LITERACY
Literature
Key ideas and details
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With prompting and support, ask and answer
questions about key details in a text
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With prompting and support, retell familiar
stories, including key details
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With prompting and support, identify characters,
settings, and major events in a story
Craft and structure
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Ask and answer questions about unknown words
in a text
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Recognize common types of texts
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With prompting and support, name the author
and illustrator of a story and define the role of
each in telling the story
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Develop vocabulary through meaningful and
concrete experiences
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Understand selection vocabulary
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Identify action words
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Use description words
Integration of knowledge and ideas
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With prompting and support, describe the
relationship between illustrations and the story
in which they appear
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With prompting and support, compare and
contrast the adventures and experiences of
characters in familiar stories
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Distinguish real and imaginary
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Synthesize literacy experiences through
drawing, drama
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Understand that literature represents different
cultures and traditions
Range of reading and level of text complexity
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Actively engage in group reading activities with
purpose and understanding
Reading Informational Text
Key ideas and details
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With prompting and support, ask and answer
questions about key details in a text
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With prompting and support, identify the main
topic and retell key details of a text
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With prompting and support, describe the
connection between two individuals, events,
ideas, or pieces of information in a text
Craft and structure
•
With prompting and support, ask and answer
questions about unknown words in a text
•
Identify the front cover, back cover, and title
page of a book
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Name the author and illustrator of a text and
define the role of each in presenting the ideas
or information in a text
•
Develop vocabulary through meaningful and
Nobel Learning Curriculum Reference Guide
Table of Contents
Kindergarten
Kindergarten....................................................Pages 2–12
First Grade.......................................................Pages 13-24
Second Grade..................................................Pages 25-37
Third Grade......................................................Pages 38-53
Fourth Grade....................................................Pages 54-70
Fifth Grade....................................................Pages 71-88
Sixth Grade...................................................Pages 89-107
Seventh Grade..............................................Pages 108-127
Eighth Grade.................................................Pages 128-148
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Nobel Learning Curriculum Reference Guide
Introduction
This document provides a summary of the academic standards established within the Nobel
Learning Communities curriculum. It provides a snapshot of the skills and knowledge we expect
will be acquired in each subject area and grade offered by our schools nationwide.
The full Nobel Learning curriculum encompasses much more than standards. We provide our
teachers with recommended instructional strategies, support materials, ideas for challenge-based
learning experiences, learning outcome goals, and assessment tools and techniques.
The standards summarized here were developed by the Nobel Learning Education Department to
be robust, rigorous and challenging. In the areas of literacy and mathematics, care was taken to
ensure that the Common Core State Standards were met or exceeded in all cases.
The Nobel Learning curriculum is constantly being enriched with the participation of our entire
educational community. The curriculum truly comes alive in the hands of our skilled teachers and
our students who are so eager to learn.
© 2014 Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. Common Core Standards are © copyright 2010
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.
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