ELA:Benchmark Literacy
Shared Reading: 3 week units
Week 1: reading strategy and skills check
Week 2: genre study and written response
Week 3: readers theater and unit test
Guided Reading: small, focused groups to reinforce and practice skills
from shared reading
Read Aloud: Chosen to fit genre study and comprehension strategies
Writer’s Workshop: a variety of writing types, both formal and informal,
along with grammar, spelling, and word study.
*Personal Narrative
*Science Fitction
*Informational
*Book Review
*Procedural Text