Montana State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 1

MT.1. Reading: Students construct meaning as they comprehend, interpret, and respond to what they read.

1.1. Students will make predictions and connections between new material and previous information/experiences.

1.2. Students will incorporate new print/nonprint information into existing knowledge to draw conclusions and make application.

1.3. Students will provide oral, written, and/or artistic responses to ideas and feelings generated by the reading material.

1.4. Students will demonstrate basic understanding of main ideas and some supporting details.

1.5. Students will accurately retell key elements of appropriate reading material.

MT.2. Reading: Students apply a range of skills and strategies to read.

2.1. Students will decode unknown words combining the elements of phonics, grammatical structures, analysis of word parts, and context to understand reading material.

2.2. Students will demonstrate understanding of literary elements (e.g., plot, character, setting, problem, solution).

2.3. Students will identify literary devices (e.g., figurative language and exaggeration).

2.4. Students will use features and organization of fiction and nonfiction material to comprehend complex material (e.g., paragraphs, chapters, titles, indexes, tables of contents, graphs, charts, visuals).

2.5. Students will adjust fluency, rate, and style of reading to the purpose of the material with guidance.

2.6. Students will develop vocabulary through the use of context clues, analysis of word parts, auditory clues, and reference sources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, glossary).

2.7. Students will identify and apply reading strategies, including decoding words, self-correcting, and rereading to comprehend.

2.8. Students will ask questions and check predictions prior to, during, and after reading.

MT.3. Reading: Students set goals, monitor, and evaluate their progress in reading.

3.1. Students will articulate strategies used to self-monitor reading progress and to overcome reading difficulties with guidance from the teacher.

3.2. Students will describe reading successes and set reading goals.

3.3. Students will select authors, subjects, and print and nonprint material to share with others.

MT.4. Reading: Students select, read, and respond to print and nonprint material for a variety of purposes.

4.1. Students will identify a variety of purposes for (e.g., personal satisfaction, lifelong reading habits).

4.2. Students will solve a problem or answer a question through reading (e.g., signs, labels, instruction).

4.3. Students will perform tasks for a variety of purposes (e.g., recipes, directions, schedules, maps, tables, charts).

4.4. Students will read and provide oral, written, and/or artistic responses to diverse perspectives, cultures, and issues in traditional and contemporary literature.

4.5. Students will read a variety of sources to demonstrate an understanding of current events (e.g., newspapers, magazines).

4.6. Students will read and interpret information from a variety of documents and sources (e.g., memos, directories, maps, tables, schedules, as well as other technological material).

MT.5. Reading: Students gather, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information from a variety of sources, and communicate their findings in ways appropriate for their purposes and audiences.

5.1. Students will identify and summarize similarities and differences using a single element such as character within a text and between sources of information.

5.2. Students will make connections, integrate, and organize information from multiple sources.

5.3. Students will recognize authors' points of view.

5.4. Students will distinguish fact from opinion in various print and nonprint material.

1.6. Students will respond personally to ideas and feelings generated by literary works.

3.4. Students will monitor understanding by identifying and using strategies (e.g., asking relevant questions and restating information).

3.5. Students will distinguish new from familiar material, significant from insignificant information, fact from opinion, and fantasy from reality.

3.6. Students will draw connections between ones experiences, information, and insights, and experiences communicated by others.

3.7. Students will identify characteristics of enjoyable listening experiences by examining rhythm in music and visualization of images.

3.8. Students will identify, anticipate, and manage barriers to listening.

MT.6. Writing: Students use the inquiry process, problem-solving strategies, and resources to synthesize and communicate information.

6.1. Students will pose questions or identify problems.

6.2. Students will use selected technologies and information sources.

6.3. Students will identify explanations or solutions, and draw a conclusion based on the information.

6.4. Students will share information in appropriate ways for intended audiences.