Language Arts

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Language Arts

• Houghton Mifflin
• Basal
• Guided Reading
• Project Read
• Supplemental Materials
• 4 Square Writing
• Handwriting Without Tears

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Project Read
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5 Strands of Project Read

• Phonology---phonics
• Story Form---fiction
• Written Expression---grammar
• Linguistics---syllabication/word study
• Report Form---non-fiction

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Phonology

• Assists in reading and spelling
• Taught/assessed whole group
• Weekly skill/focus area
• VAKT

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Reading Instruction

• Tap and sweep decoding
• Red words not phonetic
• Vowels, H brothers, blends, etc.
• Small phonology group

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Spelling Instruction

• Finger spelling writing sounds
• Students learn phonetic concepts, not a list of
  words
• Improves spelling at all skill levels

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• Story Form