Learning Language Arts through Literature provides an excellent curriculum for teaching english grammar in classrooms and homeschool.
Welcome to Learning Language Arts Through Literature, The Blue Book - 1st Grade, which is part of The Common Sense Reading Program. While this title may seem simple, it accurately describes the program.
The Common Sense Reading Program is the simplest, most effective method for reading instruction available today. Perfect for home schooling, the easy-to-use format is both understandable for the teacher and enjoyable for the student.
LLATL The Blue Book complete package includes, The Blue Book Teacher's Book, The Blue Book Student Activity Book, 28 Common Sense Readers, and a materials packet all packaged in one convenient box.
The Common Sense method for teaching reading provides step-by-step assistance for teachers as they guide their student through beginning reading instruction. In order to determine which skills to present in this program, the authors drew from their own classroom experience, teaching their own students to read, and from the excellent information obtained from two primary sources: A Home Start in Reading by Dr. Ruth Beechick; and Teaching Students: A Curriculum Guide To What Students Need to Know at Each Level Through Sixth Grade by Diane Lopez.
The authors relied heavily on Dr. Ruth Beechick's principles, as outlined in A Home Start in Reading. This sound and proven process ensures that the necessary phonics skills are taught, while also adding higher order thinking skills usually overlooked by other programs.
We are honored to be a part of the process that will introduce your student to the wonderful world of reading, using the common sense approach.
The Integrated Language Approach has the benefits of all teaching methods. By working with pieces of real literature, you focus on english grammar, reading, vocabulary, spelling, writing, thinking skills, and penmanship. Your student has the best advantage for learning language arts skills in this effective and lasting manner.
Looking for an ENJOYABLE way to teach reading?
Here's the answer! Novice home schooling and veteran teachers alike will find The Common Sense Reading Program, the Blue Book, for first grade skills, is the perfect reading program for beginning readers. This comprehensive curriculum covers everything needed for the first grade. A Skills Index explains the elements of each lesson, giving you and your student the confidence of progressing through all the content and skills for this grade level. You will delight seeing your student grow in confidence as they learn the love of reading.
Lessons include: phonics instruction using the "Successful Reading for Beginners" series. Your student begins reading stories right away!
LLATL Philosophy
As parents we watched and marveled at the way our little ones learned to talk. By listening and responding to English spoken well, they were able to communicate quite clearly. The process was so gradual that they were not even aware it was taking place.
It is the belief of those associated with the Learning Language Arts Through Literature series that written language can best be learned in the same manner. By reading fine literature and working with good models of writing, children will receive a quality education in language arts. If you believe that teaching reading using this integrated approach to language would be the desired teaching method then this curriculum is for you.
Program Features
Our first grade reading program includes a Teacher Book, a Student Activity Book, 28 readers, and a materials packet all packaged in a convenient, attractive full-color box.
The Blue Book Teacher's Book with 36 easy-to-use weekly lessons contains everything you need to teach your students first grade phonics, reading, handwriting, and language arts skills. Easy to follow format with questions, answers, examples and diagrams. Perfect for the new or veteran teacher.
The Blue Book Student Activity Book with all the materials needed for fun and effective cut out activities, Word Wheels, Flip Books, Picture Sequencing, Story Folders, PLUS handwriting pages that teach all upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation and many more exciting lessons. The lessons games, and MORE hands-on projects and activities in the program are effective for ALL types of learners.
28 Common Sense Readers covering short vowels, long vowels, and blends. Sized just right for little hands and full of charming illustrations kids love. These readers follow a systematic phonics teaching approach. Your student will immediately be successful in reading with real stories designed to hold a child's attention.
127 Color Coded Letter cards, 90 Sight Word cards, Game cards, and Letter Dice make this program unique, fun, and effective with students of all learning styles. The color coded Letter and Word Cards are excellent tools for teaching students to decode words, learn sight words, and more. They are also great for review.
This innovative program includes all the language arts skills: phonics, reading, spelling, grammar, and higher order thinking skills to teach and challenge your students with this unique, proven program that's fun and effective.
Handwriting Skills: Instruction and work pages included! Handwriting instruction teaches upper and lower case letters, numbers, and punctuation! Illustrated practice sheets encourage your student to do his best.
A systematic phonics approach includes: short and long vowels, consonant blends, word families, and sight words.
Assessments help teachers evaluate reading progress.
Lessons require little or NO preparation!
Reading Progress Chart - Take time to celebrate your students' success by creating a personal reading chart. The progress this cart shows your students shouts "success" to them over and over throughout the year. The specially designed reading chart is located on the back cover of your Student Activity Book.
Read-aloud stories and "real books" provide a basis for important reading and higher-order thinking skills. Grammar skills are integrated throughout the lessons. Lessons require little or NO preparation!
Perfect for home schooling or the traditional classroom setting.
Scope and Sequence
Phonics / Spelling
• auditory discrimination • beginning sounds • blends • consonant sounds • decoding new words • ending sounds • long vowel sounds • short vowel sounds • sight words • silent e • vowel pairs • word families
Reading
• character development • context clues • compound words • comprehension • describing characters • dialogue • drawing conclusions • following directions • inferences • left to right progression • maps • moral of a story • oral reading • plot • poetry • predicting outcome • reading aloud • recalling detail • retelling story • rhyme • setting • types of stories
Grammar
• adjectives • alphabet • alphabetical order • antonyms • apostrophes • capitalization • exclamation marks • homonyms • nouns • periods • plurals • possessive nouns • proper nouns • punctuation • synonyms • verbs
Composition
• composing sentences • composing paragraphs • composing stories • letter writing • narration • narration based on a picture • writing sentences
Research and Study Skills
• dictionary • encyclopedia • library • map skills • parts of a book: title page, table of contents, author, illustrator, publisher • reference skills • research • thesaurus • verifying information
Higher Order Thinking Skills
• alphabetical order • categorizing • compare and contrast • context clues • describing • details • drawing conclusions • evaluation of a story • fact and opinion • following directions • grouping • inferences • interpreting illustrations • making a list • matching • memorization • ordinal sequencing • patterns • personal application • predicting outcome • real and make-believe • story recall • sequencing
Creative Expression
• charades • choral reading • coloring • drama • drawing • illustrating sentences • illustrating stories • making a book • memory game • narrating from a picture • puppets • telling a story
Penmanship
• drawing shapes • lower case letters manuscript • upper case letters manuscript • punctuation • numbers • sentences
LLATL OVERVIEW
Learning Language Arts Through Literature is a complete language arts program for first grade through high school. Using an integrated approach to learning, students learn the skills appropriate for each grade level in the context of real literature. This Creates a deeper understanding and generates a greater interest in language arts.
The integrated language approach has the benefits of all teaching methods. By working with pieces of real literature, you focus on English grammar, reading, vocabulary, spelling, writing mechanics, thinking skills, penmanship and more. Your student has the best advantage for learning skills in this effective and lasting manner.
The Common Sense Reading Program is the simplest, most effective method for reading instruction available today. The easy-to-use format is both understandable for the teacher and enjoyable for the student. Excellent for the home schooling and the traditional classroom environment. |
