Literacy Targets
Cycle 1 Targets
Popcorn Words: like, go, the, my, we, to, see, want, no
Names all Uppercase letters (M, S, R, T, P, C, N, D, F, G, L, A, I)
Names all Lowercase letters (m, s, r, t, p, c, n, d, f, g, l, a, i)
Writing Target: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events in the order in which they occurred.
Cycle 2 Targets
Popcorn Words: am, you, at, and, have, play, look, can, they
Names all Uppercase letters (H, B, K, W, X, V, J, Y, Z, Q, O, E, U)
Names all Lowercase letters (h, b, k, w, x, v, j, y, z, q, o, e, u)
Short Vowel: a
Recognizes all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Writing Target: Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to narrate a single even or several loosely linked events in the order in which they occurred.
Cycle 3 Targets
Popcorn Words: is, in, it, little, did, will, with, this, out
Short Vowel: i
Produces consonant letter sounds.
Isolates and pronounces all initial sounds in three-phoneme words.
Produces rhyming words.
Name all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Writing Target: Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about.
Cycle 4 Targets
Popcorn Words: not, on, then, all, are, for, yes, what, was
Short Vowel: o
Isolates and pronounces all final sounds in three-phoneme words.
Segments syllables in spoken words.
Blends syllables in spoken words.
Writing Target: With prompting and support, ask questions about key details in a text.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they state an opinion or preference about the topic or book.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they state the topic or name of the book in writing.
Uses all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun ‘I’.
With prompting and support, ask and answers questions about key details in a text.
Cycle 5 Targets
Popcorn Words: get, went, he, she, be, me, here, make, come
Short Vowel: e
Prints all uppercase letters.
Prints all lowercase letters.
Writing Target: With prompting and support, retells familiar stories including key details.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred and provide a reaction to what happened.
Uses all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Capitalizes the first word in a sentence and the pronoun ‘I’.
Spells simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationship.
Cycle 6 Targets
Popcorn Words: up, said, away, do, one
Short Vowel: u
Use all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Capitalizes the first word in a sentence and the pronoun ‘I’.
Spells simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationship.
Reads emergent reader text with purpose and understanding.
Writing Target: With prompting and support, asks questions about key details in a text.
With prompting and support, identifies the main topic and key details of a text.
With prompting and support, answers questions about key details in a text.
With prompting and support, identifies key details of a text.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Cycle 1 Targets
Popcorn Words: like, go, the, my, we, to, see, want, no
Names all Uppercase letters (M, S, R, T, P, C, N, D, F, G, L, A, I)
Names all Lowercase letters (m, s, r, t, p, c, n, d, f, g, l, a, i)
Writing Target: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events in the order in which they occurred.
Cycle 2 Targets
Popcorn Words: am, you, at, and, have, play, look, can, they
Names all Uppercase letters (H, B, K, W, X, V, J, Y, Z, Q, O, E, U)
Names all Lowercase letters (h, b, k, w, x, v, j, y, z, q, o, e, u)
Short Vowel: a
Recognizes all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Writing Target: Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to narrate a single even or several loosely linked events in the order in which they occurred.
Cycle 3 Targets
Popcorn Words: is, in, it, little, did, will, with, this, out
Short Vowel: i
Produces consonant letter sounds.
Isolates and pronounces all initial sounds in three-phoneme words.
Produces rhyming words.
Name all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Writing Target: Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about.
Cycle 4 Targets
Popcorn Words: not, on, then, all, are, for, yes, what, was
Short Vowel: o
Isolates and pronounces all final sounds in three-phoneme words.
Segments syllables in spoken words.
Blends syllables in spoken words.
Writing Target: With prompting and support, ask questions about key details in a text.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they state an opinion or preference about the topic or book.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they state the topic or name of the book in writing.
Uses all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun ‘I’.
With prompting and support, ask and answers questions about key details in a text.
Cycle 5 Targets
Popcorn Words: get, went, he, she, be, me, here, make, come
Short Vowel: e
Prints all uppercase letters.
Prints all lowercase letters.
Writing Target: With prompting and support, retells familiar stories including key details.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred and provide a reaction to what happened.
Uses all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Capitalizes the first word in a sentence and the pronoun ‘I’.
Spells simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationship.
Cycle 6 Targets
Popcorn Words: up, said, away, do, one
Short Vowel: u
Use all end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
Capitalizes the first word in a sentence and the pronoun ‘I’.
Spells simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationship.
Reads emergent reader text with purpose and understanding.
Writing Target: With prompting and support, asks questions about key details in a text.
With prompting and support, identifies the main topic and key details of a text.
With prompting and support, answers questions about key details in a text.
With prompting and support, identifies key details of a text.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.