Reading Standards

By the end of 1st Grade each student should be able to:

Foundational Skills

Informational Text

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text and describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text
Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text
Distinguish between information provided by illustrations and information provided by words in a text
Use illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas
Identify the reasons an author give to support points in a text
Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic
With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1

Literature

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text, retell familiar stories (including key details), identify characters, settings, and major events in a story
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses
Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide range of reading text types
Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting or events
Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories
With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1

Writing

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion and provide some sense of closure
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic and provide some sense of closure
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure
With guidance and support, focus on a topic respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed
With guidance and support, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including collaboration with peers
Participate in a share research and writing projects
With guidance and support, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question

Speaking and Listening

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media
Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood
Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly
Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation

Language

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content
With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships