Grade 1

Review of all Kindergarten Skills

• Blends (fl, tr, st,)

• Digraphs (sh, th, ch, wh, ck)

• Short Vowels

• Bonus Letters (ss,ff,ll,zz)

• Glued sounds (am, an, all)

• Long Vowel Patterns

• Bossy e (cape, time)

• R-Controlled Vowels ( ar, or, er, ir, ur)

• Inflected Endings (ed, ing, s, es)

• Writing Complete Sentences

• Answering Comprehension Questions by tagging the question

• Identifying characters, sequence, problem, and solution in a story

• Identfying the main idea of a story

• Retelling a story

If you have any questions regarding your child's placement in Reading Support please see the How do students get chosen for reading support page or send us an email.

Helpful Links for Grade 1

High Frequency Words- These are the high frequency words introduced in each unit of our Scott Foremans Reading Street program.

PBS Kids- early reading activities and games

Starfall- early reading activities and games

Reading Bear- -great site for practice with reading words having different phonics patterns.

Waltkes Web- You will find the stories, skills , activities and helpful resources that go along with our Scott Foresman Stories.

http://www.storylineonline.net/ -famous actors and actresses read familiar books

Clifford The Big Red Dog -this site allows your child to play different literacy games and improve his/her reading skills.

https://www.funbrain.com/books - a big library of books for students to read online. Books geared from grade levels K-8 can be found on funbrain. There are also other games and videos for kids to enjoy.

https://www.highlightskids.com/ - fun games and activities from Highlights Kids

abcya.com- Educational games and apps for kids.