First Grade Language Arts Standards
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Grade Appropriate General Resources
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This site includes a series of author interviews--just snippets that can be used in introducing a new books, etc., a plethora of articles on helping children become good readers--based on research. This is an excellent site for new ideas. |
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Resources Applicable to District Standards
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Reading Habits. |
A) Frequency and Variety of Reading § Reads four or more books daily § Reads and rereads to gain deeper understanding § Reads own writing, functional messages § Listens to picture and chapter books read daily B) Discussing (Listening and Speaking) § Gives reactions to books with backup reasoning § Listens, relates contributions, asks clarifying questions and defends position when discussing text with others § Retells and summarizes § Discusses one book read independently with another student or group § Compares two books by same author or within a theme referring to text to defend opinion |
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This PBS site contains a set of easy stories that can be read online at home or at school. There are activities after each story. Might be good for parents also. |
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Using resources available through EDSITEment, make poetry exciting for your students as they listen to, write and recite poems that are sure to please. There are great connections to online Kindergarten poems. |
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Getting the Meaning |
A) Accuracy and Fluency § Reads at grade level with 90% accuracy with intonation and phrasing § Uses punctuation to guide meaning and fluency B) Self-Monitoring and Self Correcting Strategies § Monitors own reading using strategies (i.e. “Does it make sense? Does it look right? Does it sound right?”) § Uses a variety of strategies to solve meaning, structure and visual problems C) Comprehension § Retells and summarizes using sequence and logic § Describes what new information they have learned § Responds to questions and extends the story § Makes predictions, talks about motives of characters, uses prior knowledge and infers cause and effect to gather meaning D) Vocabulary § Classifies categories of words § Learns new words from conversation and books § Notices and shows interest in learning new words § Talks about what nouns mean in terms of function and feature Accuracy, fluency and vocabulary is on grade level and can use reading to increase vocabulary. |
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Proficient Reader Strategies:
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This site has excellent mini-Lessons and examples of the reading strategies of connecting, summarizing, inference, synthesizing, visualizing, etc. Booklists for the mini lessons are included. |
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Wisconsin Educational Communications Board’s “Into the Book” Web site features video lessons for each comprehension strategy and assessment rubrics. |
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Print-sound Code.
Concepts About Print |
A) Phonemic Awareness § Separates and blends sounds B) Decoding and Word Recognition § Knows and uses letter sound correspondence § Uses onsets and rimes to create new words that include blends and diagraphs § Recognizes 150 high frequency words § Reads compound words and contractions |
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This Internet resource provides introductory information and practice in English-Language Arts specifically in the area of the alphabet and early phonemic awareness for Kindergarten through first grade students who are at grade level, below grade level, or English Language Development, in an individual user or computer lab situation |
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Writing Habits and Processes |
A) Frequency and Variety of Writing § Writes daily § Uses stages of the writing process § Applies some commonly agreed-upon criteria to self evaluate work § Polishes at least 10 pieces throughout the year |
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Book Buddy Biographies: Intermediate and Primary Students Working Together |
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Buddies is a program which pairs up a child from a primary class and
a child from an intermediate class. Using the Book Buddy
introduction is a great way to break the ice when meeting for the
first time, and the Book Buddy Biography is an important
introductory activity to achieve that. |
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Writing Purposes and Resulting Genres |
A) Narrative Writing § Describes where to begin within a sequence of events § Writes about two or more appropriately sequenced events § Uses drawings, diagrams or other suitable graphics § Demonstrates a growing awareness of author’s craft by using some writing strategies (i.e. beginning, word choice, detail) § Informational Writing § Gathers and sorts information into major categories § Recognizes and excludes extraneous information when prompted § Uses details, pictures, diagrams, maps and other graphics B) Functional Writing § Gives step-by-step instructions in appropriate sequence § Incorporates drawings, diagrams or other suitable graphics C) Producing and Responding to Literature § Uses text to help write in a specific genre § Reenacts, retells and discusses stories, songs and poems § Expresses an opinion in response to literature |
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Using resources available through EDSITEment, make poetry exciting for your students as they listen to, write and recite poems that are sure to please. |
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This lesson challenges students to write original stories using alphabetical order. For students who are still developing a basic understanding of alphabetization, the entire class can write one story, beginning each page with a new letter. Challenge more advanced students to write their own stories or to compose the words in each sentence in alphabetical order. Students can illustrate their texts in class or at home with their families. Although this lesson was primarily written for a first- or second-grade class, modifications can be made to allow kindergarten students to have success with alphabetizing as well. |
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Language Use and Conventions |
A) Style and Syntax § Uses a variety of sentences typical of spoken language § Embeds literary language and mimics sentences from various genres B) Vocabulary § Uses a full range of words from speaking vocabulary § Uses newly learned words C) Spelling § Writes text (including phonetic spelling) that can be read by self and others § Uses strategies for spelling unfamiliar words D) Punctuation, Capitalization § Shows an awareness of the use of punctuation in writing E) Penmanship § Prints legibly and spaces letters, words and sentences appropriately |
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Updated August 29, 2008