ACE - Reading

for 1st8th
1 Hour 30 Minutes Lesson

The Reading program is designed to improve comprehensive
reading skills through an individualized reading program.

General Goals
To foster a love of reading, to increase comprehension and to imbue analytical skills across all curriculums. To develop reading comprehension, vocabulary, word analysis, and study skills. To widen knowledge by reading a wide variety of fictional and nonfiction material.

Reading Strategies

- Sequence

- Cause/Effect

- Main idea

- Problem/Solution

- Character analysis                            

- Comparison/Contrast

- Setting Mood                    

- Purpose/Conclusion

Vocabulary Objective
Students will learn to recognize and apply new words in academics and everyday life. Students will identify, decipher and write words in context. Weekly tests and a cumulative test will be given.


Vocabulary Skills
Word meaning from content
Latin roots
Prefixes / Suffixes
Parts of speech
Synonyms / Antonyms
Homophones / Homograph