Becoming a Reader and Writer
Unit description: Using a balance of fiction and nonfiction texts, students will explore different genres of text and develop their knowledge as readers and writers. Students will engage in group and individual reading and writing activities as well as engage in dictation, drawing for meaning, responding to writing, and other various skill building activities.
Essential Outcomes
Reading
- KR5: Identify literary and informational texts.
- KR7: Describe the relationship between illustrations and the text.
Reading Foundations- Print Concepts and Fluency
- Addressed in RF unit:
- KRF3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Language
- KL2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of academic English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Writing
- KW2: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, oral expression, and/or emergent writing to name a familiar topic and supply information.
Speaking and Listening
- KSL2: Participate in a conversation about features of diverse texts and formats.
- KSL6: Express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
All Standards Addressed in this Unit
- See Reading Foundations Units:
- KR1, KR2, KR3, KR5
- KR6, KR7,
- KRF1, KRF2, KRF3, KRF4
- KL1, KL2, KL4, KL6
- KW2, KW3
- KSL1, KSL2, KSL3, KSL6
Essential Questions and Big Ideas
- What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts?
- Fictional texts have a character, setting and plot.
- Nonfiction text features may include a table of contents, diagrams, labels, captions, glossary and/or an index.
- What is the purpose of a fiction text? A non-fiction text?
- Fictional texts tell a story and use story elements.
- Nonfiction texts contain facts and can be used for research.
- How do pictures and words both tell a story?
- Pictures and illustrations in texts help develop a deeper understanding of a text.
Prerequisite Skills
- rhyming
- one and two syllable words
- can identify onsets and rimes
- identifying author and illustrator
- concepts of print
- dictated illustration
- on topic conversation
- text features
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