Reading

1. Comprehension

1.1. The ability for a reader to process the text, understand its meaning, and integrate with what the reader already knows

1.2. You must have a sufficient vocabulary to understand a text

2. Fluency

2.1. In order to understand what they read, children must be able to read fluently

2.2. The ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression.

3. Vocabulary

3.1. Students need to have vocabulary to understand what they read

3.2. Students must have vocabulary in order to read fluently

4. Phonemic Awareness

4.1. The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual units of sound.

4.2. Children develop phonemic awareness by learning about sounds (phonemes), syllables, and words

5. Phonics

5.1. The ability to focus on and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words

5.2. Students must be able to decode words to expand vocabulary.