Grade 1 · English Language Arts

1.11E

Publish & share writing

Publish and share writing with support.

1.12A

Compose literary texts (personal narrative/poetry)

Dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry.

1.12B

Compose informational texts (incl. procedural)

Dictate or compose informational texts, including simple procedural texts.

1.12C

Compose correspondence

Dictate or compose correspondence such as thank‑you notes or letters.

1.13A

Inquiry: generate questions

Generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance.

1.1C

Speak clearly in discussion

Share information and ideas about a topic by speaking clearly at an appropriate pace using language conventions.

1.2Ai

Rhyming words

Produce a series of rhyming words.

1.2Aii

Alliteration (initial sounds)

Recognize spoken alliteration—words that begin with the same initial sound.

1.2Aiii

Long/short vowels

Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds in one‑syllable words.

1.2Av

Blend phonemes (incl. blends)

Blend spoken phonemes to form one‑syllable words, including words with initial and/or final consonant blends.

1.2Avii

Segment phonemes (incl. blends)

Segment spoken one‑syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes, including words with consonant blends.

1.2Bi

Decode using common letter‑sound correspondences

Decode words in isolation and in context by applying common letter‑sound correspondences.

1.2Bii

Decode with blends/digraphs/trigraphs

Decode words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs.

1.2Biii

Decode common syllable types

Decode words with closed, open, VCe, vowel teams (digraphs/diphthongs), and r‑controlled syllables.

1.2Biv

Decode compounds & contractions

Use knowledge of base words to decode common compound words and contractions.

1.2Bv

Decode inflectional endings

Decode words with inflectional endings including -ed, -s, and -es.

1.2Bvi

High‑frequency words (100+)

Identify and read at least 100 high‑frequency words from a research‑based list.

1.4

Fluency

Use appropriate fluency (rate, accuracy, prosody) when reading grade‑level text.

1.5

Self‑sustained reading

Self‑select and interact with grade‑appropriate texts independently for increasing periods of time.

1.6A

Purpose for reading

Establish purpose for reading assigned and self‑selected texts with adult assistance.

1.6B

Generate questions

Generate questions about text before, during, and after reading with adult assistance.

1.8Di

Informational: central idea

Recognize the central idea and supporting evidence in an informational text with adult assistance.

1.9A

Author’s purpose (discuss)

Discuss the author's purpose for writing a text with adult assistance.