Standard 3: Language Arts Literacy

Language Arts Literacy Cumulative Progress Indicators (CPIs) for the end of the designated grade span

Place a "+" for an expectation that represents a strength & a "-" for a weakness

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 STANDARD 3.1 (READING) ALL STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND AND APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE OF SOUNDS, LETTERS, AND WORDS IN WRITTEN ENGLISH TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND FLUENT READERS, AND WILL READ A VARIETY OF MATERIALS AND TEXTS WITH FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION.
 

A.     Concepts About Print

  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
  1.         Match oral words to printed words (e.g., pointing to print as one reads).
  2.         Practice reading print in the environment at school and at home with assistance.
  3.         Locate and identify the title, author, and illustrator of a book or reading selection.
  4.         Interpret simple graphs, charts, and diagrams.
 

B.     Phonological Awareness (oral language activities)
  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
  1.         Demonstrate understanding of all sound- symbol relationships.
  2.         Blend or segment the phonemes of most one-syllable words.
  3.         Listen and identify the number of syllables in a word.
  4.         Merge spoken segments into a word.
  5.         Add, delete, or change sounds to change words (e.g., cow to how, cat to can).
 

C.     Decoding and Word Recognition 

  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
  1.         Identify all consonant sounds in spoken words (including blends such as bl, br; and digraphs such as th, wh).
  2.         Recognize and use rhyming words to reinforce decoding skills.
  3.         Decode regular one-syllable words and nonsense words (e.g., sit, zot).
  4.         Use sound-letter correspondence knowledge to sound out unknown words when reading text.
  5.         Recognize high frequency words in and out of context.
  6.         Decode unknown words using basic phonetic analysis.
  7.         Decode unknown words using context clues.
 

D.    Fluency
  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
  1.      Answer questions correctly that are posed about stories read.
  2.      Begin to read simple text with fluency.
  3.      Read with fluency both fiction and nonfiction that is grade-level appropriate.
 

E.     Reading Strategies (before, during, and after reading)
  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.         Use prior knowledge to make sense of text.
  2.         Establish a purpose for reading and adjust reading rate.
  3.         Use pictures as cues to check for meaning.
  4.         Check to see if what is being read makes sense.
 

5.         Monitor their reading by using fix-up strategies (e.g., searching for clues).
 

6.         Use graphic organizers to build on experiences and extend learning.
  7.         Begin to apply study skills strategies (e.g., survey, question, read, recite, and review—SQ3R) to assist with retention and new learning.
 

F.      Vocabulary and Concept Development
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
  1.         Develop a vocabulary of 300-500 high-frequency sight words and phonetically regular words.
  2.         Use and explain common antonyms and synonyms.
 

3.         Comprehend common and/or specific vocabulary in informational texts and literature.
 

G.    Comprehension Skills and Response to Text
  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
  1.         Draw simple conclusions from information gathered from pictures, print, and people.
  2.         Demonstrate familiarity with genres of text, including storybooks, expository texts, poetry, and newspapers.
  3.         Sequence information learned from text into a logical order to retell facts.
  4.         Identify, describe, compare, and contrast the elements of plot, setting, and characters.
  5.         Make simple inferences.
  6.         Read regularly in independent-level materials.
  7.         Engage in silent independent reading for specific purposes.
 

H.    Inquiry and Research
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.         Ask and explore questions related to a topic of interest.
 

2.         Draw conclusions from information and data gathered.
 

3.         Be exposed to and read a variety of fiction and nonfiction, and produce evidence of reading.

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STANDARD 3.2 (WRITING) ALL STUDENTS WILL WRITE IN CLEAR, CONCISE, ORGANIZED LANGUAGE THAT VARIES IN CONTENT AND FORM FOR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES AND PURPOSES.
 

A.     Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.         Begin to generate ideas for writing through talking, sharing, and drawing.

