Literacy Skills
taught in Mrs. Arico's
First Grade Class
Students will be able to...
- recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation)
- distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words
- isolate and pronounce initial sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words
- isolate and pronounce medial sounds in spoken single-syllable words
- isolate and pronounce final sounds in spoken single-syllable words
- segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds
- apply the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs
- decode regularly spelled-one syllable words
- apply final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds
- use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word
- decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables
- read words with inflectional endings
- recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words
- read grade-level text with purpose and understanding
- read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression
- use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary
Students will know...
- fiction
- nonfiction/informational text
- central message or lesson
- main topic
- connection
- event
- illustration
- discussion
- active listener
- lower case letters
- upper case letters
- end punctuation (period, question mark)
- body parts (heart, brain, lungs, stomach)
- healthy habits (hygiene, nutrition, MyPlate)
- safe behavior (fire, bus, holiday, medicine, school, classroom)
- learning habits (read, write, routines)
Vocabulary
- feelings, words, phrases, drawings, habit, community, routine, germs, feelings, nutrition
Student will be able to…
- ask questions about key details in text
- answer questions about key details in text
- retell stories with key details from text
- identify central message or lesson in a story
- identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses
- identify the main topic of a non-fiction text
- investigate relationships between events in real life
- describe the connection between two events in a text
- use illustrations to describe characters, setting, events, or details
- share information through collaborative writing
- recall information from experiences to answer a question
- gather information from provided sources to answer a question
- participate in collaborative conversations
- follow agreed upon rules for discussions
- build on other’s talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others
- ask questions to clear up any confusions about the topic or text being discussed
- add drawings to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings
- speak in complete sentences
- write with lower case letters
- write with upper case letters
- use end punctuation when writing a sentence
- practice safety rules in daily lives
- categorize and classify healthy and unhealthy foods
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