Grade Level Expectations for Reading and Writing First Grade
Concepts of Print
Identify and use upper and lower case letters
Identify high frequency words (list of 100 words is on home page of this
site)
Know that print goes from left to right
Know the purpose of a period, question mark, and exclamation point
Identify syllables in a word
Reading Strategies/Comprehension
Use meaning, structure, and visual cues while reading
Develop fluency and expression while reading
Select an appropriate level book and chose to read independently
Read fiction and non-fiction books
Make predictions before and while reading
Sequence stories
Recognize similes
Recognize the main idea and details
Identify cause and effect
Recognize characters in a story
Compare and contrast
Word Study
Know all consonant sounds
Know qu, ch, th, wh, sh, ap, an, at ack, am op, og, et, en, ell, it, ip,
ick, un, ug, up, word parts
Know r, l, and final t clusters
Identify rhyming words
Recognize vowel patterns short and long
Know contractions
Recognize possessives
Know compound words
Long vowel patterns ay, ai, oa, ee, ea, ight
Drop silent e and add ing or ed to the end of words
Read 100 sight words fluently
Reference Skills
Alphabetize words to the first letter
Use table of contents
Use dictionary
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and label nouns and verbs
Use period, question mark, exclamation point in written work
Use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for names
Recognize and use proper sentence structure
Use me and I properly
Use pronouns
