Kindergarten Instructional Guide

Literacy Block Kindergarten 150 minute Block

Class Confguration Range of Time

Literacy Component

Standards and Components for Focus of Instruction

Standards

Components

95 Phonics Core Program ● Phonological Awareness ● Phonics ● Spelling ● Handwriting ● Decodable

20-25 Minutes

• Reading K.R. 2-4

Foundations

Wonders ●

Whole Group Cooperative

Interactive Read Aloud

Speaking and Listening K.SL. 1-3

Shared Read

55-60 minutes

Groups& Partners

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Literature Anthology

Reading K.R. 4-9

Paired Text Vocabulary CloseRead

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Language, Reading, &Writing

Wonders ● Writing about the text ● Grammar ● Extended Writing

20-30 minutes

Writing Standards K.W. 1-5

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Wonders

o Leveled Readers o Decodables ● 95% Phonics Core Review ● 95% Phonological Awareness Kit

Skills Based Instruction

● Skills for frontloading, reviewing or extending

Small Groups

30-45 minutes

● KPALS ● ERI Kit ● Early Literacy Software