Word Building Scope and Sequence
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Primary and secondary pre-credit level PACEs
Secondary credit level PACEs
Word Building 1001-1012
1001 - 1012
1001 Following straight and curved lines; Read, write and say A and a; Write Numbers 1 - 10; Complete shapes; Recognize number values 1 - 9; Discriminate usage of red and green; Begin reading words
1002 Read, write and say Mm, Ss, and Ff; Review the three 'a' sounds; Write simple words; Circle shape drills; Write numbers 1, 2; Match lower case letters; Read words
1003 Read, write and say Rr and Ee; Review the three 'a' sounds, m, s, and f; Review writing numbers 1, 2; Write words; Write numbers 3, 4; Find hidden picture; Follow a maze; Read words
1004 Read, write and say Bb, Nn, and Gg; Review the two 'e' sounds, r, f, s, and m ; Write words; Match animal mothers and babies; Match upper case letters; Write number 5; Read word lists
1005 Follow a maze; Read, write and say Gg, Tt and Pp; Review g, n, and the two 'e' sounds; Write words; Discriminate lower case letters; Match pictures of household items; Read word lists
1006 Follow a maze; Read, write and say Ii and Dd; Write numbers 6, 7; Write words; Discriminate usage of orange and brown; Read word lists; Review p, t, and two 'g' sounds
1007 Read, write and say Hh and Oo; Write numbers 8,9; Read word lists; Write words; Review the two 'i' sounds; Discriminate between green and red
1008 Concepts of big and little; Discriminate between black and brown; Read, write and say Ll, Kk, and Cc; Read sentences with comprehension drill
1009 Discriminate letters within shapes; Usage of green, pink and red; Read, write and say Cc, Jj, and Ww; Match words to pictures; Read word lists; Write words; Concept of "down"; Draw pictures to illustrate a word
1010 Discriminate usage of green, red, yellow, blue and orange; Write Uu and Vv; Match sentences to pictures; Read word lists; Write words; Read sentences with comprehension drill
1011 Discriminate usage of purple, yellow, brown, green and black; Read, write and say Qq, Xx, and Yy; Write alphabet in sequence; Learn lower case and upper case; Read word lists; Write words; Follow instructions using color and spatial terms "on"; Rhyming pictures; Match sentences with pictures
1012 Read, write and say Yy and Zz; Learn Alphabet sequence; Upper and Lower case; Read word lists; Write words; Review letter recognition with sound recall; Match sentence groups to pictures; Picture story sequence with comprehension drill
Word Building 1013-1024
1013 - 1024
1013 Learn 20 spelling words; practise printing; learn concept of vowel/consonant; learn short a sound.
1014 Learn 17 spelling words; practise letters; learn a sound in law, o sound in come.
1015 Learn 20 spelling words; learn long a sound; practise printing.
1016 Learn 20 spelling Words; learn short e sound and the digraph oo; learn to discriminate To/two/too .
1017 Learn 20 spelling words; learn the double vowel rule; learn the long e sound; learn the ending vowel rule.
1018 Learn 20 spelling Words; learn short i sound.
1019 Learn 20 spelling words; learn ing endings; learn long i sound; learn double and triple vowel sounds .
1020 Learn 20 spelling words; learn o sound in hot, o sound in other; practise printing.
1021 Learn 20 spelling words; learn long o sound; learn ending vowel rule.
1022 Learn 20 spelling words; learn o sound in low and own, u sound in you, blue, and new.
1023 Learn the digraph oo in foot and food; learn short u, y sound in by.
1024 Learn 20 spelling words; learn sounds -- ou, ow, oy, th, and wh
Word Building 1025-1036
1025 - 1036
1025 Learn40 spelling words using short a and o.
1026 Learn 40 spelling words using short e; learn some sight words.
1027 Learn 40 spelling words using short i and the sh blend; discriminate between their/there; learn some sight words.
1028 Learn 40 spelling words using short u, long a, the igraph ai in air and nail, and the digraph ea in wear and break; learn some sight words.
1029 Learn 40 spelling words using long i, a before l, r, or w; learn some sight words.
1030 Learn 40 spelling words using Digraphs ee and ea, long e and short e; learn about the prefix be.
1031 Learn 40 spelling words using long o, the digraph oa, and words beginning with schwa a; learn some sight words.
1032 Learn 40 spelling words using the y sound of by, the ck ending, digraphs oo and ow and soft g.
1033 Learn 40 spelling words using z sound in wise, the ble ending, th blend, ur sound in turn, oi sound in oil, ing sound, ple ending, ish ending.
