Skill plan for Units of Study for Teaching Reading - Kindergarten
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Unit 1
We Are Readers
Bend I - Launching with Learn-About-The-World Books
Session 1:  Readers Read the World
Session 1:  Readers Read the World
Session 2:  Readers Read Books to Learn about the World
Session 2:  Readers Read Books to Learn about the World
Session 3:  Readers Read by Themselves and with Others
Session 3:  Readers Read by Themselves and with Others
Session 4:  Readers Read a Book from Cover to Cover
Session 4:  Readers Read a Book from Cover to Cover
Session 5:  Readers Reread
Session 5:  Readers Reread
Session 6:  Readers Reread a Book by Putting All the Pages Together
Session 6:  Readers Reread a Book by Putting All the Pages Together
Session 7:  Readers Reread to Rethink
Session 7:  Readers Reread to Rethink
Session 8:  Rereading Helps Readers Learn from Words in Books, Too
Session 8:  Rereading Helps Readers Learn from Words in Books, Too
Session 9:  Readers Sound Like Teachers When They Read Learn-about-the-World Books
Session 9:  Readers Sound Like Teachers When They Read Learn-about-the-World Books
Bend II - Reading Old Favorite Storybooks
Session 10:  Readers Can Read Stories They Have Heard a Zillion Times
Session 10:  Readers Can Read Stories They Have Heard a Zillion Times
Session 11:  Readers Work Hard to Make the Words They Read Match the Page They Are Reading
Session 11:  Readers Work Hard to Make the Words They Read Match the Page They Are Reading
Session 12:  Readers Know How to Get Their Own Old Favorite Storybooks
Session 12:  Readers Know How to Get Their Own Old Favorite Storybooks
Session 13:  Readers Use Exact Character Words
Session 13:  Readers Use Exact Character Words
Session 14:  Readers Reread Old Favorites, Remembering to Say More and More of the Story
Session 14:  Readers Reread Old Favorites, Remembering to Say More and More of the Story
Session 15:  Readers Use Special Connecting Words to Put Storybook Pages Together
Session 15:  Readers Use Special Connecting Words to Put Storybook Pages Together
Session 16:  Readers Use More and More Words that Are Exactly the Same in Their Old Favorites
Session 16:  Readers Use More and More Words that Are Exactly the Same in Their Old Favorites
Session 17:  Readers Can Point to and Read Some Words in Their Old Favorites
Session 17:  Readers Can Point to and Read Some Words in Their Old Favorites
Session 18:  Readers Work with Their Partners, Using All They Know, to Read Old Favorites
Session 18:  Readers Work with Their Partners, Using All They Know, to Read Old Favorites
Session 19:  A Celebration of Old Favorite Storybook Reading (and Learn-about-the-World Reading, Too)
Session 19:  A Celebration of Old Favorite Storybook Reading (and Learn-about-the-World Reading, Too)
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Unit 2
Super Powers
Bend I - Using Superpowers to Look and Point, and Then Read Everything
Session 1:  Readers Have Super Powers to Look, Point, and Read Everything They Can!
Session 1:  Readers Have Super Powers to Look, Point, and Read Everything They Can!
Session 2:  Super Readers Use Pointer Power to Check Their Reading, Making Sure What They Say Matches What They See
Session 2:  Super Readers Use Pointer Power to Check Their Reading, Making Sure What They Say Matches What They See
Session 3:  Readers Don't Let Longer Words Slow Them Down: Every Word Gets One Tap
Session 3:  Readers Don't Let Longer Words Slow Them Down: Every Word Gets One Tap
Session 4:  Readers Use Snap Words to Anchor Their Pointer Power
Session 4:  Readers Use Snap Words to Anchor Their Pointer Power
Session 5:  Partner Power Gives Readers Even Stronger Pointer Power
Session 5:  Partner Power Gives Readers Even Stronger Pointer Power
Bend II - Taking On Even the Hardest Words
Session 6:  Super Readers Put Powers Together
Session 6:  Super Readers Put Powers Together
Session 7:  Super Readers Learn Words and Practice Reading Them in a "Snap!"
Session 7:  Super Readers Learn Words and Practice Reading Them in a "Snap!"
Session 8:  Super Readers Make the First Sound in the Word to Help Them Read the Word
Session 8:  Super Readers Make the First Sound in the Word to Help Them Read the Word
Session 9:  Super Readers Don't Give Up!
Session 9:  Super Readers Don't Give Up!
Session 10:  Celebration: Readers Show Off Their Powers
Session 10:  Celebration: Readers Show Off Their Powers
Bend III - Bringing Books to Life
Session 11:  Readers Use Their Voices to Bring Books to Life
Session 11:  Readers Use Their Voices to Bring Books to Life
Session 12:  Readers Use the Pattern to Sing Out Their Books
Session 12:  Readers Use the Pattern to Sing Out Their Books
Session 13:  Readers Use Punctuation to Figure Out How to Read
Session 13:  Readers Use Punctuation to Figure Out How to Read
Session 14:  Readers Change Their Voices to Show They Understand the Book
Session 14:  Readers Change Their Voices to Show They Understand the Book
Session 15:  Super Readers Talk about Books, Too!
Session 15:  Super Readers Talk about Books, Too!
Session 16:  Readers Retell Books After They Read Them
Session 16:  Readers Retell Books After They Read Them
Session 17:  Celebration: The Gift of Reading
Session 17:  Celebration: The Gift of Reading
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Unit 3
Bigger Books, Bigger Reading Muscles
Bend I - Tackling More Challenging Books
Session 1:  Tackling More Challenging Books
Session 1:  Tackling More Challenging Books
Session 2:  Readers Use Patterns to Help Them Read Almost Every Page
Session 2:  Readers Use Patterns to Help Them Read Almost Every Page
Session 3:  Readers Figure Out the Changing Words in the Pattern
Session 3:  Readers Figure Out the Changing Words in the Pattern
Session 4:  Readers Use All of Their Super Powers to Read Pattern Breaks in Books
Session 4:  Readers Use All of Their Super Powers to Read Pattern Breaks in Books
Session 5:  Readers Check Their Reading
Session 5:  Readers Check Their Reading
Session 6:  Readers Use the Pattern and the Ending to Understand Their Books
Session 6:  Readers Use the Pattern and the Ending to Understand Their Books
Bend II - Zooming In on Letters and Sounds
Session 7:  Readers Use Their Letter-Sound Knowledge to Help Them Read the Words on the Page
Session 7:  Readers Use Their Letter-Sound Knowledge to Help Them Read the Words on the Page
Session 8:  Readers Use Their Letter-Sound Knowledge to Help Them Read Unknown Words
Session 8:  Readers Use Their Letter-Sound Knowledge to Help Them Read Unknown Words
Session 9:  Readers Can Notice Consonant Clusters to Help Solve Unknown Words
Session 9:  Readers Can Notice Consonant Clusters to Help Solve Unknown Words
Session 10:  Readers Look to the Ends of Words as They Read
Session 10:  Readers Look to the Ends of Words as They Read
Session 11:  Readers Preview a Page and Locate Known Words before Reading
Session 11:  Readers Preview a Page and Locate Known Words before Reading
Session 12:  Readers Check Their Reading
Session 12:  Readers Check Their Reading
Bend III - Graduation: Becoming Stronger Readers
Session 13:  As Books Become Harder, Readers Need New Kinds of Picture Power
Session 13:  As Books Become Harder, Readers Need New Kinds of Picture Power
Session 14:  Readers Can Lean on Their Snap Word Power When Books Become Less Patterned
Session 14:  Readers Can Lean on Their Snap Word Power When Books Become Less Patterned
Session 15:  Readers Can Read Snap Words with Inflected Endings
Session 15:  Readers Can Read Snap Words with Inflected Endings
Session 16:  Readers Use All They Know about Stories to Make Predictions
Session 16:  Readers Use All They Know about Stories to Make Predictions
Session 17:  Readers Need Extra-Strength Reread Power to Bring Their Books to Life
Session 17:  Readers Need Extra-Strength Reread Power to Bring Their Books to Life
Session 18:  Readers Need Extra-Strength Book Talk Power
Session 18:  Readers Need Extra-Strength Book Talk Power
Session 19:  Celebration: Readers Use All Their Powers to Read New Books
Session 19:  Celebration: Readers Use All Their Powers to Read New Books
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Unit 4
Becoming Avid Readers
Bend I - Becoming an Avid Reader
Session 1:  What Is an Avid Reader?
Session 1:  What Is an Avid Reader?
Session 2:  Reacting to Books
Session 2:  Reacting to Books
Session 3:  Capturing Thinking about Books
Session 3:  Capturing Thinking about Books
Session 4:  Avid Readers Reach for Just-Right Words to Describe Feelings
Session 4:  Avid Readers Reach for Just-Right Words to Describe Feelings
Session 5:  Avid Readers Reflect and Set Goals for Themselves
Session 5:  Avid Readers Reflect and Set Goals for Themselves
Session 6:  Avid Readers Make Playdates
Session 6:  Avid Readers Make Playdates
Session 7:  Playing Pretend
Session 7:  Playing Pretend
Session 8:  Close Reading and Book-based Pretending
Session 8:  Close Reading and Book-based Pretending
Bend II - Learning from All-About Books
Session 9:  Thinking about and Reacting to Nonfiction Texts
Session 9:  Thinking about and Reacting to Nonfiction Texts
Session 10:  Talking Like an Expert
Session 10:  Talking Like an Expert
Session 11:  Nonfiction Reading Playdates
Session 11:  Nonfiction Reading Playdates
Session 12:  Falling in Love with Topics
Session 12:  Falling in Love with Topics
Session 13:  Avid Nonfiction Readers Notice Similarities and Differences in Books
Session 13:  Avid Nonfiction Readers Notice Similarities and Differences in Books
Session 14:  Avid Nonfiction Readers Pretend
Session 14:  Avid Nonfiction Readers Pretend
Bend III - Falling in Love with Poetry
Session 15:  Reading for Meaning and Rhythm and Fun
Session 15:  Reading for Meaning and Rhythm and Fun
Session 16:  Readers Bring Out a Poem's Meaning and Feeling
Session 16:  Readers Bring Out a Poem's Meaning and Feeling
Session 17:  Becoming a Copycat Poet
Session 17:  Becoming a Copycat Poet
Session 18:  Avid Readers' Poetry Extravaganza
Session 18:  Avid Readers' Poetry Extravaganza
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