The Listening and Learning Strand consists of a series of read‐alouds organized by topics (called domains), many of which are informational in nature. The goal of the Listening and Learning Strand is for students to acquire language competence through listening, specifically building a rich vocabulary, and broad knowledge in history and science by being exposed to carefully selected, sequenced, and coherent read‐alouds.
Materials for Domains:
Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Talls
Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations
Domain 3: The Ancient Greek Civilization
Domain 4: Greek Myths
Domain 5: The War of 1812
Domain 6: Cycles in Nature
Domain 7: Westward Expansion
Grade 2 ELA Domain 8: Insects
Grade 2 ELA Domain 10: The Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition