media Selection

(C) write to record ideas and reflections (K-3);

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Rules, Rules, Rules First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., As I See It Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Before I Read (Building Blocks-Notebooks) Story Painter: Text Area

(D) write to discover, develop, and refine ideas (1-3);

Discover English: Online Notebook Activity Guide e.g., My Pet First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Notebook Activity Guide e.g., Sequencing the Storm Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Painter (Reading Connection) Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media Selection

(E) write to communicate with a variety of audiences (1-3); and

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Make A Class Book, Bulletin Board Story First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Guess Who’s Coming to My House? Reading Adventures Primary: Story Painter (Writing with a Friend) Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media Selection






First Grade Match Key Activities (F) write in different forms for different

purposes such as lists to record, letters to invite or thank, and stories or poems to entertain (1-3).

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Mr. and Mrs. Mito Write a Thank-You Letter First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., An Invitation for a Tiger Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Before I Read (Building Blocks-Notebooks) Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media Selection

1.19 Writing/writing processes. The student selects and uses writing processes to compose original text. (A) generate ideas before writing on

self-selected topics (K-1); Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Families Together

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Cat Family (B) generate ideas before writing on assigned

tasks (K-1); Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Hardworking You!, Fast and Slow!

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Let’s Learn About Box Turtles Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Painter (Reading Connection)

(C) develop drafts (1-3); Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Mom and Dad Know Best Story Painter: Text Area

(D) revise selected drafts for varied purposes, including to achieve a sense of audience, precise word choices, and vivid images (1-3); and

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Families Together First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Let’s Learn About Box Turtles Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Painter (Reading Connection) Story Painter: Text Area

(E) use available technology to compose text (K-3).

Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Notebook Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Online Notebook Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media Selection

1.20 Writing/spelling. The student spells proficiently. (A) write with more proficient spelling of

regularly spelled patterns such as consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) (hop), consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e (CVCe) (hope), and one-syllable words with blends (drop) (1-3/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns 07, 12 Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Painter (Reading Connection) Story Painter: Text Area

(B) write with more proficient spelling of inflectional endings such as plurals and verb tenses (1-2);

Initial Reading: Patterns 16, 18, 19 e.g., Form inflected verbs by dropping final e.






First Grade Match Key Activities (C) spell single syllable words that have

r-controlled vowels such as in burn or star; that have the final consonants f, l, and s such as in miss or doll; and that have ck as the final consonants such as in buck (1/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns 10, 14, 15 e.g., Identify final consonant digraphs.

(D) use resources to find correct spellings, synonyms, and replacement words (1-3); and

Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf: Online Illustrated Glossary Reading Adventures Primary: Online Illustrated Glossary Story Painter: Word Bank

(E) use conventional spelling of familiar words in final drafts (1).

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Hardworking You! First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Let’s Learn About Box Turtles

1.21 Writing/grammar/usage. The student composes meaningful texts by applying knowledge of grammar and usage. (A) use nouns and verbs in sentences (1); and Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Over In My Meadow

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Who Am I? (B) compose complete sentences in written

texts and use the appropriate end punctuation (1-2).

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., When I Go Shopping First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Storm Similes, As I See It Reading Adventures Primary: e.g., Story Painter (Writing with a Friend) Story Painter: Text Area

1.22 Writing/evaluation. The student evaluates his/her own writing and the writing of others. (A) identify the most effective features of a

piece of writing using criteria generated by the teacher and class (1-3);

The Activity Guides for Discover English and First Adventures Bookshelf contain numerous opportunities to practice this skill.

(B) respond constructively to others' writing (1-3); and

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., My Little ______ First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Animal Riddles

(C) determine how his/her own writing achieves its purposes (1-3).

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., My Garden First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Animal Riddles

1.23 Writing/inquiry/research. The student uses writing as a tool for learning and research. (A) record or dictate questions for

investigating (K-1); and Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Pizza Graphs

First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., I Wonder






First Grade Match Key Activities (B) record or dictate his/her own knowledge

of a topic in various ways such as by drawing pictures, making lists, and showing connections among ideas (K-3).

Discover English: Activity Guide e.g., Meadow Mural First Adventures Bookshelf: Activity Guide e.g., Small To Big, As the Baby Sees It Reading Adventures: e.g., Story Painter (Reading Connection) Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media Selection

1.24 Second language acquisition/learning strategies. The ESOL student uses language learning strategies to develop an awareness of his/her own learning processes in language arts and all content areas.

(B) use prior knowledge and experiences to understand meanings in English (K-8/ESL);

Reading Adventures Primary: Choose-A-Book Unit 1, Unit 1 Opening strategy activity & all lesson stories Units 2-4: Read by Myself (Predication activity will occur before the first reading of the lesson in each unit) Unit 2 Stone Soup - Whose Mouse Are You? Unit 3 See What You Can See - Storm Monster Unit 4 A Beautiful Feast for a Big King Cat

(C) monitor oral and written language production and employ self-corrective techniques or other resources (K-8/ESL);

Discover English: Course has recording and playback capability Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media with audio recording and playback capability Discover English: Read-Aloud and Writing Exp Lessons 1-25 Online Notebook Story Painter: Tools-based writing course, share stories created Reading Adventures Primary: Units 1-4—Choose-A-Book, Read to Me, Read by Myself , Lesson Notebook, Reading Connection Activities Responses entered in the lesson notebook and stories created in Story Painter can be recorded and played back.

(D) use strategic learning techniques such as semantic mapping, imagery, memorization, and reviewing (K-3/ESL);

Reading Adventures Primary: Choose-A- Book, Units 1-4, I Can Read Each lesson prompts learning techniques and provides notebook prompts that students will use to respond to literal, inferential and critical thinking questions before, during, and after reading the text incorporating imagery, review and memorization. Discover English: Review is built in throughout the course.

(E) use learning strategies such as circumlocution, synonyms, and non-verbal cues and requesting assistance from native speakers when speaking English (K-8/ESL);

Initial Reading: Word Comprehension WC: 22-23 Reading Adventures Primary: Word Wonders, Unit 2 Discover English: Read-Along & Writing Experience, 09 RE Recognize synonyms and antonyms






First Grade Match Key Activities (F) make connections across content areas

and use and reuse language and concepts in different ways (K-8/ESL) and

First Adventures Bookshelf: All 16 Lesson, Reading Connection Activities Reading Adventures Primary: Units 1-4 After-I-Read, Personal Response Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences (LE), All 25 Lessons - This strand emphasizes the development of listening comprehension across a variety of genres and content themes.

(G) use accessible language and learn new and essential language in the process (K8/ESL).

Discover English: Listening Vocabulary (LV) The strand contents are based on basic survival and content-area vocabulary, with 15 themes and 400 words.

1.25 Second language acquisition/listening. The ESOL student listens to a variety of speakers including teachers, peers, and electronic media to gain an increasing level of comprehension and appreciation for newly acquired language in language arts and all content areas.

(A) use active listening comprehension in a variety of situations such as following directions, responding to requests, and listening for specific purposes (K-3/ESL);

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences (LE), All 25 Lessons Listening Vocabulary (LV) 01-15 In Discover English, students develop listening skills at the same time they engage in production of the language.

(B) understand basic structures, expressions, and vocabulary such as school environment, greetings, questions, and directions (K-8/ESL);

Discover English: Listening Vocabulary 01-15, Reading Vocabulary 01-17 In the early stages of instruction in Discover English, students are presented with realistic scenarios, typical of school and life in the United States. Within each scenario, particular importance is placed on the vocabulary, English communicative functions and patterns, and life skills an ESL student is most likely to need early on.

(C) recognize and distinguish phonological elements of newly acquired vocabulary such as long and short vowels, silent letters, and consonant clusters (K-8/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns 05 – 10, 12 – 15 PA, 1.00-2.90 Discover English: Read-Along and Writing Experience, Lessons 1-25 Reading Adventures Primary: Find a Sound: Phonics, 1.25-1.75 Choose a Book, 1.25-1.75

(D) listen to and extract meaning from a variety of media such as audio tape, video, and CD ROM in all content areas (K-8/ESL); and

Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences - Numerous Lessons contain video First Adventures Bookshelf: All 22 lessons, 6 in Spanish, contain a multimedia rich environment Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media Reading Adventures Primary: Multimedia – text, audio graphics, animations, and video






First Grade Match Key Activities (E) analyze and evaluate spoken discourse for

appropriateness of purpose with a variety of audiences such as formal, consultative, casual, and intimate language registers (K-8/ESL).

Discover English: Listening Vocabulary - spoken word, with graphic support Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences - playchants, songs, poems Reading Adventures Primary: Choose a Book, Read to Me, Units 1-4 Students see and hear a dramatic reading of each book.

1.26 Second language acquisition/speaking. The ESOL student speaks in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes with an awareness of different language registers (formal/informal) using developmental vocabulary with increasing fluency and accuracy in language arts and all content areas.

