Here is a list of our reading skills for the entire school year. You may refer to this list if you ever want to review past reading skills or jump ahead and get a sneak peek at future skills. 

Unit 1, Week 1
Phonics: short a
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -s
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize 
Comprehension Skill: Key Details

Unit 1, Week 2
Phonics: short i 
Structural Analysis: Double Final Consonants 
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize 
Comprehension Skill: Key Details

Unit 1, Week 3
Phonics: l blends 
Structural Analysis: Plural Nouns 
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize 
Comprehension Skill: Key Details

Unit 1, Week 4
Phonics: short o 
Structural Analysis: ABC Order 
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions 
Comprehension Skill: Key Details

Unit 1, Week 5
Phonics: r blends and s blends 
Structural Analysis: Possessives 
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions 
Comprehension Skill: Key Details 

Unit 2, Week 1
Phonics: short e
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -ed
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions 
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events 

Unit 2, Week 2
Phonics: short u
Structural Analysis: Contractions with 's
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions 
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events 

Unit 2, Week 3
Phonics: End Blends 
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Reread 
Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and Key Details 

Unit 2, Week 4
Phonics: Words with th, sh, -ng 
Structural Analysis: Closed Syllables 
Comprehension Strategy: Reread 
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events 

Unit 2, Week 5
Phonics: Words with ch, -tch, wh, ph 
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -es
Comprehension Strategy: Reread 
Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and Key Details 

Unit 3, Week 1
Phonics: Long a: a_e
Structural Analysis: Contractions with not
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions 
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot 

Unit 3, Week 2
Phonics: Long i: i_e
Structural Analysis: Plurals
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions 
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Sequence 

Unit 3, Week 3
Phonics: Soft c, g, -dge 
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions 
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect 

Unit 3, Week 4
Phonics: Long o: o_e, Long u: u_e; CVCe
Structural Analysis: CVCe syllables 
Comprehension Strategy: Reread 
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Compare and Contrast 

Unit 3, Week 5
Phonics: Words with oo, u (-ook and -ood) 
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing
Comprehension Strategy: Reread 
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Sequence 

Unit 4, Week 1
Phonics: long a: a, ai, ay
Structural Analysis: Alphabetical Order 
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions 
Comprehension Skill: Plot, Sequence 

Unit 4, Week 2
Phonics: long e: e, ee, ea
Structural Analysis: Prefixes re-, un-, pre-
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions 
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details 

Unit 4, Week 3
Phonics: long o: o, oa, ow, oe
Structural Analysis: Open Syllables 
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions 
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details 

Unit 4, Week 4
Phonics: Long i: i, y, igh, ie
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings 
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize 
Comprehension Skill: Point of View 

Unit 4, Week 5
Phonics: Long e: y, ey
Structural Analysis: Compound Words 
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize 
Comprehension Skill: Sequence 

Unit 5, Week 1
Phonics: Words with ar
Structural Analysis: Irregular Plurals 
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions 
Comprehension Skill: Point of View 

Unit 5, Week 2
Phonics: Words with er, ir, ur, or 
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -er 
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions 
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect 

Unit 5, Week 3
Phonics: Words with or, ore, oar
Structural Analysis: Abbreviations 
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions 
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution 

Unit 5, Week 4
Phonics: Words with ou, ow 
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -er, -est 
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions 
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Problem and Solution 

Unit 5, Week 5
Phonics: Words with oi, oy 
Structural Analysis: Final Stable Syllables 
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions 
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect 

Unit 6, Week 1
Phonics: Words with /u/: oo, u, u_e, ew, ue, ui, ou
Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ful, -less
Comprehension Strategy: Reread 
Comprehension Skill: Theme 

Unit 6, Week 2
Phonics: Words with Variant Vowel /o/: a, aw, au, augh, al 
Structural Analysis: Vowel Team Syllables 
Comprehension Strategy: Reread 
Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose 

Unit 6, Week 3
Phonics: Silent Letters wr, kn, gn
Structural Analysis: Compound Words 
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize 
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect

Unit 6, Week 4
Phonics: Words with Three-Letter Blends 
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing 
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize 
Comprehension Skill: Theme 

Unit 6, Week 5
Phonics: Words with air, are, ear
Structural Analysis: r-controlled Vowel Syllables 
Comprehension Strategy: Reread 
Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose