Reading, Writing & Many Languages
Objectives
- D04.S1.02.01 Listen to a partner and retell what they said in the correct order.
- D04.S1.02.02 Take turns in a conversation, staying on topic and speaking clearly.
- D04.S2.02.01 Read common sight words and regularly spelled words accurately and with growing fluency.
- D04.S2.02.02 Answer who, what, where, when, and why questions about a text read independently or with support.
- D04.S3.02.01 Write a short narrative of several sentences in order, using words such as first, next, and last.
- D04.S3.02.02 Write a simple informative or opinion piece that states a topic or opinion and gives a reason.
- D04.S4.02.01 Tell one thing about their home language and culture, such as a song, a counting rhyme, or a family word.
- D04.S4.02.02 Recognize that people speak many different languages and that no language is better than another.
Essential questions
- How do I read with growing ease and understand what I read?
- How do I share my ideas in writing, in my own language and others'?
Big ideas
- Reading fluently and asking who, what, where, when, and why help me understand.
- I can write a story in order and share an opinion with a reason; every language is a treasure.
Lessons
- 1 Listening and Retelling in Order 45 minutes
- 2 Taking Turns in a Conversation 45 minutes
- 3 Sight Words Everywhere 45 minutes
- 4 Words I Can Read Myself 45 minutes
- 5 Reading with a Smooth Voice 45 minutes
- 6 Who and What 45 minutes
- 7 Where and When 45 minutes
- 8 Why 45 minutes
- 9 Asking All Five Questions 45 minutes
- 10 First, Next, Last 45 minutes
- 11 My Story in Order 50 minutes
- 12 My Opinion and My Reason 45 minutes
- 13 An Explanation with a Reason 45 minutes
- 14 My Home Language and Culture 45 minutes
- 15 Many Languages, None Better 50 minutes
Assessment plan
One-on-one reading check-ins, a written story and an opinion piece, and read-backs; a home-language sharing and a multilingual greeting as portfolio artifacts.
Unit 4 — Reading, Writing & Many Languages
Overview
This unit continues formal literacy, building on Grade 1’s decoding and simple sentences. Learners listen to a partner and retell in order, take turns in conversation and stay on topic, read common sight words and regularly spelled words accurately and with growing fluency, answer who, what, where, when, and why questions about a text, write a short narrative with first, next, and last, write a simple informative or opinion piece with a reason, share something about their home language and culture, and recognize that people speak many languages and none is better than another. The home language is honored first and multilingualism is treated as wealth.
Essential questions
- How do I read with growing ease and understand what I read?
- How do I share my ideas in writing, in my own language and others’?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Listening and Retelling in Order | D04.S1.02.01 |
| 2 | Taking Turns in a Conversation | D04.S1.02.02 |
| 3 | Sight Words Everywhere | D04.S2.02.01 |
| 4 | Words I Can Read Myself | D04.S2.02.01 |
| 5 | Reading with a Smooth Voice | D04.S2.02.01 |
| 6 | Who and What | D04.S2.02.02 |
| 7 | Where and When | D04.S2.02.02 |
| 8 | Why | D04.S2.02.02 |
| 9 | Asking All Five Questions | D04.S2.02.02 |
| 10 | First, Next, Last | D04.S3.02.01 |
| 11 | My Story in Order | D04.S3.02.01 |
| 12 | My Opinion and My Reason | D04.S3.02.02 |
| 13 | An Explanation with a Reason | D04.S3.02.02 |
| 14 | My Home Language and Culture | D04.S4.02.01 |
| 15 | Many Languages, None Better | D04.S1.02.01, D04.S1.02.02, D04.S2.02.01, D04.S2.02.02, D04.S3.02.01, D04.S3.02.02, D04.S4.02.01, D04.S4.02.02 |