AZ Adult Education Curriculum Alignment 2008

AZ Adult Education Curriculum Alignment 2008-2009

Program: ACYR

Beginning Literacy: Reading

Standard: The adult learner develops and applies reading strategies for the understanding of written materials.

The Reading Standard addresses the following Indicators:

A. Recognition and Decoding Strategies

B. Vocabulary

C. Functional and Informational Text

D. Literary Selections

Indicator A: Understands and applies recognition and decoding strategies to pronounce and derive meaning of words.

Recognition and Decoding Strategies Sub-Indicators	Instructional Materials	Unit(s) and/or Chapter(s)	Additional Instructional Resources	Assessment(s)
1. Identifies upper- and lower-case letters.	The Alphabet		Phonics Tutor Starfall Alphabet and more	Teacher review
2. Generates sounds from all letters and letter patterns (e.g., consonant sounds, vowel sounds and patterns, consonant blends and digraphs, and diphthongs).	Skills tutor: Beginning Language Arts McGraw Hill Phonics and Whole Word Activity Book 1 and 2		Phonics Tutor BBC Literacy Site Free Reading download letter cards, ets. Alphabet and more- see ozread on utube	On line assessment, Posttests
3. Applies phonetic skills to decode words.	McGraw Hill Phonics and Whole Word Activity Book 1 and 2		Skills tutor: Beginning Language Arts Phonics Tutor Sounds and Spelling Free Reading Passages	Teacher review

4. Recognizes high frequency words.

Vocabulary Connections A

First Hundred words: color change

BBC Literacy Site

Vocabulary Games

Teacher review

5. Demonstrates understanding of print concepts of the English language (how print corresponds to spoken language; that letters make words and words make sentences).

McGraw Hill
Phonics and Whole Word Activity Book 1 and 2

Skills tutor:
Beginning Language Arts

Starfall

Phonics Tutor

Teacher review

Indicator B: Acquires and uses new vocabulary in relevant contexts

Vocabulary

Sub-Indicators

Instructional Materials

Unit(s) and/or

Chapter(s)

Additional Instructional Resources

Assessment(s)

1. Knows the meaning of basic sight words and numbers

McGraw Hill
Phonics and Whole Word Activity Book 1 and 2

Basic Sight Words

Internet Picture Dictionary

Teacher Review, tutorial

2. Associates the correct word or phrase with the picture cues.

Vocabulary Games

McGraw Hill
Phonics and Whole Word Activity Book 1 and 2

Internet Picture Dictionary

Indicator C: Applies reading skills to interpret functional and informational text

Functional & Informational Text Sub-Indicators	Instructional Materials	Unit(s) and/or Chapter(s)	Additional Instructional Resources	Assessment(s)
1. Identifies common signs, symbols, and labels in the environment.	Signs in English		Traffic Signs	Teacher tutorial
2. Follows simple written directions, and maps.	Vocabulary Connections A			Lesson tests, teacher review
3. Reads and comprehends short, simple connected text by responding to basic questions.	McGraw Hill Phonics and Whole Word Activity Book 1 and 2		ELC Study Zone Beginning Telephone Message Lesson	Lesson tests, teacher review

Indicator D: Applies reading skills to interpret literary selections

Literary Selections Sub-Indicators	Instructional Materials	Unit(s) and/or Chapter(s)	Additional Instructional Resources	Assessment(s)
1. Identifies characters, settings, and key events of narratives.	Vocabulary Connections A		Into the Book	Teacher Review, tutorial
2. Makes predictions about content based on features of texts (title, cover, illustrations).	Vocabulary Connections A		Into the Book	Teacher Review, tutorial
3. Retells stories.	Vocabulary Connections A		Into the Book	Teacher Review, tutorial
4. Recognizes elements of rhyme and rhythm within language.	Vocabulary Connections A		McGraw Hill Phonics and Whole Word Activity Book 1 and 2	Teacher Review, tutorial
5. Makes connections between information and events in text and own experiences.	Vocabulary Connections A		Into the Book	Teacher Review, tutorial