*Initially learn the alphabet (how to write and pronounce lower and upper
case letters)
*Learn to say, spell, and define the vocabulary/key words in
Visions' "Basic" as follows:
*Chapter A ~ "At School" Page 13: Words & Expressions
*Chapter B ~ "In the Classroom" Page 27: Words, Colors, Numbers (1-10),
Expressions
*Chapter C ~ "Classmates" Page 39: Words, Clothing, Numbers (11-20),
Expressions
*Chapter D ~ "Around the School" Page 51: Words and Expressions
*Chapter 1 ~ "In the School Office" Page 62: Vocabulary; Days of the Week,
Months of the Year, Ordinal numbers; Expressions; Grammar (Subject Pronouns
& Possessive Adjectives); Phonics: Short vowels.
*Chapter 2 ~ "About My Family" Page 76: Vocabulary: Family members, Pets,
Adjectives; Expressions; Grammar (Simple present of "be"); Phonics: Long
vowels.
*Chapter 3 ~ "After School" Page 90: Vocabulary: Activities, Objects,
Frequency words; Grammar (Simple present); Phonics: Long vowel sounds.
*Chapter 4 ~ "Home" Page 104: Vocabulary: In the home; Grammar (There is /
There are);Compound Words.
*Chapter 5 ~ "The Community" Page 118: Vocabulary: Community places,
Transportation, Time, Question Words; Expressions; Grammar (Present
Continuous); Phonics: Digraphs.
*Chapter 6 ~ "Food" Page 132: Vocabulary: Meals, Foods, Place settings;
Grammar: Count and Noncount Nouns; Word Study: Spelling plural count nouns.
*Chapter 7 ~ "Money" Page 146: Vocabulary: Coins and bills; Expressions;
Grammar (Comparative Adjectives); Word Study: Understanding the prefix "re".
*Chapter 8 ~ "Jobs" Page 160: Vocabulary: Jobs, Job tools and objects;
Sequence words; Grammar (Object Pronouns); Word Study: Understanding the
suffix "er".
*Chapter 9 ~ "Holidays" Page 174: Vocabulary: Holidays; Grammar (Past
Tense "Be" and Regular verbs); Word Study & Phonics: Blends (sp, st, sk).
*Chapter 10 ~ "Feelings" Page 188: Vocabulary: Feeling adjectives; Verbs;
Grammar (Future tense with "will"); Word Study & Phonics: Saying long and
short vowel sounds.
*ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC FOCUS WITH ELD 1 STANDARDS:
*Pronounce basic English sounds and repeat for practice.
*Ask and answer questions in English.
*Engage in basic dialogue and rephrase questions into answers.
*Discriminate singular and plural nouns and distinguish gender pronouns.
*Recognize and correctly pronounce most words while reading aloud.
*Write simple sentences and read his/her own writing and simple texts.
*Take dictation of sentences using the basic sight words and current
Visions' vocabulary words.
*Write sentences and focus on capitalization, periods, question marks, and
exclamation marks.
*Increase vocabulary by naming the pictures on introductory, beginning,
intermediate, advanced-level flash cards. Learn to use those picture-words
in sentences and in speech.
*Work on phonics by reading simple sentences from Visions, beginning reading
books, phonics' cards, and transparencies.
*Discuss pictures of things, events, and stories--use as many English words
as possible.
*Read for fluency by consistently saying and learning the words in the "Word
List" packet. Work on fluency: Speed, Accuracy, and Expression (in story-
reading)
*Use an English dictionary to derive meaning of words.
*Fill out basic forms and retrieve information.
*Recognize and use syllabication and phonemic rules.
*Communicate basic needs in social and academic settings.
*Learn how to ask and answer questions in English.
*Answer questions using "who", "what", "where", "when", "why", and "how".
*Differentiate between first and third person point of view.