Language Arts/English Curriculum Frameworks - Albemarle County ...

Kindergarten
Early Emergent Stage of Reading:
Early emergent students are just beginning to become aware of the world of print. The focus of their
instruction in reading is to lead to their awareness of the functions and conventions of print and books. For
children whose literacy is beginning to emerge, “reading” refers to looking at books, listening to stories,
and retelling stories with heavy reliance on picture clues.
Books appropriate for students in this stage are short, contain memorable and repetitive language
patterns, utilize language similar to that of young children, and include clear illustrations that are direct
clues to the textual message.
Late Emergent Stage of Reading:
Late emergent readers understand the layout and parts of books and are able to tell the stories of familiar
books. They have begun to understand the concept of word and are beginning to recognize some words by
sight. “Reading” for students in the late emergent stage means retelling familiar stories in books with
heavy reliance on memory and picture clues.
Books appropriate for students in this stage may (or may not) have repetitive language patterns, include
both familiar and new expressions, utilize varied sentence structures, include pictures that embellish but
don’t tell the textual message, and wrap story events across multiple pages.
Stages of Writing:
Refer to ASPIRE (appendix B).
Genre – wordless picture books, pattern books, concept books, Mother Goose and nursery rhymes.
Suggested Authors:
Margot Apple
Don Freeman
Peggy Pathman
Jan Brett
Pat Hutchins
H. A. Rey
Margaret Wise Brown
Ezra Jack Keats
Richard Scarry
Eric Carle
Robert Lawson
Maurice Sendak
Donald Crews
Leo Lionni
Dr. Seuss
Lois Ehlert
Bill Martin
Rosemary Wells
Mem Fox
Laura Numeroff
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