General Goals: Students will read one-syllable short vowel words in isolation and story context. Students should be able to read D level books with the majority of students being able to read E level books by the end of the school year. Students will properly write all upper and lower case letters in manuscript in isolation and within word context. Students will sound out and write words of up to three letters. Students will be able to give focused attention to the teacher or an audio-visual program for at least 15-20 minutes. Students will be able to verbally express themselves in English during show-and-tell and by answering direct questions.

Goals By Term
Term 1 – Write first name correctly, Know the sounds of the vowels and the first few consonants, Intentify upper and lower case letters, Hold the pencil properly, Proper formation of the letters covered this far, Begin blending a consonant with a vowel
Term 2 – Identify letter sounds, Initial sound in a word, Continue blending skills, Learn more of the consonants (sounds, writing, names of letters).
Term 3 – Continued introduction of letter sounds and proper formation of letters, Begin reading simple readers with short vowel words, Proper spacing between letters and words, Begin Spelling (Consonant-vowel-consonant words), Creative Writing – write 1 to 2 sentences using inventive spelling, Write last name correctly.
Term 4 – Finish up the consonants, Spelling, Creative writing, Identify rhyming words, Understand punction marks, color words.