Eric Carle
A First Grade Author Study 

Abstract

         

           Through the use of selected works by Eric Carle, students will develop an appreciation for diverse genres and engage in lessons focused on the language arts curriculum, including phonics, phonological awareness, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.    

                                                                                  Standards Connection
                                                               Alabama Standards Fulfilled in this Author Study:

Pre-Instruction
AL 1st Literature (4) Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informative texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end.
                · Stating main ideas about a topic in informational text.

Instruction
      Phonics
                 AL 1st Literature (1) Demonstrate phonemic awareness, including isolating, deleting, and adding phonemes; using onsets and rimes; and identify initial, medial, and final sounds in one-syllable words.
                           · Blending phonemes to produce sounds.

      Phonological Awareness
                AL 1st Literature (1) Demonstrate phonemic awareness, including isolating, deleting, and adding phonemes; using onsets and rimes; and identifying initial, medial, and final sounds in one-syllable words.
 
                AL 1st Literature (14) Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others.
     
       Fluency
               AL 1st Literature (8) Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story.
                            · Editing for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

       Comprehension
               AL 1st Literature (4) Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informative texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end.
                           · Stating main ideas about a topic in informational text.

       Vocabulary
              AL 1st Literature (3) Demonstrate vocabulary skills, including sorting words into categories and deriving word meaning from context within sentences and paragraphs.
                         · Using new words from reading when writing and speaking.