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Reading I

Introduction to the identification of upper and lower case letters, vowels, consonants, patterns in consonants and vowels, classifying, word families, antonyms, homophones, compound words, synonyms, phonograms, prefixes and suffixes, introduction to nouns and verbs, predicting outcomes, interpreting feelings, drawing conclusions, story details,similarity and difference, cause and effect, spatial-position clues, charts, and graphs.

Reading II

Review of consonants and vowels, verbs, nouns, plurals, pronunciation, root words, prefixes and suffixes, context clues, abbreviations, core subject words, analogies, sequencing, main ideas and details, fact and opinion, classifying, characterization, common expressions, story elements, purpose in writing, fiction, and non-fiction.

Reading III

Review of consonants, vowels, verbs, plurals, syllables, prefixes and suffixes, context clues, core subject words, abbreviations, alphabetizing, sequencing, classifying, recognizing main ideas, story details, tables, diagrams, graphs, fact and opinion, comparison and contrast, predicting outcomes, fiction and non-fiction, folktales and fables, reality and fantasy, literary forms, and figurative language.

Reading IV

Review of connsonants, vowels,verbs, plurals, pronunciation, syllables, root words, prefixes and suffixes, homonyms, words with multiple meanings, recognizing main ideas, cause and effect, characterization and other story elements, summarizing and paraphrasing, point of view, purpose in writing, common expressions, fiction and non-fiction, tall tales, folk tales, fantasy, literary forms, and figurative language. Selected authors include: White, Henry, Irving, and Emerson.

Reading V

Covers sound-letter correspondences, blends, digraphs, diphthongs, review of vowels, verbs, contractions, plurals, word analysis skills including suffixes, prefixes, analogies, connotation and denotation, pronunciation and syllabification, comprehension skills including sequencing and classifying, recognizing main ideas, story elements, prior knowledge, reading selections to demonstrate setting, reality and fantasy, poetry, short stories, propaganda and bias, narrative and expository materials, and high frequency words. Selected authors include: Irving, Burnett, Tennyson, Emerson, Twain, and Wordsworth.

Reading VI

Covers pronunciation skills and symbols, review of consonants, vowels, verbs, word analysis skills, sight words, core subject words, and words with multiple meanings, sequencing, alphabetization, comprehension skills including conflict and climax, fiction, non-fiction, fables, poetry, figurative language including alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, irony, personification, flashback, and foreshadowing. Selected authors include: Burnett, Longfellow, Irving, Defoe, Crane, Burns, and Poe.

Reading VII

Review of verbs, consonants, vowels, word analysis skills including Greek and Latin words, connotation and denotation, word similarities, abbreviations, comprehension skills including classifying, comparing and contrasting, recognizing cause and effect, point of view, literary terms, elements of fiction, examples of newspaper writing, poetry, drama, and figurative language. Selected authors include: Dickens, Twain, Washington, Crane, Stevenson, Hardy, London, Shelley, Dryden, and Sidney.

Reading VIII

Review of consonants, vowels, verbs, word analysis skills including Greek and Latin words, compound words, antonyms, homonyms, core subject words, comprehension skills including recognizing outcomes and conclusions, cause and effect, predicting outcomes, common expressions, biography and autobiography, poetry, literary devices, and figurative language. Selected authors include: Tolstoy, Longfellow, Emerson, Henry, Franklin, Thoreau, Irving, Bierce, Bradstreet, Henry, Shakespeare, and Lawrence.

Secondary Reading

High school level reading including letters and pronunciation, spelling review, word analysis skills, Greek and Latin words, context clues, analogies, connotation and denotation, story details and sequence, story elements, conflict and resolution, purpose in writing, reading selections to demonstrate short stories, novels and other literary forms, mood and tone, farce and satire. Selected authors include: Poe, Paine, Tolstoy, London, Shakespeare, Homer, Chopin, Crane, and Dickinson.