Here is a list of our reading skills for the entire school year. You may refer to this list if you ever want to review past reading skills or jump ahead and get a sneak peek at future skills.
Unit 1, Week 1
Phonics: short a
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -s
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1, Week 2
Phonics: short i
Structural Analysis: Double Final Consonants
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1, Week 3
Phonics: l blends
Structural Analysis: Plural Nouns
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1, Week 4
Phonics: short o
Structural Analysis: ABC Order
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1, Week 5
Phonics: r blends and s blends
Structural Analysis: Possessives
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 2, Week 1
Phonics: short e
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -ed
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events
Unit 2, Week 2
Phonics: short u
Structural Analysis: Contractions with 's
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events
Unit 2, Week 3
Phonics: End Blends
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and Key Details
Unit 2, Week 4
Phonics: Words with th, sh, -ng
Structural Analysis: Closed Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events
Unit 2, Week 5
Phonics: Words with ch, -tch, wh, ph
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -es
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and Key Details
Unit 3, Week 1
Phonics: Long a: a_e
Structural Analysis: Contractions with not
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot
Unit 3, Week 2
Phonics: Long i: i_e
Structural Analysis: Plurals
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Sequence
Unit 3, Week 3
Phonics: Soft c, g, -dge
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect
Unit 3, Week 4
Phonics: Long o: o_e, Long u: u_e; CVCe
Structural Analysis: CVCe syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Compare and Contrast
Unit 3, Week 5
Phonics: Words with oo, u (-ook and -ood)
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Sequence
Unit 4, Week 1
Phonics: long a: a, ai, ay
Structural Analysis: Alphabetical Order
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Plot, Sequence
Unit 4, Week 2
Phonics: long e: e, ee, ea
Structural Analysis: Prefixes re-, un-, pre-
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Unit 4, Week 3
Phonics: long o: o, oa, ow, oe
Structural Analysis: Open Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Unit 4, Week 4
Phonics: Long i: i, y, igh, ie
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Point of View
Unit 4, Week 5
Phonics: Long e: y, ey
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Unit 5, Week 1
Phonics: Words with ar
Structural Analysis: Irregular Plurals
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Point of View
Unit 5, Week 2
Phonics: Words with er, ir, ur, or
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -er
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect
Unit 5, Week 3
Phonics: Words with or, ore, oar
Structural Analysis: Abbreviations
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution
Unit 5, Week 4
Phonics: Words with ou, ow
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -er, -est
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Problem and Solution
Unit 5, Week 5
Phonics: Words with oi, oy
Structural Analysis: Final Stable Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Unit 6, Week 1
Phonics: Words with /u/: oo, u, u_e, ew, ue, ui, ou
Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ful, -less
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Unit 6, Week 2
Phonics: Words with Variant Vowel /o/: a, aw, au, augh, al
Structural Analysis: Vowel Team Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose
Unit 6, Week 3
Phonics: Silent Letters wr, kn, gn
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect
Unit 6, Week 4
Phonics: Words with Three-Letter Blends
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Unit 6, Week 5
Phonics: Words with air, are, ear
Structural Analysis: r-controlled Vowel Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose
Unit 1, Week 1
Phonics: short a
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -s
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1, Week 2
Phonics: short i
Structural Analysis: Double Final Consonants
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1, Week 3
Phonics: l blends
Structural Analysis: Plural Nouns
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1, Week 4
Phonics: short o
Structural Analysis: ABC Order
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1, Week 5
Phonics: r blends and s blends
Structural Analysis: Possessives
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 2, Week 1
Phonics: short e
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -ed
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events
Unit 2, Week 2
Phonics: short u
Structural Analysis: Contractions with 's
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events
Unit 2, Week 3
Phonics: End Blends
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and Key Details
Unit 2, Week 4
Phonics: Words with th, sh, -ng
Structural Analysis: Closed Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events
Unit 2, Week 5
Phonics: Words with ch, -tch, wh, ph
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -es
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and Key Details
Unit 3, Week 1
Phonics: Long a: a_e
Structural Analysis: Contractions with not
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot
Unit 3, Week 2
Phonics: Long i: i_e
Structural Analysis: Plurals
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Sequence
Unit 3, Week 3
Phonics: Soft c, g, -dge
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect
Unit 3, Week 4
Phonics: Long o: o_e, Long u: u_e; CVCe
Structural Analysis: CVCe syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Compare and Contrast
Unit 3, Week 5
Phonics: Words with oo, u (-ook and -ood)
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Sequence
Unit 4, Week 1
Phonics: long a: a, ai, ay
Structural Analysis: Alphabetical Order
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Plot, Sequence
Unit 4, Week 2
Phonics: long e: e, ee, ea
Structural Analysis: Prefixes re-, un-, pre-
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Unit 4, Week 3
Phonics: long o: o, oa, ow, oe
Structural Analysis: Open Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Unit 4, Week 4
Phonics: Long i: i, y, igh, ie
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Point of View
Unit 4, Week 5
Phonics: Long e: y, ey
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Unit 5, Week 1
Phonics: Words with ar
Structural Analysis: Irregular Plurals
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Point of View
Unit 5, Week 2
Phonics: Words with er, ir, ur, or
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -er
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect
Unit 5, Week 3
Phonics: Words with or, ore, oar
Structural Analysis: Abbreviations
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution
Unit 5, Week 4
Phonics: Words with ou, ow
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -er, -est
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Problem and Solution
Unit 5, Week 5
Phonics: Words with oi, oy
Structural Analysis: Final Stable Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Unit 6, Week 1
Phonics: Words with /u/: oo, u, u_e, ew, ue, ui, ou
Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ful, -less
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Unit 6, Week 2
Phonics: Words with Variant Vowel /o/: a, aw, au, augh, al
Structural Analysis: Vowel Team Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose
Unit 6, Week 3
Phonics: Silent Letters wr, kn, gn
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect
Unit 6, Week 4
Phonics: Words with Three-Letter Blends
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Unit 6, Week 5
Phonics: Words with air, are, ear
Structural Analysis: r-controlled Vowel Syllables
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose