• Index of Skills, continued

• Spelling 14–15, 44–45, 74–75, 104–105, 136–137, 166–167, 196–197, 226–227, 256–257

• Statements 18, 280

  • with infinitives 251

  • with There is/are 131

• Subject pronouns 4–5, 295

• Subject-verb agreement 6–7, 39, 66–67, 96, 159, 220, 251, 282

• Verbs

  • Action 39, 66–67, 251, 301–302

  • do/does 96

  • Forms of be (am, is, are, was, were) 6–7, 220, 301

  • Future tense 304

  • has, have 159, 305

  • Irregular 220, 304–305

  • Modals 68, 191, 303

  • Past tense 129–130, 218, 220, 226–227, 301, 304

  • Present tense 6–7, 67, 159, 301, 303

  • Progressive forms of 249, 256–257, 303

  • Singular and plural 6–7, 39, 66–67, 96,159, 220, 251, 280, 301, 303, 304

Learning to Read

• Associate sounds and spelling

  • Short vowels

    • /a/ a 14–15

    • /e/ e 74–75

    • /i/ i 44–45

    • /o/ o 14–15

    • /u/ u 44–45

  • Short vowel phonograms

    • –at, –an, –ad, –ag, –ap 14–15

    • –et, –en, –ed 74–75

    • –ig, –it, –in 44–45

    • –og, –op, –ot 14–15

    • –ut, –ug, –up 44–45

  • Double consonants and ck 74–75

  • Blends 104–105

  • Digraphs

    • /ch/ ch, tch 44–45, 104–105

    • /ng/ ng 104–105

    • /sh/ sh 74–75, 104–105

    • /th/ th 104–105

    • /TH/ th 104–105

  • Long vowels

    • /ā/ a_e 166–167

    • ai, ay 196–197

    • /ē/ ee, ea 196–197

    • /ī/ i_e 166–167

    • y 116–117

    • /ō/ o_e 166–167

    • oa, ow 196–197

    • /ū/ u_e 166–167

    • /yōō/ u_e 166–167

• Decodable text 15–17, 45–47, 75–77, 105–107, 137–139, 167–169, 197–199, 227–229, 257–260

• Decoding strategies

  • Blending 15, 45, 75, 105, 137, 167, 197, 227, 257

  • Divide words into syllables 137, 197, 257

  • Identify root words and endings 227, 257

  • Sound out words 15, 45, 75, 105, 137, 167, 197, 227, 257

  • Use letter patterns 105, 197

  • Use word patterns 136–137, 167, 197

• Divide words into syllables See Decoding strategies.

• High frequency words 12–13, 42–43, 72–73, 102–103, 134–135, 164–165, 194–195, 224–225, 254–255

• Inflectional endings

  • -ed 129–130, 218, 226–227

  • -ing 249, 256–257

  • plurals 170

• Multisyllabic words

  • Compound words 197

  • With inflectional endings 129–130, 170, 218, 226–227, 249, 256–257

  • With two consonants between two vowels 137

• Phonemic awareness 14, 44, 74, 104, 136, 166, 196, 226, 256

• Phonics See Associate sounds and spelling and Decoding strategies.

• Plurals See Inflectional endings. Reading and spelling 14–15, 44–45, 74–75, 104–105, 136–137, 166–167, 196–197, 226–227, 256–257

• Reading fluency See The Teacher’s Edition for pages 16–17, 46–47, 76–77, 106–107, 138–139, 168–169, 198–199, 228–229, 258–259

• Root words 226–227, 256–257

• Sounds for -ed 227

• Syllabication See Multisyllabic words.

• Syllable types

  • Open 136–137

  • Closed 136–137

  • Vowel team 196–197

• Word analysis See Associate sounds and spelling, Inflectional endings, Multisyllabic words, and Decoding strategies.

• Word building 15, 45, 75

• Word families 14–15, 44–45, 74–75 See also Decoding strategies, Use letter and word patterns.

• Word parts See Root words.

• Word recognition See High frequency words.

• Word sorts 12–13, 42–43, 102–103, 105, 134–135, 167, 194–195, 197, 227, 257

• Word work 12–13, 15, 42–43, 45, 72–73, 75, 102–103, 105, 134–135, 137, 164–165, 167, 194–195, 197, 224–225, 227, 254–255, 257

Reading and Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, and Comprehension

• Activate prior knowledge 2–3, 34–35, 64–65, 94–95, 124–125, 156–157, 186–187, 216–217, 246–247

• Analyze information 49, 79, 94, 231

• Ask questions 68–69, 78, 96, 161, 170, 248

• Build background 2–3, 20, 34–35, 50, 64–65, 80, 94–95, 110, 124–125, 141, 142, 156–157, 172, 186–187, 201, 202, 216–217, 232, 246–247, 262

• Cause and effect 109, 141, 201, 222–223, 228–229, 234, 242

• Classify 49, 52, 60, 79, 94, 192–193, 198–199, 204, 212, 231, 252–253, 264, 272

• Comparisons 79, 109, 231

• Details 70–71, 76–77, 82, 90, 106–107, 112, 120, 132–133, 138–139, 141, 144, 152, 162–163, 168–169, 258–261

• Draw conclusions 49, 79, 124–125, 231

• Follow instructions 79, 231

• Generate ideas 2–3, 35, 65, 95, 125, 157, 187, 201, 212, 217, 247

• Graphic organizers

  • Bar graphs 231

  • Category charts 52, 60, 184, 272

  • Cause-and-effect charts and maps 222–223, 228–229, 234, 242

  • Charts See Category charts, Comparison charts, and Data charts.

  • Clusters 70–71, 82, 90, 106–107, 144, 152, 192–193, 204, 214, 252–253

  • Comparison charts 32, 62, 79, 92, 109, 207

  • Concept webs See Clusters.

  • Data charts 109, 112, 120, 184, 207

  • Diagrams 162–163, 168–169, 201

  • Graphs See Bar graphs and Line graphs.