English Language Arts
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Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Print Concepts
Phonological Awareness
Phonics and Word Recognition
Text Types and Purposes
Production and Distribution of Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Conventions of Standard English
Vocabulary
Handwriting Practice
Letter Tracing
Dyslexia Support
Dependent/independent clause and complex sentences
Dependent/independent clause and complex sentences
Spelling practice: Endings - doubling a consonant and dropping the letter “e”
Spelling practice: Endings - doubling a consonant and dropping the letter “e”
Spelling practice: Y to i; adding suffixes to words
Spelling practice: Y to i; adding suffixes to words
Compare and contrast similar patterns of events in stories
Compare and contrast similar patterns of events in stories
How dialogue or events reveal aspects of a character
How dialogue or events reveal aspects of a character
How point of view influences how events are described
How point of view influences how events are described
Organize a logical event sequence that unfolds naturally
Organize a logical event sequence that unfolds naturally
Gather information and take notes from print and digital sources
Gather information and take notes from print and digital sources
Cite evidence from informational text to support answers
Cite evidence from informational text to support answers
Summarize or paraphrase in notes and finished work
Summarize or paraphrase in notes and finished work
Write narratives that include actions, thoughts, and feelings
Write narratives that include actions, thoughts, and feelings
Use experiences and provided sources to answer a question
Use experiences and provided sources to answer a question
Gather information from provided sources to answer questions
Gather information from provided sources to answer questions
Logically ordered reasons supported by facts and details
Logically ordered reasons supported by facts and details
Gather information from experiences to answer a question
Gather information from experiences to answer a question
Develop points using facts, definitions, and details
Develop points using facts, definitions, and details
Use dialogue and description to develop experiences
Use dialogue and description to develop experiences
Introduce a narrator and/or characters to your story
Introduce a narrator and/or characters to your story
How visual elements contribute to the tone of a text
How visual elements contribute to the tone of a text
Compare and contrast 2 stories written by the same author
Compare and contrast 2 stories written by the same author
Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
Cause and effect relationships in historical texts
Cause and effect relationships in historical texts
Strategies for reading unfamiliar multisyllabic words
Strategies for reading unfamiliar multisyllabic words
Understand how the author and illustrator present information
Understand how the author and illustrator present information
Analyze first and secondhand accounts of historical events
Analyze first and secondhand accounts of historical events
Shades of meaning: Closely related verbs and adjectives
Shades of meaning: Closely related verbs and adjectives
Review words with inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences
Review words with inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences
Inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences: oo, ow
Inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences: oo, ow
Inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences: ew, ue
Inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences: ew, ue
Shades of meaning: States of mind & degrees of certainty
Shades of meaning: States of mind & degrees of certainty
Inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences: ea, ie
Inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences: ea, ie
Citing text and speech with commas and quotation marks
Citing text and speech with commas and quotation marks
Use experiences and sources to learn more about a place
Use experiences and sources to learn more about a place
Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts
Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts
Comparing text structures: Compare/ contrast & cause/ effect
Comparing text structures: Compare/ contrast & cause/ effect
Comparing text structures: Chronology & Problem/ Solution
Comparing text structures: Chronology & Problem/ Solution
Practice with more Greek and Latin affixes and roots 
Practice with more Greek and Latin affixes and roots
Greek & Latin affixes/ roots as clues to the meaning of words
Greek & Latin affixes/ roots as clues to the meaning of words
Domain-specific words/phrases: geometry and angles
Domain-specific words/phrases: geometry and angles
Respond to prompts with a variety of sentence types
Respond to prompts with a variety of sentence types
Revise and edit with the stronger and clearer method
Revise and edit with the stronger and clearer method
Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable words
Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable words
Write an opinion piece with reasons and a conclusion
Write an opinion piece with reasons and a conclusion
Isolate and pronounce sounds in single-syllable words
Isolate and pronounce sounds in single-syllable words
Expand and rearrange simple and compound sentences
Expand and rearrange simple and compound sentences
Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
Link opinion and reasons with words, phrases, and clauses
Link opinion and reasons with words, phrases, and clauses
Distinguish your own point of view from the author's
Distinguish your own point of view from the author's
Literal and non-literal meanings of words and phrases in context
Literal and non-literal meanings of words and phrases in context
Using root words as clues to the meaning of unknown words 
Using root words as clues to the meaning of unknown words
Commas to separate introductory words, phrases, & clauses
Commas to separate introductory words, phrases, & clauses
Compare and contrast the experiences of characters
Compare and contrast the experiences of characters
Spoken words represented by specific sequences of letters
Spoken words represented by specific sequences of letters
Using known root words as clues to the meaning of unknown words with the same root
Using known root words as clues to the meaning of unknown words with the same root
Use text features to locate information efficiently 
Use text features to locate information efficiently
How characters respond to major events and challenges
How characters respond to major events and challenges
Write a letter or letters for consonants or short vowels
Write a letter or letters for consonants or short vowels
Using affixes to determine the meaning of an unknown word
Using affixes to determine the meaning of an unknown word
Modal auxiliaries: Can/may, might/must, could/should
Modal auxiliaries: Can/may, might/must, could/should
How illustrations contribute to what is conveyed in a story
How illustrations contribute to what is conveyed in a story
Use illustrations to describe characters, setting, or events
Use illustrations to describe characters, setting, or events
Information from illustrations/pictures and from words
Information from illustrations/pictures and from words
Apostrophe to form frequently occurring possessives
Apostrophe to form frequently occurring possessives
Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names
Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names
Determine the meaning when a prefix is added to a word
Determine the meaning when a prefix is added to a word
Function of coordinating conjunctions in sentences
Function of coordinating conjunctions in sentences
Relevant and sufficient evidence to support claims
Relevant and sufficient evidence to support claims
Determine the number of syllables in a printed word
Determine the number of syllables in a printed word
Claims supported by reasons/evidence and claims that are not
Claims supported by reasons/evidence and claims that are not
Frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms
Frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text
Cause and effect relationships in scientific texts
Cause and effect relationships in scientific texts
Determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases
Determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases
Interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in context
Interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in context
Ask and answer questions about an informational text
Ask and answer questions about an informational text
Compare and Contrast settings and events in a story
Compare and Contrast settings and events in a story
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory sentences
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory sentences
How authors use reasons and evidence to support points
How authors use reasons and evidence to support points
Long and short vowel sounds in single-syllable words
Long and short vowel sounds in single-syllable words
Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context
Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context
Ask and answer questions about key details in a story
Ask and answer questions about key details in a story
Distinguish between literal and nonliteral language
Distinguish between literal and nonliteral language
Reading left to right, top to bottom, and page to page
