1.1.1 By the end of the first grade, students will read
and write using a variety of word recognition strategies at grade one level.
(Use phonics to read and write 70 phonograms, identify and read high frequency
words, confirm the accuracy of their reading by using phonics and context
clues, read common words that are phonetically irregular-ex. was, were
and where.)
1.1.2 By the end of the first grade, students will demonstrate
phonological awareness and exhibit knowledge of letters and sounds. (Identify
lowercase and uppercase letters of the alphabet, identify and generate
rhyming words, say the initial, final, or vowel sounds of simple, one-syllable
words, separate and blend sounds to read words.)
1.1.3 By the end of the first grade, students will demonstrate
knowledge of the organization of print when reading and writing. (Identify
the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book, follow pages sequentially
when reading a book, follow words from left to right and top to bottom
on a printed page, identify print (rather than pictures) as the feature
being read, identify roles of author and/or illustrator.)
1.1.4 By the end of the first grade, students will read and demonstrate
comprehension at grade one level, using a variety of strategies. (Make
predictions based on title, cover, illustrations, and text; retell stories
in sequence-beginning, middle, end; identify important story elements ˆ
main character, setting, events; connect what is read to real-life experiences-
developing a foundation for later literary analysis; distinguish between
truth and make-believe in literature; recall details from fiction and nonfiction
text; read and explain their own writing and drawing; choose books appropriate
for their own interests, purposes, and reading level; define vocabulary
from literary selections.)
1.1.5 By the end of the first grade, students will respond to
fiction and non-fiction text through writing, drawing, and verbal responses.
(Read/listen to a variety of selections, discuss the meaning of the selection,
draw pictures and/or write sentences in response to selections, identify
ways in which literary selections relate to their own lives.)
1.1.6 By the end of the first grade, students will print neatly
and correctly. (Print using appropriate starting points and strokes, print
using a left to right- top to bottom progression, print uppercase and lowercase
letters with recognizable accuracy and comfort.)
1.1.7 By the end of the first grade, students will write about familiar
experiences, people, objects, or events. (Communicate effectively through
writing, use correct spelling, use correct grammar, use correct capitalization,
use correct punctuation, print their own full names correctly.)
1.2.1 By the end of the first grade, students will speak in clear,
complete, coherent sentences using standard English. (Share information,
opinions, and tell stories; ask questions to gain information; describe
people, places, things, location, size, color, shape, and action; recite
short poems, rhymes, and songs; use appropriate voice level and intonation
when speaking or reading aloud; use the conversational skills of taking
turns and staying on topic.)
1.3.1 By the end of the first grade, students will identify information
gained and complete tasks through listening. (Follow one-and two- step
oral directions; attend to speakers, teachers, and classroom discussions,
attend to presentations and demonstrations; identify a purpose for listening;
ask for clarification when messages don‚t make sense.)
