IXL skill plan | Reading grades K-2 plan for the Minnesota NWEA MAP® Growth™

Skill plan for the Minnesota NWEA MAP^® Growth^™ - Reading grades K-2

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Foundational Skills
RIT Score: Less than 155
Phonics and Word Recognition		Consonant sounds 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 2. Which letter does the word start with? 3. Which letter does the word end with? Consonant blends and digraphs 4. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 5. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 6. Choose the correct digraph Short a 7. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 8. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 9. Read words with am and an Short e 10. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 11. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture Short i 12. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 13. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture Short o 14. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 15. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture Short u 16. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 17. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture Short vowels 18. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 19. Complete the word with the right short vowel Long vowels 20. Which two words have the same vowel sound? 21. Find the long a word 22. Find the long e word 23. Find the long i word 24. Find the long o word 25. Find the long u word Sight words 26. Choose the two sight words that are the same 27. Read sight words: review sets 1–10 28. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
Phonics and Word Recognition
Consonant sounds 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 2. Which letter does the word start with? 3. Which letter does the word end with? Consonant blends and digraphs 4. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 5. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 6. Choose the correct digraph Short a 7. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 8. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 9. Read words with am and an Short e 10. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 11. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture Short i 12. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 13. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture Short o 14. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 15. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture Short u 16. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 17. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture Short vowels 18. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 19. Complete the word with the right short vowel Long vowels 20. Which two words have the same vowel sound? 21. Find the long a word 22. Find the long e word 23. Find the long i word 24. Find the long o word 25. Find the long u word Sight words 26. Choose the two sight words that are the same 27. Read sight words: review sets 1–10 28. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

Phonological Awareness		Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Which word has more syllables? 3. Sort by the number of syllables Rhyming words 4. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 5. Which word does not rhyme? Blending and segmenting 6. Blend syllables together to make a word 7. Blend each sound in a word together 8. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 9. Put the sounds in order Initial sounds 10. Which two words start with the same sound? 11. Find the words that begin with a given sound Final sounds 12. Which two words have the same ending? 13. Which two words end with the same sound? Short vowel sounds 14. Find the short a word 15. Find the short e word 16. Find the short i word 17. Find the short o word 18. Find the short u word Phoneme manipulation 19. Change the first sound in a word 20. Change the last sound in a word 21. Change the vowel sound in a word 22. Change the sound in a word: review
Phonological Awareness
Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Which word has more syllables? 3. Sort by the number of syllables Rhyming words 4. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 5. Which word does not rhyme? Blending and segmenting 6. Blend syllables together to make a word 7. Blend each sound in a word together 8. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 9. Put the sounds in order Initial sounds 10. Which two words start with the same sound? 11. Find the words that begin with a given sound Final sounds 12. Which two words have the same ending? 13. Which two words end with the same sound? Short vowel sounds 14. Find the short a word 15. Find the short e word 16. Find the short i word 17. Find the short o word 18. Find the short u word Phoneme manipulation 19. Change the first sound in a word 20. Change the last sound in a word 21. Change the vowel sound in a word 22. Change the sound in a word: review

Print Concepts		Text features 1. Identify book parts and features Word recognition 2. Choose the two words that are the same 3. Find a word in a sentence Sentence spacing 4. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly Letters 5. Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase 6. Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase 7. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review 8. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review 9. Choose the letter that you hear Frequently confused words 10. Frequently confused letters: find all the letters
Print Concepts
Text features 1. Identify book parts and features Word recognition 2. Choose the two words that are the same 3. Find a word in a sentence Sentence spacing 4. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly Letters 5. Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase 6. Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase 7. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review 8. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review 9. Choose the letter that you hear Frequently confused words 10. Frequently confused letters: find all the letters
RIT Score: 155–171
Phonics and Word Recognition		Consonant digraphs 1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 2. Choose the correct digraph 3. Complete the word with the right digraph 4. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph Consonant blends 5. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 6. Choose the picture that matches the word: ng, nk 7. Does the word end with a consonant blend? Short a 8. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 9. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 10. Read words with am and an Short e 11. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 12. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture Short i 13. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 14. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture Short o 15. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 16. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture Short u 17. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 18. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture Short and long vowels 19. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 20. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 21. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 22. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 23. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 24. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Silent e 25. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 26. Complete the silent e words 27. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture Vowel teams 28. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 29. Complete the vowel team words 30. Complete the word with the right vowel team 31. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture R-controlled vowels 32. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture Diphthongs 33. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture Syllables 34. How many syllables does the word have? 35. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 36. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder Two-syllable words 37. Complete the two-syllable words 38. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Inflectional endings 39. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear Sight words 40. Read sight words: review sets 1–7
Phonics and Word Recognition
Consonant digraphs 1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 2. Choose the correct digraph 3. Complete the word with the right digraph 4. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph Consonant blends 5. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 6. Choose the picture that matches the word: ng, nk 7. Does the word end with a consonant blend? Short a 8. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 9. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 10. Read words with am and an Short e 11. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 12. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture Short i 13. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 14. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture Short o 15. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 16. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture Short u 17. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 18. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture Short and long vowels 19. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 20. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 21. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 22. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 23. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 24. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Silent e 25. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 26. Complete the silent e words 27. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture Vowel teams 28. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 29. Complete the vowel team words 30. Complete the word with the right vowel team 31. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture R-controlled vowels 32. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture Diphthongs 33. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture Syllables 34. How many syllables does the word have? 35. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 36. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder Two-syllable words 37. Complete the two-syllable words 38. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Inflectional endings 39. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear Sight words 40. Read sight words: review sets 1–7

