Core Knowledge Language Arts
At McKinley-Thatcher, we utilize the Skills Strand of Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) for phonics instruction. We strive to teach students the mechanics
of reading and writing using a phonics approach. As part of this
strand, students will learn how to hear sounds in words and write “pictures of sounds,” also known as letters.
Key Skills:
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Hearing and making rhyming words
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Making and taking apart compound words, e.g. pan----cake=pancake; homework= home-----work
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Isolating beginning sounds in words
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Isolating ending sounds in words
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Counting words in a sentence
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Connecting sounds to the letters representing that sound
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Additionally, we will working on penmanship by using verbal pathways to form the letters as well as building our bank of known words that we can read and write in a SNAP. More information and instructional resources forthcoming in "Resources"
SNAP Word List
