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Insights: Reading as Thinking Phonics in Context Grades K-2
 

 

Scope & Sequence
Grade K


Unit 1: Shape Orientation
Develop discrimination skills by
• identifying geometric and letter shapes according to shape and position
• recognizing names of shapes and positions
• comparing shapes and pictures for orientation relations
• recognizing letters and their orientation
• listening to books read aloud

Alphabet Activities Aa through Ff
Learn letters Aa through Ff by
• identifying each letter in the alphabetic sequence chart
• recognizing each letter in capital and lower-case forms
• recognizing each letter as the initial letter in common nouns and students’ names
• naming pictured objects that begin with the sound of each letter
• tracing and making models of letters
• listening to books read aloud

Unit 2: Left to Right
Learn to work from left to right by
• completing left-to-right patterns
• practicing fine motor skills
• reading words left to right
• listening to books read aloud

Alphabet Activities Gg through Ll
Learn letters Gg through Ll by
• identifying each letter in the alphabetic sequence chart
• recognizing each letter in capital and lower-case forms
• recognizing each letter as the initial letter in common nouns and students’ names
• naming pictured objects that begin with the sound of each letter
• tracing and making models of letters
• listening to books read aloud

Unit 3: Patterns
Distinguish auditory and visual patterns by
• using visual clues to create auditory patterns
• recognizing and creating visual patterns of shapes and color
• repeating letters and sounds to create visual and auditory patterns
• listening to books read aloud

Alphabet Activities Mm through Ss
Learn letters Mm through Ss by
• identifying each letter in the alphabetic sequence chart
• recognizing each letter in capital and lower-case forms
• recognizing each letter as the initial letter in common nouns and students’ names
• naming pictured objects that begin with the sound of each letter
• tracing and making models of letters
• listening to books read aloud

Unit 4: Beginning, Middle, and End
Identify beginning, middle, and end positions by
• discriminating among first, middle, and last positions
• listening to books read aloud

Alphabet Activities Tt through Zz
Learn letters Tt through Zz by
• identifying each letter in the alphabetic sequence chart
• recognizing each letter in capital and lower-case forms
• recognizing each letter as the initial letter in common nouns and students’ names
• naming pictured objects that begin with the sound of each letter
• tracing and making models of letters
• listening to books read aloud

Unit 5: Consonants I
Establish letter/sound relationships for consonants b, l, t, m, h, and s by
• identifying the initial letter in names of pictures
• identifying the initial letter in spoken and written words
• listening to books read aloud

Unit 6: Consonants II
Establish letter/sound relationships for consonants p, k, v g, f, d, and q by
• identifying the initial letter in names of pictures
• identifying the initial letter in spoken and written words
• listening to books read aloud

Unit 7: Consonants III
Establish letter/sound relationships for consonants w, n, c, j, r, y, and z by
• identifying the initial letter in names of pictures
• identifying the initial letter in spoken and written words
listening to books read aloud



 
 

 
   
 

 
 




 
   
   
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