Conventional Grade Level Focus Kindergarten Reading foundations Letter Identification Lowercase and uppercase letters Word recognition Consonants and vowels Beginning and ending sounds Letter-sound associations Consonant blends and digraphs Short vowel sounds Long vowel sounds Sight words Reading strategies Text features Reality vs fiction Main idea Inference and analysis Setting and Character Sequence Point of view Read-along literary texts Read-alone literary texts Read-along informational texts Read-alone informational texts Vocabulary Color and number words Adjectives and verbs Location words Question words Synonyms and antonyms Categories Multiple meaning words Grammar and mechanics Sentences Capitalization Nouns Verbs First Grade Reading foundations Consonants and vowels Syllables (2-syllable) Rhyming Phoneme blending, segmenting and substitution Consonant sounds and letters Consonant blends and digraphs Short vowels Long vowels Silent e Vowel teams Sight words Reading strategies Reality vs fiction Main idea Sequence Point of view Inference and analysis Setting and character Text features Read-along literary texts Read-alone literary texts Read-along informational texts Read-alone informational texts Vocabulary Nouns and adjectives Categories Synonyms and antonyms Multiple meaning words Shades of meaning Prefixes and suffixes Context clues Reference skills (ABC order) Grammar and mechanics Sentences Nouns Pronouns Verbs Subject verb agreement Verb tense Articles Adjectives Prepositions Linking words Contractions Capitalization Second grade Reading foundations Syllables (2-syllable) Rhyming Consonant blends and digraphs Short vowels Long vowels (including silent e) Vowel teams Soft g and c The letter group "le" Sight words Reading strategies Sequence Theme Topic and purpose Cause and effect Inference and analysis Setting and character Compare and contrast Text features Read-along literary texts Read-alone literary texts Read-along informational texts Read-alone informational texts Writing strategies