(A) identify people, places, objects, events, and basic concepts such as numbers, days of the week, food, occupations, and time (K-8/ESL);


(B) share prior knowledge with peers and others to facilitate communication and to foster respect for others (K-8/ESL);

(C) ask and give information such as directions and address as well as name, age, and nationality (K-8/ESL);

Discover English: Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14

(D) initiate authentic discourse with peers and others by employing newly acquired vocabulary and concepts (K-3/ESL);

(E) express ideas and feelings such as gratitude, needs, opinions, and greetings (K-8/ESL);


(F) describe the immediate surroundings such as classroom, school, or home (K-8/ESL);

Discover English: Patterns and Communicative Functions 01-14

(G) arrange phrases, clauses, and sentences into correct and meaningful patterns (K-8/ESL);

Discover English: Course has recording and playback capability Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media with audio recording and playback






First Grade Match Key Activities (H) produce phonological elements of simple

vocabulary and phrases (K-3/ESL); and Discover English: Course has recording and playback capability

Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media with audio recording and playback (I) produce phonological elements of newly

acquired vocabulary such as long and short vowels, silent letters, and consonant clusters (K-8/ESL).

Discover English: Course has recording and playback capability Story Painter: Work Areas-Paint, Text, Tool, and Media with audio recording and playback

1.27 Second language acquisition/reading. The ESOL student reads a variety of texts for a variety of purposes with an increasing level of comprehension in language arts and all content areas.

(A) learn sound/symbol relationships as they apply to the phonological system of English (K-8/ESL);

Discover English: Read-Aloud and Writing Experience Lessons, All Lessons Listening and Speaking Experience, All Lessons Letter and Phoneme Awareness, Objectives 01-06 First Adventures Bookshelf: Rooster Tells a Tale - TM: “Owner Sticks” page 51 Story Painter: Tools-based writing course

(B) recognize directionality of English reading such as left to right and top to bottom (K-8/ESL);

Discover English: Listening & Speaking Experience, All Lessons Read-Along & Writing Experience, All Lessons First Adventures Bookshelf : 16 Lessons Interactive Reading Mode, Each story provides practice with left to right and top to bottom progression as the student reads the story. Reading Adventures Primary: Choose-A-Book – I Can Read, Units 1-4, Read by Myself and Read with Me

(C) read authentic literature to develop vocabulary, structures, and background knowledge needed to comprehend increasingly challenging language (K-8/ESL);

Reading Adventures Primary: All Components, a literature-based course with a variety of activities that teach vocabulary, comprehension strategies, and reading skills. Discover English: Listening and Speaking Experiences, Numerous Lessons Listening Vocabulary Strand, 14 Theme - Children’s Literature and Fantasy Students work with authentic, classic literature and content-area texts presented in an engaging and interactive format.

(D) participate in shared reading (K-8/ESL); Discover English: Read-Aloud and Writing Exp Lessons 1-25 Online Notebook Story Painter: Tools-based writing course, share stories created






First Grade Match Key Activities (E) develop basic sight vocabulary

(K-8/ESL); Discover English: Reading Vocabulary (RV), 01-17 LV, The strand introduces 160 high-frequency words

to help students build their sight-word vocabulary. Initial Reading: Sight Words Strand SW 20-21 Reading Adventures Primary: Units 1-4 Story Words

(F) use a combination of skills to decode words such as pattern recognition and identification of cognates, root words, and affixes (K-8/ESL);

Initial Reading: Patterns Strand PA: 16, 18, 19 Reading Adventures Primary: Choose-A-Book—I Can Read, Read by Myself Word Wonders Units: 1, 3 & 4 Find-A-Sound, Decodable Readers Discover English: Patterns and Communicative Functions, 01-14 PC

(G) read silently with increasing ease for longer periods (K- 8/ESL);

(H) use print from the environment to derive meaning (K-8/ESL); and

Discover English: Reading Vocabulary RV: 16 environmental print LE Lesson 1 Nicky’s Schools and Friends TM Level 1: pg 15 “Friends/ School” First Adventures Bookshelf: Rooster Tells a Tale, TM: Taking Care of Farm Animals page 47

(I) use graphic organizers as pre-reading activities to prepare for reading text (K-3/ESL).

Discover English: RE Lesson 19 The Little Turtle, TM Level 2: “Let’s Learn About Box Turtles” pages 256-257 RE Lesson 24 The Three Billy Goats Gruff, TM Level 2: “Let’s Learn About Billy Goats” page 304 First Adventures Bookshelf: All 16 Lessons Reading Adventures Primary: Units 1-4, Before-I-Read

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