 

2.         Observe the modeling of writing.

 

3.         Begin to use a basic writing process to develop writing.

 

4.         Use simple sentences to convey ideas.

 

5.         Increase fluency (ability to write ideas easily) to improve writing.

 

6.         Continue to use pictures, developmental spelling or conventional text to create writing drafts.

 

7.         Revisit pictures and writings to add detail.

 

8.         Begin to mimic an author’s voice and patterns.

 

9.         Begin to use a simple checklist to improve writing with teacher support.
 

10.     Begin to use simple computer writing applications during some parts of the writing process.

 

B.     Writing as a Product (resulting in work samples)
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.      Produce finished writings to share with class and/or for publication.
 

2.      Produce stories from personal experiences.
 

3.      Show and talk about own writing for classroom audience.

 

4.      Collect favorite works to place in personal writing folder.

 

C.     Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.         Write all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet from memory.

 

2.         Begin to use basic punctuation and capitalization.  
 

3.         Apply sound/symbol relationships to writing words.

 

4.         Use developmental spelling or phonics-based knowledge to spell independently, when necessary.
 

5.         Develop awareness of conventional spelling.
 

6.         Use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and use appropriate spacing between words.
 

D.    Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring a variety of writing)
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.      Create written texts for others to read.  
 

2.      Produce a variety of writings, including stories, descriptions, and journal entries, showing relationships between illustrations and printed text.
 

STANDARD 3.3 (SPEAKING) ALL STUDENTS WILL SPEAK IN CLEAR, CONCISE, ORGANIZED LANGUAGE THAT VARIES IN CONTENT AND FORM FOR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES AND PURPOSES.
 

A.     Discussion
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.      Speak in complete sentences.
 

2.      Offer personal opinions in discussion and retell personal experiences.
 

3.      Role-play situations and dramatize story events.
 

B.  Questioning (Inquiry) and Contributing
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.      Respond to ideas and questions posed by others.
 

2.      Ask and answer various types of questions.
 

C.  Word Choice

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.      Attempt to use new vocabulary learned from shared literature and classroom experiences.
 

2.      Use descriptive words to clarify and extend ideas.
 

D.  Oral Presentation
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.  Recite poems, stories, or rhymes orally (e.g., favorite nursery rhymes).

 

2.  Participate in choral reading to develop phonemic awareness, oral language, and fluency.
 

3.  Retell a story to check for understanding.
 

4.  Read aloud from developmentally appropriate texts with attention to expression.

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STANDARD 3.4 (LISTENING) ALL STUDENTS WILL LISTEN ACTIVELY TO INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS.

 

A.     Active Listening
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.      Listen and respond appropriately to directions.
 

2.      Listen to hear initial, final, and eventually middle sounds in words.
 

3.      Listen to a familiar text being read to begin tracking print.
 

4.      Listen to a spoken word to produce another word that rhymes with it.
 

B.     Listening Comprehension
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

1.      Listen to make predictions about stories read aloud.
 

2.      Follow simple oral directions.
 

3.      Recall information from listening to stories, poems, television and film.
 

4.      Retell, reenact, or dramatize stories or parts of stories heard.
 

5.      Respond appropriately to questions about stories read aloud.
 

6.      Begin to track print when listening to a familiar text being read or when rereading their own writing.
 

7.      Ask questions for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas heard.

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STANDARD 3.5 (VIEWING AND MEDIA LITERACY) ALL STUDENTS WILL ACCESS, VIEW, EVALUATE, AND RESPOND TO PRINT, NONPRINT, AND ELECTRONIC TEXTS AND RESOURCES.
 

A.     Constructing Meaning

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

 1.         Retell the story from a favorite media program (e.g., television, movie).
 

2.         Distinguish between "pretend" and "real" in the media.
 

3.         Begin to recognize that media messages have different purposes.
 

 4.         Speculate about visual representations (e.g., pictures, artwork).
 

 5.         Use simple graphs and charts to report data.
 

 6.         Begin to recognize the work of a favorite illustrator.
 

 7.         Begin to compare and contrast media characters.
 

B.     Visual and Verbal Messages
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will:
 

 1.         Begin to interpret messages in simple advertisements.
 

 2.         Sequence a series of pictures or images to tell a story.
 

C.     Living with Media
 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:
 

 1.         Express preferences for media choices.

 

Link to Standard 3 Grade K

 

Link to Standard 3 Grade 3