ELA 1st Grade Informational Text

Description

• Ask and answer simple questions about key details in an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, and how questions)

• Make predictions about what will happen next and confirm predictions by using key words (e.g., next, then)

• Follow or describe basic directions or steps in a process described in an instructional text (e.g., single-step written directions or multiple-step directions with visual cues)

• Identify and use the parts of a book (e.g., covers, title page, table of contents, chapters, illustrations) to find information

• Use information from the illustrations and words in an informational text to comprehend its key details

• Answer questions about the reasons an author gives to support points in a text (e.g., why does the author think it is important to recycle?)

• Read independently with comprehension in first-grade-appropriate texts for a sustained period of time, and participate in whole- and small-group guided reading

• Describe the general differences between various informational materials (e.g., informational books, newspapers, websites)