Waterford Levels and Scope and Sequence at a Glance
Phonics
Explores the relationship between the letters of the written language and the individual sounds of spoken language to read and write words.
Comprehension and Vocabulary
Vocabulary includes words we must know to communicate effectively, both orally and visually.
Comprehension means reading for a purpose and actively thinking during reading.
Language Concepts
Includes print awareness, language conventions, grammar and language structure.
Fluency
The ability to read text accurately and quickly and with appropriate expression.
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS – ALL LEVELS OF WATERFORD
Phonological Awareness includes identifying and manipulating larger parts of spoken language, such as words, syllables, onsets and rimes, as
well as phonemes.
Phonemic awareness is one type of phonological awareness. It encompasses the ability to hear, identify and manipulate individual sounds
(phonemes) in spoken words.
Phonological Awareness
Identifying Sounds
Sounds in Order
Rhyming
Syllables
Blending Onset/Rime
Blending Individual Phonemes
Phoneme Manipulation
Initial Sound
Blend and Order Phonemes
Syllable Deletion
Created by Caroline Calabrese, LHRIC
Final Sound
Phoneme Substitution
Phoneme Deletion
Phoneme Addition
Segmenting Phonemes
2010
3 Units
K
A-3
Fountas & Pinnell
DRA Level
Grade Level
How many Units?
Waterford Level
Waterford Levels and Scope and Sequence at a Glance
A-C
1
10 Units
45 Lessons
1st
4-16
2
Created by Caroline Calabrese, LHRIC
D-I
Phonics
Comprehension &
Vocabulary
Language Concepts
Unit 1
A-Z letter recognition
Unit 2
a-z letter recognition
Unit 3
decodable books
beginning sight words,
letter sounds
Recall Details
Print concepts
(print directionality,
picture clues, letters
make words, etc)
Readiness skills
(colors, numbers,
shapes, opposites,
patterns, sorting,
over/under/through)
What is a Sentence?
Sentence Marks
Nouns
Plural Nouns
Possessive Nouns
Verbs
-ed and –ing Endings
Contractions
Compound Words
Adjectives
Sight words
Letter sounds
Word patterns/families
Word reading strategies
Reading aloud
Remembering
Order
Pre-reading
Build Knowledge
Connect to Me
Step into the Story
Peek at the Story
Ask a Question
After reading
Describe characters
Remember Order
Connect to Me
Find an Answer
Five Ws
Compare Characters
Recall Details
Distinguish between
Fantasy and Reality
Imagine Beyond
Fluency
N/A
N/A
2010
6 Units
30 Lessons
2
nd
18-28
3
Fountas & Pinnell
DRA Level
Grade Level
How many Units?
Waterford Level
Waterford Levels and Scope and Sequence at a Glance
J-M
Phonics
Comprehension &
Vocabulary
Language Concepts
Fluency
Phonemes
Pattern words
Sight words
Spelling
Automatic word
recognition
Reading aloud
Pre-Reading
Peek at the Story
Build Knowledge
Step into the Story
Alphabetical Order
Pronouns
Past-tense verbs
Adjectives
Irregular Plurals
Adverbs
Irregular Verbs
Past-tense Verbs
Homophones
Suffixes
Nonaction Verbs
Antonyms
Synonyms
Comparatives
Endings
Prefixes
Fluency
Expression
Quotations
Question Marks
Pauses
Phrases
Exclamation
Marks
After reading
Check My Guess
Remember Order
Compare Characters
Build Vocabulary
Map the Story
Fluency Speed
Fluency
Comprehension
(literal and
inferential)
Writing
Pre-writing
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Publishing
Created by Caroline Calabrese, LHRIC
2010