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We are excited to inspire your children’s love of reading, on their journey to knowledge through reading.
We will begin with an excellent fundamental phonics program while simultaneously reading to and with them from classics, old and new. The most recent educational studies indicate that phonics-based curricula are the most effective in teaching life-long learning skills. Lumen Academy is very enthusiastic about its reading program and we believe that you, as parents, will be enthusiastic as well.
Our English Language Arts curriculum will use From Phonics to Reading® (Kindergarten – Grade 3) and Fishtank Learning (Grades 4 – 6)
Below are a general list of topics covered in each grade, which are aligned to Common Core Standards and the Massachusetts Frameworks. Topics are introduced and developed over multiple grades.
Reading Foundations |
Reading Strategies |
Vocabulary |
Grammar and Mechanics |
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Letter identification Lowercase and uppercase letters Word recognition Consonants and vowels Syllables Rhyming Blending and segmentingBeginning and ending sounds Letter-sound associations Consonant blends and digraphsShort vowels Long vowelsSight words |
Text features Reality vs. fiction Main ideaInference and analysis Setting and character Sequence Point of viewRead-along literary and informational texts Read-alone literary and informational texts |
Color and number words Adjectives and verbs Location wordsQuestion words Synonyms and antonyms Categories Multiple-meaning words |
Sentences CapitalizationNouns Verbs |
Reading Foundations |
Reading Strategies |
Vocabulary |
Grammar and Mechanics |
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Consonants and vowels Syllables Rhyming Phoneme blending, segmenting, and substitution Consonant sounds and letters Consonant blends and digraphs Short and long vowel sounds Silent e Vowel teams Short and long vowel patterns R-controlled vowels Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow Two-syllable words Sight words |
Reality vs. fiction Main idea Sequence Point of view Inference and analysis Setting and character Text features Read-along literary and informational textsRead-alone literary and informational texts |
Nouns and adjectives CategoriesSynonyms and antonyms Multiple-meaning words Shades of meaning Prefixes and suffixes Context clues Reference skills |
Sentences Nouns Pronouns Verbs Subject-verb agreementVerb tense Articles Adjectives Prepositions Linking wordsContractions Capitalization |
Reading Foundations |
Reading Strategies |
Writing Strategies |
Vocabulary |
Grammar and Mechanics |
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Syllables Rhyming Consonant blends and digraphs Short vowels Silent e Vowel teams Short and long vowel patterns Long vowel patterns R-controlled vowels Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow Variant vowels Soft g and c Two-syllable words Consonant-l-e Sight words |
Sequence Inference and analysis Theme Setting and character Topic and purpose Cause and effect Compare and contrast Text features Read-along literary and informational texts Read-alone literary and informational texts |
Organizing writing Topic sentencesLinking words Author's purpose Opinion writing Descriptive details Sentence variety |
Prefixes and suffixes Compound words Categories Synonyms and antonyms Homophones Multiple-meaning words Shades of meaning Idioms Context clues Reference skills |
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons Nouns Pronouns Verb types Subject-verb agreement Verb tense Articles Adjectives and adverbs Prepositions Contractions Punctuation CapitalizationAbbreviations |
Reading Foundations |
Reading Strategies |
Writing Strategies |
Vocabulary |
Grammar and Mechanics |
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Short and long vowels Blends, digraphs, and trigraphs Multisyllabic words Variant, diphthong, and r vowel patterns Irregular words |
Main idea Theme Author's purpose Text structure Sensory details Literary devices Point of view Inference Story elements Visual elements Text features Rhyme Literary and informational texts |
Organizing writing Topic sentencesWriter's purpose Linking wordsOpinion writing Descriptive details Sentence varietyEditing and revising |
Prefixes and suffixes Greek and Latin roots Compound words CategoriesSynonyms and antonyms Homophones Multiple-meaning words Shades of meaning Idioms Context clues Reference skills |
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons NounsPronouns Verb types Subject-verb agreement Verb tense ArticlesAdjectives and adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Contractions Commas Capitalization Abbreviations Formatting |
We plan to offer the following languages (click on the language to view its curriculum): Hebrew, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish. Kindergartners will select one of these languages with a second language added beginning in first grade.
Click here for the Russian Translation
Our Russian curriculum incorporates materials licensed from a number of the world’s premier Russian-language teacher training institutions. Each level includes both practical work with the language (grammar, reading, writing, listening) and the study of Russian literature of various genres and eras. The program also involves the integration of games, projects and other interactive teaching methods to ensure maximum effectiveness and interest in the material being studied.
Reading Strategies |
Writing Strategies |
Vocabulary |
Grammar and Mechanics |
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Main idea ThemeAuthor's purpose and tone Text structure Sensory details Literary devices Point of view Inference Story elements Text features Visual elements Poetry elementsLiterary and informational texts |
Organizing writing Introductions and conclusions Summarizing Linking words Developing and supporting arguments Descriptive details Sentence variety Editing and revising Research skills |
Prefixes and suffixes Greek and Latin roots Compound words Categories Synonyms and antonyms Analogies Homophones Multiple-meaning wordsIdioms and adages Shades of meaning Context cluesReference skills |
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons Nouns Pronouns Verb types Subject-verb agreement Verb tense Articles Adjectives and adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Contractions Commas Capitalization Abbreviations Formatting |