Phonological Awareness		Blending and segmenting 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify each sound in a word 3. Put the sounds in order Initial sounds 4. Which two words start with the same sound? Medial vowel sounds 5. Identify the short vowel sound in a word Final sounds 6. Which two words end with the same sound? Short vowel sounds 7. Complete the short i words 8. Complete the short o word 9. Complete the short u word 10. Complete the short a word 11. Complete the short e word Short and long vowel sounds 12. Sort short and long vowel words
Phonological Awareness
Blending and segmenting 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify each sound in a word 3. Put the sounds in order Initial sounds 4. Which two words start with the same sound? Medial vowel sounds 5. Identify the short vowel sound in a word Final sounds 6. Which two words end with the same sound? Short vowel sounds 7. Complete the short i words 8. Complete the short o word 9. Complete the short u word 10. Complete the short a word 11. Complete the short e word Short and long vowel sounds 12. Sort short and long vowel words

Print Concepts		1. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" 2. Find the complete sentences
Print Concepts
1. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" 2. Find the complete sentences
RIT Score: 172–186
Phonics and Word Recognition		Short and long vowels 1. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 2. Sort short and long vowel words 3. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 4. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 6. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 7. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture Short vowel exceptions 8. Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word Vowel teams 9. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 10. Complete the vowel team words 11. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 12. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 13. Choose the words with a given long vowel Diphthongs 14. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 15. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 16. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Variant vowels 17. Complete words with variant vowels 18. Which word has a different vowel sound? Two-syllable words 19. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word 20. Complete the two-syllable words 21. Complete the consonant-l-e words Inflectional endings 22. Complete the word with the ending that you hear R-controlled vowels 23. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 24. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur Soft and hard g and c 25. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words 26. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture Homophones 27. Homophones with pictures 28. Identify homophones Sight words 29. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word 30. Choose the sight word that you hear Prefixes and suffixes 31. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
Phonics and Word Recognition
Short and long vowels 1. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 2. Sort short and long vowel words 3. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 4. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 6. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 7. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture Short vowel exceptions 8. Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word Vowel teams 9. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 10. Complete the vowel team words 11. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 12. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 13. Choose the words with a given long vowel Diphthongs 14. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 15. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 16. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Variant vowels 17. Complete words with variant vowels 18. Which word has a different vowel sound? Two-syllable words 19. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word 20. Complete the two-syllable words 21. Complete the consonant-l-e words Inflectional endings 22. Complete the word with the ending that you hear R-controlled vowels 23. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 24. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur Soft and hard g and c 25. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words 26. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture Homophones 27. Homophones with pictures 28. Identify homophones Sight words 29. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word 30. Choose the sight word that you hear Prefixes and suffixes 31. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
RIT Score: 187–197
Phonics and Word Recognition		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Multisyllabic words 2. Identify syllable types 3. Read multisyllabic words 4. Spell multisyllabic words Word patterns 5. Word pattern sentences Compound words 6. Form compound words with pictures 7. Form compound words 8. Form and use compound words Irregular words 9. Select the letters that make a given sound 10. Spell the sight word: easier 11. Spell the sight word: harder
Phonics and Word Recognition
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Multisyllabic words 2. Identify syllable types 3. Read multisyllabic words 4. Spell multisyllabic words Word patterns 5. Word pattern sentences Compound words 6. Form compound words with pictures 7. Form compound words 8. Form and use compound words Irregular words 9. Select the letters that make a given sound 10. Spell the sight word: easier 11. Spell the sight word: harder

Language and Writing
RIT Score: Less than 155
Capitalize, Spell, Punctuate		Capitalization 1. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 2. Capitalize the pronoun "I" End marks 3. Identify and use end marks Spelling 4. Spell the short vowel word 5. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 6. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend
Capitalize, Spell, Punctuate
Capitalization 1. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 2. Capitalize the pronoun "I" End marks 3. Identify and use end marks Spelling 4. Spell the short vowel word 5. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 6. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend

Language: Grammar, Usage		Nouns 1. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? 2. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture Verbs 3. Find the picture that matches the action verb 4. Find the action verb 5. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Question words 6. Who, what, when, where, or why? Prepositions 7. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside 8. Choose the best location word to match the picture Complete sentences 9. Find the complete sentence
Language: Grammar, Usage
Nouns 1. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? 2. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture Verbs 3. Find the picture that matches the action verb 4. Find the action verb 5. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Question words 6. Who, what, when, where, or why? Prepositions 7. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside 8. Choose the best location word to match the picture Complete sentences 9. Find the complete sentence

Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit		1. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence
Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit
1. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence
RIT Score: 155–171
Capitalize, Spell, Punctuate		Capitalization 1. Capitalize the names of people and pets 2. Capitalize days and months End marks 3. Choose the right end mark 4. Statement, question, command, or exclamation? Plurals 5. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 6. Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture Spelling 7. Spell the digraph word 8. Spell the short vowel word 9. Spell the silent e word 10. Spell the sight word
Capitalize, Spell, Punctuate
Capitalization 1. Capitalize the names of people and pets 2. Capitalize days and months End marks 3. Choose the right end mark 4. Statement, question, command, or exclamation? Plurals 5. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 6. Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture Spelling 7. Spell the digraph word 8. Spell the short vowel word 9. Spell the silent e word 10. Spell the sight word

Language: Grammar, Usage		Common and proper nouns 1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 2. Sort common and proper nouns 3. Identify proper nouns Singular and plural nouns 4. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 5. Use singular and plural nouns Possessive nouns 6. Select the possessive noun that matches the picture 7. Form the singular possessive Subject-verb agreement 8. One or more than one? 9. Complete the sentence with the best verb 10. Complete the sentence with the best subject Pronoun-verb agreement 11. Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best subject 12. Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best verb Personal and possessive pronouns 13. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 14. Choose the correct personal pronoun 15. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun 16. Choose the correct possessive pronoun 17. Use the correct possessive pronoun Verb tense 18. Select the sentence that tells about the present 19. Select the sentence that tells about the past 20. Select the sentence that tells about the future 21. Place sentences on a timeline 22. Form and use the regular past tense 23. Identify the irregular past tense 24. Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline Adjectives 25. Compare pictures using adjectives 26. Use number words 27. Use sense words 28. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives Conjunctions 29. Use conjunctions Articles 30. Use the correct article: a or an 31. Identify articles Prepositions 32. Select the best preposition to match the picture 33. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence Complete sentences 34. Is it the naming or action part of the sentence? 35. Complete the sentence 36. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Sentence types 37. Identify statements 38. Identify questions 39. Identify exclamations 40. Identify commands
Language: Grammar, Usage
Common and proper nouns 1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 2. Sort common and proper nouns 3. Identify proper nouns Singular and plural nouns 4. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 5. Use singular and plural nouns Possessive nouns 6. Select the possessive noun that matches the picture 7. Form the singular possessive Subject-verb agreement 8. One or more than one? 9. Complete the sentence with the best verb 10. Complete the sentence with the best subject Pronoun-verb agreement 11. Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best subject 12. Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best verb Personal and possessive pronouns 13. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 14. Choose the correct personal pronoun 15. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun 16. Choose the correct possessive pronoun 17. Use the correct possessive pronoun Verb tense 18. Select the sentence that tells about the present 19. Select the sentence that tells about the past 20. Select the sentence that tells about the future 21. Place sentences on a timeline 22. Form and use the regular past tense 23. Identify the irregular past tense 24. Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline Adjectives 25. Compare pictures using adjectives 26. Use number words 27. Use sense words 28. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives Conjunctions 29. Use conjunctions Articles 30. Use the correct article: a or an 31. Identify articles Prepositions 32. Select the best preposition to match the picture 33. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence Complete sentences 34. Is it the naming or action part of the sentence? 35. Complete the sentence 36. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Sentence types 37. Identify statements 38. Identify questions 39. Identify exclamations 40. Identify commands

Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit		1. Identify time-order words 2. Put the sentences in order
Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit
1. Identify time-order words 2. Put the sentences in order
RIT Score: 172–186
Capitalize, Spell, Punctuate		Capitalization 1. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 2. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features Greetings and closings 3. Greetings and closings of letters Apostrophes 4. Form the singular or plural possessive 5. Form pronoun-verb contractions 6. Form contractions with "not" 7. Use pronoun-verb contractions 8. Use contractions with "not" Spelling 9. Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk 10. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 11. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x 12. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 13. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 14. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 15. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow
Capitalize, Spell, Punctuate
Capitalization 1. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 2. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features Greetings and closings 3. Greetings and closings of letters Apostrophes 4. Form the singular or plural possessive 5. Form pronoun-verb contractions 6. Form contractions with "not" 7. Use pronoun-verb contractions 8. Use contractions with "not" Spelling 9. Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk 10. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 11. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x 12. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 13. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 14. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 15. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow

Language: Grammar, Usage		Plural nouns 1. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 2. Form and use irregular plurals Reflexive pronouns 3. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 4. Use reflexive pronouns Irregular past tense 5. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 6. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 7. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 9. To be: use the correct past tense form Adjectives and adverbs 10. Use sense words 11. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 12. Is the word an adjective or adverb? Sentences, fragments, and run-ons 13. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 14. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 15. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
Language: Grammar, Usage
Plural nouns 1. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 2. Form and use irregular plurals Reflexive pronouns 3. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 4. Use reflexive pronouns Irregular past tense 5. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 6. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 7. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 9. To be: use the correct past tense form Adjectives and adverbs 10. Use sense words 11. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 12. Is the word an adjective or adverb? Sentences, fragments, and run-ons 13. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 14. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 15. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?

Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit		Topic sentences 1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Facts and opinions 3. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Opinions, reasons, and examples 4. Complete the opinion passage with an example 5. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 6. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Conjunctions and linking words 7. Use conjunctions 8. Use subordinating conjunctions 9. Use linking words to complete a passage Sequence 10. Put the sentences in order 11. Use time-order words Descriptive details 12. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 13. Add descriptive details to sentences Dialogue 14. Insert dialogue into a story Combine sentences 15. Combine sentences: subjects 16. Combine sentences: predicates 17. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates Revision 18. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 19. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 20. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Editing 21. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 22. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 23. Commas: review 24. Capitalization: review
Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit
Topic sentences 1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Facts and opinions 3. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Opinions, reasons, and examples 4. Complete the opinion passage with an example 5. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 6. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Conjunctions and linking words 7. Use conjunctions 8. Use subordinating conjunctions 9. Use linking words to complete a passage Sequence 10. Put the sentences in order 11. Use time-order words Descriptive details 12. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 13. Add descriptive details to sentences Dialogue 14. Insert dialogue into a story Combine sentences 15. Combine sentences: subjects 16. Combine sentences: predicates 17. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates Revision 18. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 19. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 20. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Editing 21. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 22. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 23. Commas: review 24. Capitalization: review
RIT Score: 187–197
Capitalize, Spell, Punctuate		Dialogue 1. Punctuating dialogue Apostrophes 2. Form the singular or plural possessive 3. Pronoun-verb contractions 4. Contractions with "not" Digraphs 5. Spell words with blends and digraphs: review Vowel patterns 6. Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk 7. Spell words with r vowel patterns 8. Spell words with vowel diphthong patterns 9. Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea Word patterns 10. Word pattern analogies Homophones 11. Use the correct homophone 12. Homophones with pictures Regular plurals 13. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 14. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies Irregular plurals 15. Form and use irregular plurals 16. Form and use the regular past tense Irregular past tense 17. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 18. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 19. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 20. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 5 21. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 Comparative adjectives 22. Spell adjectives that compare
Capitalize, Spell, Punctuate
Dialogue 1. Punctuating dialogue Apostrophes 2. Form the singular or plural possessive 3. Pronoun-verb contractions 4. Contractions with "not" Digraphs 5. Spell words with blends and digraphs: review Vowel patterns 6. Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk 7. Spell words with r vowel patterns 8. Spell words with vowel diphthong patterns 9. Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea Word patterns 10. Word pattern analogies Homophones 11. Use the correct homophone 12. Homophones with pictures Regular plurals 13. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 14. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies Irregular plurals 15. Form and use irregular plurals 16. Form and use the regular past tense Irregular past tense 17. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 18. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 19. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 20. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 5 21. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 Comparative adjectives 22. Spell adjectives that compare

Language: Grammar, Usage		Nouns 1. Which word is a noun? 2. Identify nouns 3. Identify common and proper nouns 4. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns Pronouns 5. Identify personal pronouns 6. Identify possessive pronouns Verbs 7. Use action verbs 8. Identify action verbs 9. Identify main verbs and helping verbs To be and to have 10. To be: use the correct form 11. To have: use the correct form Verb tense 12. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 13. Change the sentence to future tense Adjectives and adverbs 14. Identify adjectives 15. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 16. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 17. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 18. Identify adverbs 19. Choose between adjectives and adverbs Subject-verb agreement 20. Is the subject singular or plural? 21. Use the correct subject or verb Pronoun-verb agreement 22. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 23. Pronoun-verb agreement Comparatives and superlatives 24. Use adjectives to compare 25. Use adverbs to compare Conjunctions 26. Identify coordinating conjunctions 27. Identify subordinating conjunctions Subjects and predicates 28. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 29. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence Sentences, fragments, and run-ons 30. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 31. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? Sentence structure 32. Order the words to create a sentence 33. Create varied sentences based on models Compound sentences 34. Create compound sentences
Language: Grammar, Usage
Nouns 1. Which word is a noun? 2. Identify nouns 3. Identify common and proper nouns 4. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns Pronouns 5. Identify personal pronouns 6. Identify possessive pronouns Verbs 7. Use action verbs 8. Identify action verbs 9. Identify main verbs and helping verbs To be and to have 10. To be: use the correct form 11. To have: use the correct form Verb tense 12. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 13. Change the sentence to future tense Adjectives and adverbs 14. Identify adjectives 15. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 16. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 17. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 18. Identify adverbs 19. Choose between adjectives and adverbs Subject-verb agreement 20. Is the subject singular or plural? 21. Use the correct subject or verb Pronoun-verb agreement 22. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 23. Pronoun-verb agreement Comparatives and superlatives 24. Use adjectives to compare 25. Use adverbs to compare Conjunctions 26. Identify coordinating conjunctions 27. Identify subordinating conjunctions Subjects and predicates 28. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 29. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence Sentences, fragments, and run-ons 30. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 31. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? Sentence structure 32. Order the words to create a sentence 33. Create varied sentences based on models Compound sentences 34. Create compound sentences

Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit		Topic sentences 1. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 2. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs Facts and opinions 3. Distinguish facts from opinions Opinions, reasons, and examples 4. Choose reasons to support an opinion 5. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Conjunctions 7. Use coordinating conjunctions 8. Use subordinating conjunctions Transitions 9. Choose the best transition 10. Use linking words to complete a passage Sequence 11. Identify time-order words 12. Put the sentences in order 13. Use time-order words Organization 14. Organize information by topic Combine sentences 15. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates 16. Combine sentences by adding key details Revision 17. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 18. Add descriptive details to sentences 19. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Editing 20. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 21. Correct errors with signs 22. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 23. Commas: review 24. Capitalization: review
Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit
Topic sentences 1. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 2. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs Facts and opinions 3. Distinguish facts from opinions Opinions, reasons, and examples 4. Choose reasons to support an opinion 5. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Conjunctions 7. Use coordinating conjunctions 8. Use subordinating conjunctions Transitions 9. Choose the best transition 10. Use linking words to complete a passage Sequence 11. Identify time-order words 12. Put the sentences in order 13. Use time-order words Organization 14. Organize information by topic Combine sentences 15. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates 16. Combine sentences by adding key details Revision 17. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 18. Add descriptive details to sentences 19. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Editing 20. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 21. Correct errors with signs 22. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 23. Commas: review 24. Capitalization: review

Literature and Informational Text
RIT Score: Less than 155
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure		Read-along texts 1. Read along about famous people 2. Read along about food 3. Read along about science and nature Read-alone texts 4. Read about places 5. Read about animals
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure
Read-along texts 1. Read along about famous people 2. Read along about food 3. Read along about science and nature Read-alone texts 4. Read about places 5. Read about animals

Literature: Key Ideas, Craft, Structure		Comprehension strategies 1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. What is the picture about? 3. What will happen next? Sequence 4. Order images in a story Point of view 5. Who is telling the story? Story elements 6. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Read-along literary texts 7. Read along with realistic fiction 8. Read along with fantasy Decodable texts 9. Read short a stories 10. Read short u stories Read-alone literary texts 11. Read realistic fiction 12. Read animal fantasy
Literature: Key Ideas, Craft, Structure
Comprehension strategies 1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. What is the picture about? 3. What will happen next? Sequence 4. Order images in a story Point of view 5. Who is telling the story? Story elements 6. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Read-along literary texts 7. Read along with realistic fiction 8. Read along with fantasy Decodable texts 9. Read short a stories 10. Read short u stories Read-alone literary texts 11. Read realistic fiction 12. Read animal fantasy
RIT Score: 155–171
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure		Text features 1. Use text features Read-along informational texts 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read along about food 4. Read along about famous people Read-alone informational texts 5. Read about animals 6. Read about sports and hobbies 7. Read about famous places
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure
Text features 1. Use text features Read-along informational texts 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read along about food 4. Read along about famous people Read-alone informational texts 5. Read about animals 6. Read about sports and hobbies 7. Read about famous places

Literature: Key Ideas, Craft, Structure		Comprehension strategies 1. What is the picture about? 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. What will happen next? Sequence 4. Order images in a story Point of view 5. Who is the narrator? Story elements 6. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 7. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Read-along literary texts 8. Read along with fantasy 9. Read along with realistic fiction Decodable texts 10. Read short a stories 11. Read short u stories Read-alone literary texts 12. Read animal fantasy 13. Read realistic fiction 14. Read myths, legends, and fables
Literature: Key Ideas, Craft, Structure
Comprehension strategies 1. What is the picture about? 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. What will happen next? Sequence 4. Order images in a story Point of view 5. Who is the narrator? Story elements 6. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 7. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Read-along literary texts 8. Read along with fantasy 9. Read along with realistic fiction Decodable texts 10. Read short a stories 11. Read short u stories Read-alone literary texts 12. Read animal fantasy 13. Read realistic fiction 14. Read myths, legends, and fables
RIT Score: 172–186
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure		Text features 1. Use text features Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text 3. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Key details 5. Compare and contrast in informational passages Read-along informational texts 6. Read along about famous people 7. Read along about science and nature 8. Read along about art, music, and traditions 9. Read along about business and technology Read-alone informational texts 10. Read about famous people 11. Read about animals 12. Read about sports and hobbies 13. Read about famous places
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure
Text features 1. Use text features Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text 3. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Key details 5. Compare and contrast in informational passages Read-along informational texts 6. Read along about famous people 7. Read along about science and nature 8. Read along about art, music, and traditions 9. Read along about business and technology Read-alone informational texts 10. Read about famous people 11. Read about animals 12. Read about sports and hobbies 13. Read about famous places