1034 Learn 40 spelling words with ther ending as in brother, silent letters b, h, w, k, and t, c sound in since, the ch blend.
1035 Learn 40 spelling words using the digraph ou, double consonants and the er ending; Visual discrimination.
1036 Learn 40 spelling words using the y sound of baby; learn compound words; Visual discrimination.
Word Building 1037-1048
1037 - 1048
1037 Learn 50 words; learn about consonants and vowels; learn about words with one vowel; learn that consonants f, l, and s doubled at the end of words; write answers in cursive.
1038 Learn 50 words; learn about words ending with ve and ay; learn about vowels at the end of a word and two vowels in a word; write answers in cursive.
1039 Learn 50 words; learn words with one vowel; learn about words with o or i before ld, nd, or lt; learn about words ending with ke and words ending with ck; learn about syllables and homonyms; write answers in cursive.
1040 Learn 50 words; learn words with one vowel; learn about sounds of oo, oi, ai, aw, au, ou, and ow; write answers in cursive.
1041 Learn 50 words; learn words with two vowels; learn about sounds of ou, ow, and oo; write answers in cursive.
1042 Learn 50 words; learn about the digraph ea; learn words beginning with schwa sound of a and words ending with ce; learn about syllables; learn about adding s, ed, ing, and er; write answers in cursive.
1043 Learn 50 words; learn words with ar, or, ur, er, and ir; learn about words ending with er; learn syllables; write answers in cursive.
1044 Learn 50 words; learn words with or and words ending with ge and dge; learn about forming plurals with es and changing y to i and Changing f to v; write answers in cursive.
1045 Learn 50 words; learn words with ch; learn about using t to make the ch sound (future); learn about making the sh sound using cean, tion, and sion; learn about contractions; learn the months of the year; write answers in cursive.
1046 Learn 50 words; learn syllables; learn words ending with le sound; learn words ending with long e sound of y and words ending with ly and ey; learn about compound words; write answers in cursive.
1047 Learn 50 words; learn compound words; learn syllables; learn about words with double consonants divided in to syllables; learn words with special endings er, dom, ant, and ent; write answers in cursive.
1048 Learn 50 words; learn about the past tense ending ed and ied; learn Syllables; learn about words which do not follow the rules; learn about prefixes; learn words with schwa sound of o; learn about suffixes; write answer in cursive.
Word Building 1049-1060
1049 - 1060
1049 Learn 50 words; review of vowels and consonants; learn long a and e vowel spellings.
1050 Learn 50 words; learn long o and u vowel spellings; learn to spell by syllables; learn about words that can be both nouns and verbs; learn about ed to denote past tense.
1051 Learn 50 words; learn short vowel spellings; learn about accented syllables; learn the syllable division rule; learn about the suffix ing.
1052 Learn 50 words; learn about root words and suffixes ; learn about antonyms; use the syllable division rule; learn about the ch and sh digraphs and spellings; learn about comparisons using er and est.
1053 Learn 50 words; use the syllable division rule; learn about the dipthongs oo, ou, and oi; learn about suffixes; learn compound words.
1054 Learn 50 words; learn compound words; learn rules for adding suffixes; use the syllable division rule; learn words with ur and er.
1055 Learn 50 words; use the syllable division rule; learn about forming plurals; learn about ar and o digraphs and spellings; learn about consonant blends; learn rules for adding suffixes; learn about accented syllables.
1056 Learn 50 words; learn to change verbs to nouns with er; learn about prefixes and root words; learn schwa sound spellings; learn words that can be both nouns and verbs.
1057 Learn 50 words; learn prefixes, suffixes, and root words; learn about s sound spellings; learn about f and k spellings.
1058 Learn 50 words; learn about adding y to form adjectives; learn rules for adding suffixes; learn about forming plurals; learn about j and 'schwa_r' sound spellings.
1059 Learn 50 words; learn about often mispronounced words; learn names of countries and peoples; learn about using a and an; learn about el sound spellings; learn present and past tenses.
1060 Learn 50 words; learn about th sound as digraph and suffix; learn about forming plurals; review syllable division rules; review accents; learn root words and suffixes; learn about "Archaic" words ; learn about silent consonants.
Word Building 1061-1072
1061 - 1072
1061 Learn 65 words; review vowels and consonants; review a and e vowel sound spellings; review final y sounding as e; review spelling in syllables; learn about words with more than one definition; learn dictionary skills; learn about homonyms.
1062 Learn 65 words; review i,o, and u vowel sound spellings; learn consonant blend spelling and sounds; learn words with more than one definition; identify root words; practise dictionary skills; learn about the suffix er; learn about present, past, and progressive tense; learn homonyms.
1063 Learn 65 words; learn short vowel sound spellings; review long vowel sound spellings; learn words with more than one definition; add suffixes to show tenses; practise dictionary skills; add y to make adjectives.
1064 Learn 65 words; review short vowel sound spellings; learn consonant blend spellings and sounds; learn schwa and o sound spellings; add suffixes; learn words with more than one definition; practise dictionary skills.
1065 Learn 65 words; learn often mispronounced words; learn oo and OO diphthong spellings; learn ch sound spellings; add suffixes; learn words with more than one definition; practise dictionary skills; learn homonyms; learn about accenting syllables.
1066 Learn 65 words; learn ou and oi dipthong spellings; learn schwa_l sound spellings; learn compound words; practise dictionary skills.
1067 Learn 65 words; learn ar sound spellings; review syllable division rules; learn th digraph; practise dictionary skills; learn about easily confused words; learn about negative words; form plurals; learn schwa sound words; learn words with more than one definition.
1068 Learn 65 words; review syllable division rules; learn ur,or, and ar sound spellings; practise dictionary skills; learn about easily confused words; learn consonant blends; review digraphs; add suffixes to show tenses.
1069 Learn 65 words; add prefixes and suffixes to root words; learn k and sh sound spellings; practise dictionary skills; add suffixes to show tenses; review syllable division rules; learn about word histories.
1070 Learn 65 words; review syllable division; add prefixes and suffixes to root words; learn about silent letters; learn f sound spelled ph; learn ch, kw, and k sounds of the blend ch; practise dictionary skills.
1071 Learn 65 words; learn z,y and s sound spellings; identify root words; learn se, ce, c, s, and ss spellings for the sound of s; add prefixes and suffixes; practise dictionary skills; learn homonyms.
1072 Learn 65 words; learn j sound spellings; learn meanings of prefixes and suffixes; change meaning by adding to root words; practise dictionary Skills
Word Building 1073-1084
1073 - 1084
1073 Learn 65 words; learn to use the dictionary as a study tool; practise writing cursive; learn a, e, and k sound spellings; learn homonyms; learn commonly misspelled words.
1074 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; learn the i and o sound spellings; learn the rule for the s sound of c; learn syllable division rules; learn commonly misspelled words; learn homonyms; learn about regular and irregular verb forms and noun plurals; learn about the root word "cite."
1075 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; learn the u and oo sound spellings; learn the rule for the kw sound; add prefixes and suffixes to root words; learn regular and irregular verb forms; form adjectives from nouns; learn about the root word "fuse"; learn homonyms.
1076 Learn 65 words; practise writing cursive; practise dictionary skills; learn a and e sound spellings; learn the rule for when g has the j sound; learn about accents and accent marks; learn commonly misspelled words; learn root words and word origins.
1077 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; learn i and o vowel sound spellings; learn about the final y sounded as i; learn schwa sound spellings; forming adjectives; learn commonly misspelled words; write verb forms; learn to make adjectives from nouns and adverbs; learn Greek root words; learn accent and stressed syllables; learn about the root word "temp."
1078 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; learn the u sound spellings; review schwa sound spellings; learn the sh sound spellings; learn commonly misspelled words; practise syllable division rules; learn regular and irregular verb forms; form plural nouns; recognizing root words.
1079 Learn 65 words; practise writing cursive; practise dictionary skills; learn about heteronyms; learn ûr, âr, and ar sound spellings; learn to spell the days of the week and months of the year; learn abbreviations for days of the week and months of the year; write present, past, and progressive verb forms; write irregular verb forms; use adjectives; learn about the root word "verse."
1080 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; learn about synonyms; learn oo, ou, and oi sound spellings; form adjectives from nouns and verbs; form nouns from verbs; practise syllable division rules; learn diphthongs; learn about the root word "curus."
1081 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; review synonyms and antonyms.; add suffixes to form nouns; learn the rule about ie and ei; learn ch sound spellings; learn about the root words "gest" and "vent"; write regular verb forms; learn commonly misspelled words; review sounds of c; recognize root words.
1082 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; ô vowel sound spellings; learn more than one definition for words; add suffixes to root words; change adjectives to adverbs; learn the correct use of some confusing word pairs; write about three ways to be flexible; learn accented and stressed syllables.
1083 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; learn prefixes, suffixes, and roots; learn to spell grammar words; review use of complete subject and complete predicate; write regular verb forms; learn accent and stressed syllables; learn about the root words "port" and "ject"; learn the use of interjections, apostrophes, and commas.
1084 Learn 65 words; practise dictionary skills; practise writing cursive; form compound nouns; learn prefixes and their meanings; make comparisons; learn word origins and root words; learn about the root words "cover" and "place"; write regular verb forms; learn accented and stressed syllables.
Word Building 1085-1096
Word Building 1085-1096
1085 Learn long and short a sound spellings; learn about homonyms; learn to add suffixes -ion, -tion, -ition or -ation to verbs in order to form nouns; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled in letter writing.
1086 Learn the long and short e sound spellings; learn about synonyms and antonyms; learn syllable division rules; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1087 Learn the long and short i sound spellings; learn about homonyms; learn syllable division rules; learn about schwa sound spellings; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1088 Learn the long and short o sound spellings; learn rules for adding suffixes; learn to form adjectives from verbs by adding the suffixes -able and -ible; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1089 Learn the long and short u sound spellings; learn the long and short oo sound spellings; learn rules for forming plural nouns; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1090 Learn the spellings of the schwa sound; learn the spellings of the k sound; learn to change verbs to nouns by adding the suffixes -ion, -tion, -ition or -ation; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1091 Learn about prefixes; learn the rule for when "c" has the sound of s or k; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1092 Learn the different spellings for the or sound; learn the different spellings for the f sound; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1093 Learn the spellings for the ou sound; learn the spellings for the oi sound; learn the spellings for the sh sound; learn the function of certain suffixes; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1094 Learn the ur sound spellings; learn the rules for syllable division; learn the meanings of some suffixes; review when "c" has the sound of s; learn when "g" has the sound of j; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1095 Learn the rules for the j sound of "g"; learn the rule for the j sound of "d"; learn the rule for the k sound of the digraph "ch"; learn the spellings of the ch sound; learn the rules for forming the plurals of nouns; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
1096 Learn the rules for forming the plurals of nouns; learn that some words have two acceptable plural spellings; learn some words of Spanish and French origin; learn to spell some words that are often misspelled.
Etymology 1097-1108
Etymology (1097-1108)
1097 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn spellings for four sounds of a; learn the meanings of some prefixes and suffixes; learn the meanings of the roots "tract", "pose", and "ject"; learn to spell words that come from the root "ject".
1098 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn the spellings of the long and short e sounds; learn and practise the rule about "ie" and "ei"; learn the meanings of the roots "tempt", "dense", "heir", "grave", and "act"; learn to spell words that come from the root "act".
1099 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn spellings for two sounds of i; learn the meanings the suffixes -ment and -ness; learn the meanings of the roots "scribe" or "script", and "fine"; learn to spell words that come from the root "part".
1100 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn spellings for three sounds of o; learn the meanings of some prefixes and suffixes; learn the meanings of the roots "prove", "probe", and "solve" or "sol"; learn to spell words that come from the root "rupt" or "rout".
1101 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn spellings for the long and short u sound and the long oo sound; review homonyms, synonyms and antonyms; learn the functions of the suffixes -ible, -able, -al, -ent, -ate, -ant, -ive, and -ity; learn the meanings of the roots "pulse", "pel" or "peal", and "equ" or "equi"; learn to spell words that come from the root "pli", "ply" or "ploy".
1102 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn spellings for four short oo sound, ou and oi sounds; learn the meanings of some prefixes and suffixes; learn the meanings of the roots "nounce", "nunci", and "posse" or "pos"; learn to spell words that come from the roots "man", "mani" or "manu".
1103 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn spellings for four schwa sound; learn the meanings of the roots "duct", "ped", and "sure" or "cure"; learn to spell words that come from the root "sure" or "cure".
1104 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn spellings for the ur sound; learn; learn the meanings of the roots "merge" or "merse", "fide", and "dict"; learn to spell words that come from the root "dict".
1105 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn to examine compound nouns; learn the function of the suffix -ation; learn the meanings of the roots "port" and "form"; learn to spell words that come from the root "form".
1106 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn why some words have silent letters; learn the meanings of the roots "tect" or "text" or "techne", and "gress"; learn to spell words that come from the root "grade" or "gress".
1107 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; practise forming the plurals of nouns; understand word etymologies; learn the meanings of the roots "vise" or "vey", "sign", and "miss", "mit", or "mess"; learn to spell words that come from the root "miss", "mit", or "mess".
1108 Learn the spellings, meanings and functions of 65 words; learn spellings for the sh sound; learn the meanings of the roots "voc", "verse", and "pens", "pend" or "pond"; learn to spell words that come from the root "pens", "pend" or "pond"; to understand word etymologies.