T-1 Grade Level Expectations

LANGUAGE   ARTS 

1. Demonstrate understanding of phonemic awareness by doing the following:

·         creating rhyming words

·         demonstrating that a sequence of letters in a word represents the sequence of sounds heard or spoken in that word by repeating or saying the sounds in sequence heard or seen

·         identifying when words begin with the same sound

·         listening to three sounds (phonemes) and recognizing that two are the same

·         listening to and deleting or adding a beginning, a middle, or a final sound to a word

·         orally segmenting individual sounds (phonemes) in words that have two to five sounds

·         isolating and saying the beginning and final sounds (phonemes) of a spoken word

·         clapping/tapping to match each individual syllable of a spoken word (ELA‑1‑E1)

2. Demonstrate understanding of alphabetic principle by doing the following:

·         distinguishing and naming all uppercase and lowercase letters

·         identifying own first and last name (ELA‑1‑E1)

3. Demonstrate understanding of phonics by doing the following:

·         matching each consonant or short vowel sound to the appropriate letter

·         decoding simple one‑syllable words

·         decoding simple words using word-attack strategies including letter-sound correspondence for consonants spelled with one letter and with digraphs and consonant blends

·         read one-syllable words with short- and long-vowel sounds spelled with common spelling patterns

·         identifying and reading words from common word families

·         reading high-frequency, grade-appropriate nonphonetic words with automaticity (ELA-1-E1)

4. Recognize and understand words found in environmental print (ELA‑1‑E1)

5. Read books with predictable, repetitive text and simple illustrations

           (ELA‑1‑E1)

6. Identify that printed text is made up of sentences that begin with a capital letter and end with some type of punctuation (ELA‑1‑E2)

7. Demonstrate understanding of book and print concepts by doing the following:

·         locating front and back covers, title pages, and inside pages of a book

·         identifying periods, question marks, and exclamation marks and demonstrating knowledge that they are used at the end of a sentence

·         isolating individual words in print (ELA‑1‑E2)

8. Identify the author and the illustrator of a book (ELA-1-E2)

9. Identify basic story elements, including simple plot sequences, setting, and simple character descriptions, in a favorite story using pictures and/or oral responses (ELA‑1‑E4)

10. Orally retell ideas and important facts in grade‑appropriate texts read aloud by the teacher or read by the individual student (ELA‑1‑E5)

11. Answer questions about the important characters, setting, and events of

            a story (ELA‑1‑E5)

12. Describe the connections between life experiences and texts (ELA‑1‑E6)

14. Identify whether the type of text read aloud is a true story, a fictional story, a song, or a poem (ELA‑6‑E2)

15. Demonstrate understanding of information in texts read aloud using a variety of strategies, including:

·         making predictions using prior knowledge and pictures

·         using at least five pictures to sequence the events of a story

·         drawing conclusions from text

·         using pictures to resolve questions (ELA‑7‑E1)

16. Identify problems in texts and offer possible solutions (ELA‑7‑E2)

17. Describe the role of an author and an illustrator (ELA‑7‑E3)

19. Ask questions that demonstrate knowledge of character, setting, plot, and text type about texts read aloud (e.g., what, why, how, who, when, where) (ELA‑7‑E4)

20. Write using developmental/inventive spelling, supported by drawing or dictation to the teacher to express ideas (ELA‑2‑E1)

21. Create compositions by participating in shared writing activities (ELA‑2‑E1)

22. Use illustrations, developmental/inventive spelling, and appropriate vocabulary to write for a specific purpose and/or audience (ELA‑2‑E2)

23. Create simple text using prior knowledge by drawing, dictating to the teacher, and/or writing using developmental/inventive spelling (ELA‑2‑E3)

24. Use classroom resources (e.g., word walls, picture dictionaries, teachers, peers) to support a writing process (ELA‑2‑E3)

26. Write informal notes, lists, letters, personal experiences, and stories using developmental/inventive spelling and pictures (ELA‑2‑E4)

27. Use rhyme and alliteration in group-shared writing activities (ELA‑2‑E5)

28. Use developmental/inventive spelling, supported by pictures, to represent a word or idea or to respond to a life experience or a text read aloud (ELA‑2‑E6)

29. Demonstrate an understanding of letter placement in text by writing letters and words from left to right and top to bottom on a page (ELA‑3‑E1)

30. Print all uppercase and lowercase letters (ELA‑3‑E1)

31. Print letters and words with proper figure grounding on a line and with appropriate spaces between words (ELA‑3‑E1)

32. Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names of people, the pronoun I, and the names of months and days (ELA-3-E2)

33. Write simple stories or life experiences using developmental/inventive spelling that shows  knowledge of letter/sound correspondences (ELA‑3‑E5)

34. Initiate and sustain normal conversation on a specific topic with the

            teacher (ELA‑4‑E1)

35. Express feelings, needs, and ideas in complete sentences (ELA‑4‑E1)

36. Give and follow one‑ and two‑step verbal and nonverbal directions

            without interrupting (ELA‑4‑E2)

37. Relate an experience or creative story in a logical sequence (ELA‑4‑E3)

38. Describe people, places, things (e.g., size, color, and shape), locations, and actions from a story read aloud (ELA‑4‑E3)

39. Recite short poems, rhymes, and songs (ELA‑4‑E4)

40. Listen to and recite short poems and stories for an audience (ELA‑4‑E5)

41. Respond to video/film versions of a story read aloud through activities such as role‑playing, illustrating, and discussing without interruption (ELA‑4‑E6)

42. Participate in designated roles within classroom activities, such as line leader, teacher helper, and calendar helper (ELA‑4‑E7)

43. Use a computer mouse to navigate the screen (ELA‑5‑E1)

44. Identify that a computer has a keyboard to enter information (ELA‑5‑E1)

45. Use technology to produce class work (ELA‑5‑E4)

46. Read and interpret a classroom schedule (ELA‑5‑E6)