Literature: Key Ideas, Craft, Structure		Sequence 1. Order events in a story Story elements 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Theme 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Read-along literary texts 5. Read along with fantasy 6. Read along with realistic fiction 7. Read along with historical fiction Read-alone literary texts 8. Read realistic fiction 9. Read science fiction 10. Read animal fantasy
Literature: Key Ideas, Craft, Structure
Sequence 1. Order events in a story Story elements 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Theme 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Read-along literary texts 5. Read along with fantasy 6. Read along with realistic fiction 7. Read along with historical fiction Read-alone literary texts 8. Read realistic fiction 9. Read science fiction 10. Read animal fantasy
RIT Score: 187–197
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Key details 3. Compare information from two informational texts Text structure 4. Identify text structures 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Determine the order of events in informational texts 7. Match causes with effects 8. Match causes and effects in informational texts 9. Match problems with their solutions Text features 10. Use text features Reading comprehension 11. Read about animals 12. Read about food 13. Read about sports and hobbies 14. Read about art, music, and traditions 15. Read about business and technology 16. Read about science and nature 17. Read about famous people 18. Read about famous places Point of view 19. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Key details 3. Compare information from two informational texts Text structure 4. Identify text structures 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Determine the order of events in informational texts 7. Match causes with effects 8. Match causes and effects in informational texts 9. Match problems with their solutions Text features 10. Use text features Reading comprehension 11. Read about animals 12. Read about food 13. Read about sports and hobbies 14. Read about art, music, and traditions 15. Read about business and technology 16. Read about science and nature 17. Read about famous people 18. Read about famous places Point of view 19. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Literature: Key Ideas, Craft, Structure		Key details and inferences 1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Make predictions about a story Story elements 3. Identify story elements Characters 4. Distinguish points of view 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Reading comprehension 6. Read fantasy with illustrations 7. Read historical fiction with illustrations 8. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 9. Read science fiction with illustrations 10. Read realistic fiction: set 1 11. Read realistic fiction: set 2 12. Read historical fiction Poetry 13. Read poetry Theme 14. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Visual elements 15. Compare mythological illustrations
Literature: Key Ideas, Craft, Structure
Key details and inferences 1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Make predictions about a story Story elements 3. Identify story elements Characters 4. Distinguish points of view 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Reading comprehension 6. Read fantasy with illustrations 7. Read historical fiction with illustrations 8. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 9. Read science fiction with illustrations 10. Read realistic fiction: set 1 11. Read realistic fiction: set 2 12. Read historical fiction Poetry 13. Read poetry Theme 14. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Visual elements 15. Compare mythological illustrations

Vocabulary Use and Functions
RIT Score: Less than 155
Language: Context Clues and References		1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Language: Context Clues and References
1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use		Categories 1. Sort objects into categories 2. Which one is not like the others? Adjectives 3. Use number words: one to ten 4. Use color words Antonyms 5. Match antonyms to pictures
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Categories 1. Sort objects into categories 2. Which one is not like the others? Adjectives 3. Use number words: one to ten 4. Use color words Antonyms 5. Match antonyms to pictures
RIT Score: 155–171
Language: Context Clues and References		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Affixes 2. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 3. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes 4. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures
Language: Context Clues and References
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Affixes 2. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 3. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes 4. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use		Categories 1. Sort words into categories 2. Which word is not like the others? Multiple-meaning words 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 4. Find the words with related meanings 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Order related words based on meaning Adjectives 7. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 8. Identify adjectives
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Categories 1. Sort words into categories 2. Which word is not like the others? Multiple-meaning words 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 4. Find the words with related meanings 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Order related words based on meaning Adjectives 7. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 8. Identify adjectives
RIT Score: 172–186
Language: Context Clues and References		Context clues 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Affixes 4. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 5. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 6. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 8. Prefixes and suffixes: review Compound words 9. Form and use compound words Reference materials 10. Use dictionary entries
Language: Context Clues and References
Context clues 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Affixes 4. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 5. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 6. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 8. Prefixes and suffixes: review Compound words 9. Form and use compound words Reference materials 10. Use dictionary entries

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use		Multiple-meaning words 1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 2. Shades of meaning with pictures 3. Find the words with related meanings 4. Describe the difference between related words 5. Order related words based on meaning Categories 6. Sort words into categories
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Multiple-meaning words 1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 2. Shades of meaning with pictures 3. Find the words with related meanings 4. Describe the difference between related words 5. Order related words based on meaning Categories 6. Sort words into categories
RIT Score: 187–197
Language: Context Clues and References		Academic vocabulary 1. Use academic vocabulary in context Vocabulary in context 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Find antonyms in context 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? 7. Which sentence matches the definition? Similes 8. Similes with pictures 9. Determine the meanings of similes Prefixes 10. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 11. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Suffixes 12. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 13. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 14. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 15. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes 16. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 17. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 18. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 21. Use dictionary entries 22. Use dictionary definitions
Language: Context Clues and References
Academic vocabulary 1. Use academic vocabulary in context Vocabulary in context 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Find antonyms in context 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? 7. Which sentence matches the definition? Similes 8. Similes with pictures 9. Determine the meanings of similes Prefixes 10. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 11. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Suffixes 12. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 13. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 14. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 15. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes 16. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 17. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 18. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 21. Use dictionary entries 22. Use dictionary definitions

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use		Figurative language 1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Shades of meaning 2. Shades of meaning with pictures 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Figurative language 1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Shades of meaning 2. Shades of meaning with pictures 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Positive and negative connotation

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