What our students should know by the end of 1st grade in: Reading Writing Listening Speaking

Reading - Word Analysis

I can segment words into the sounds that I hear.

R 1.9 (CA standard reference)

I use letter sounds and blending when I read.

R 1.10

I read first grade materials smoothly and accurately.

R 1.16

I read root words and different forms of words I know.

R 1.14

I read word families.

R 1.15

I can read my sight words.

R 1.11

I can use the sounds that vowel pairs make to read words.
R 1.12

Reading Comprehension
I ask good questions to help me predict and understand what is happening in a story.
R 2.5

I can recall facts and details from a story.

R 2.2

I can read the words around another word that I dont know to figure out its meaning.
R 2.5

I can follow 1-step written directions.

R 2.3

I can retell main ideas of a story or book.

R 2.7

Literary Response & Analysis

I can tell the characters, setting, beginning, middle and end of a story.
R 3.1

Writing Applications
I can write short stories about my experiences.
W 2.1

I use logical sequence.

W 2.1

I can use details to describe the setting, characters, objects and events with details.
W 2.2

Writing Strategies

I use descriptive words when writing.

W 1.2

I focus ideas on the topic.

W 1.1

I have neat, correct handwriting.

W 1.3

English Conventions
I can recognize complete and incomplete sentences.
LC 1.1

I know what singular and plural nouns are and can use them.
LC 1.2

I know what a contraction and a possessive pronoun are and how to use them.
LC 1.3

I use capital letters for proper nouns, beginning sentences, greetings, months, days of the week, and titles.
LC 1.5, 1.6, 1.7

I spell basic short vowel words correctly.

LC 1.8

Listening
I know why listening is important.
1.1

I ask good questions to understand stories and ideas.

1.2

I can retell information shared orally by others.

1.5

I can follow 3 and 4-step oral instructions.

1.3

Speaking
I can speak in front of a group. I speak clearly and appropriately. I retell an experience in the correct order.
2.3

I can retell a story including characters, setting, beginning, middle and end of the story.
2.2

How you can help your child at home with reading and writing.

Talk with your child often to build listening, speaking, and vocabulary skillsas you eat together, shop for groceries, walk to school, or wait for a bus. Ask questions that will encourage him/her to talk. Have your child use his/her imagination to make up and tell you stories. Ask questions that will encourage him/her to expand the stories. Read a story or poem and ask your child to listen for words that begin with the same sound (such as /b/in boy). Have him/her say the words. Then have him/her say another word that begins with that sound. Listen to your child read words and books from school. Be patient and listen as your child practices. Let your child know you are proud of what he/she is learning. Play word games. On cards, write words that contain the lettersound relationships he/she is learning at school. Take turns choosing a card and blending the sounds to make the word. The use the word in a sentence. Encourage your child when he/ she is writing to spell words by using what he/she knows about sounds and letters. Encourage your child to write notes, e-mails, and letters to family members and friends. Help make connections between a childs life and whats happening in the book. Explain new ideas and words to him/her. Encourage your child to ask questions about the book. Ask him/ her to tell in his own words what the book was about.

Revised July2011