An understanding of how books operate.

A reading program that uses several different reading methods to offer differentiated reading instruction.

A part of the pre-writing stage in which a child would like to write something, but is not ready developmentally. The child dictates what they would like their sentence to convey and the adult writes it in the child’s plain view. Then the adult reads what they wrote back to

When children know that spelling is a process.

Asking a child to copy words, phrases, or sentences to practice grammar.

Spelling words the way that they should be spelled.

The theme is what the author wants you to know about his literary work.

Helps young readers understand what is important about a text and what is not.

Foundational features that make a story be a story such as characters, setting, problem, and solution. These pieces work together to form the plot.

The capacity to retell what happened in a story by highlighting the important points. It requires that the student not only decipher the main points but also convey it in a manner that will make sense to the listener.