Second Grade Reading Pacing Guide - Waynesboro Public Schools

The purpose of a pacing guide is
• for curriculum alignment with the Standards of Learning (SOL).
• so that teachers may make decisions about movement.
• to assist with the transient population of students within Waynesboro to ensure their needs are being met.
• to connect instruction vertically.
• for cross curricular alignment with other content areas during the same time/similar frames.
There are many different components to daily and weekly reading instruction.
Whole
Group
Reading
Small
Group
Reading
• Provides universal exposure of oral language and reading Standards of Learning (SOL) to all students, regardless of
reading ability
• Utilizes the reading pacing guide to determine a focus for instruction for all students
• Reading instruction, utilizing leveled readers or level appropriate text, should be provided at the students’ instructional
level.
• Skills taught during whole group reading time should be reinforced at the students’ reading level using appropriately
leveled materials.
• For those students that are below level, instruction should include areas in need of improvement for each child/group based
on intervention skills and grade level SOL skills.
• Weaknesses identified by PALS should be addressed during small group reading.
• If reading novels with groups of students during small group instruction, please note that in some weeks, at some grade
levels, the focus for instruction may shift to a different type of text (from fiction to nonfiction), please continue to have
students read the novels, but also provide opportunities to practice the skills learned during whole group instruction during
small group time.
PALS identified student should receive 2 ½ hours of extra support each week in addition to whole group and small group reading instruction
provided by the classroom teacher.
The Houghton Mifflin Reading Program is Waynesboro Public Schools’ core reading program. The Houghton Mifflin anthology is the primary
resource for whole group reading instruction and should be used for universal exposure of content for all students. Teachers may determine if
supplemental materials are needed to adequately instruct the Standards of Learning ,after Houghton Mifflin materials have been used, for each
unit/week during whole group reading. These materials should be used along with the Houghton Mifflin anthology, not in replacement of the
anthology. Teachers may determine how much time will be spent using primary and supplementary reading materials. Houghton Mifflin leveled
readers should be used during small group instruction, but may be supplemented with other leveled resources as needed. Teachers may also
determine how much time will be spent using primary (Houghton Mifflin) and supplementary reading materials.