Alabama State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 1
AL.R. Reading - Students will:
R.1. Demonstrate phonemic awareness, including isolating, deleting, and adding phonemes; using onsets and rimes; and identifying initial, medial, and final sounds in one-syllable words.
R.1.1. Blending phonemes to produce sounds
R.2. Utilize predictable letter-sound relationships to decode printed words, including words with consonant blends that require blending 3-4 phonemes into a whole word.
R.2.1. Blending sounds to form words
R.2.2. Identifying sound-spelling relationships of consonants and vowels
R.2.3. Segmenting printed words into phonemes
R.3. Demonstrate vocabulary skills, including sorting words into categories and deriving word meaning from context within sentences and paragraphs.
R.3.1. Using new words from reading when writing and speaking
R.3.2. Recognizing words in the environment
R.3.3. Asking questions for clarification
R.3.4. Spelling correctly sight words and single-syllable, phonetically regular words
R.4. Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informational texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end.
R.4.1. Recognizing cues provided by print
R.4.2. Making predictions from text clues
R.4.3. Stating main ideas about a topic in informational text
R.4.4. Connecting events in a story to specific life experiences
R.4.5. Monitoring comprehension during reading
R.4.6. Drawing simple conclusions
R.5. Read with fluency simple passages containing simple sentences.
R.5.1. Reading 40-60 words per minute
R.5.2. Recognizing first-grade high frequency words by sight
R.5.3. Attending to end punctuation in phrasing
AL.L. Literature - Students will:
L.6. Recognize a variety of narrative text forms, including fairy tales, adventure stories, and poetry.
L.6.1. Identifying characters, settings, problems, and solutions in a variety of texts
L.6.2. Comparing story elements through text-to-text connections
L.7. Use the basic features of informational text to distinguish fact from fiction.
AL.WL. Writing and Language - Students will:
WL.8. Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story.
WL.8.1. Using graphic organizers to outline content
WL.8.2. Rereading to make revisions
WL.8.3. Editing for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
WL.8.4. Publishing final draft
WL.8.5. Using descriptive, narrative, and expository modes of writing
WL.8.6. Writing simple poems addressing a topic
WL.9. Use periods at the end of sentences and capitalization at the beginning of sentences and with the pronoun I.
WL.9.1. Using question marks at the end of asking sentences
WL.10. Use a word that names a person, place, thing, or animal as the subject of a sentence.
WL.10.1. Using verbs to show action
WL.10.2. Using adjectives to describe
WL.10.3. Identifying singular and plural nouns
WL.11. Exhibit proper letter formation, spacing, and letter-line placement in words and sentences.
AL.RI. Research and Inquiry - Students will:
RI.12. Collect information from print and nonprint resources to investigate a teacher- or student-selected topic.
RI.12.1. Generating oral and written questions to gather information
RI.12.2. Using parts of a book to locate information
RI.12.3. Using alphabetical order to the first letter to access information
RI.12.4. Interpreting information from simple charts, maps, graphs, and directions
AL.OVC. Oral and Visual Communication - Students will:
OVC.13. Listen for meaning in conversations and discussions, including looking at the speaker without interrupting.
OVC.13.1. Following two- and three-part oral directions
OVC.13.2. Making connections to literature read aloud
OVC.14. Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others.
OVC.14.1. Using grammar and word choice appropriate for a specific audience
OVC.14.2. Reciting poems, rhymes, songs, and stories
OVC.14.3. Demonstrating the ability to take turns in a conversation
OVC.14.4. Expanding vocabulary reflective of a growing range of interests and knowledge
OVC.14.5. Using pictures, objects, music, and computer resources to present information
OVC.14.6. Using the writing process to prepare oral presentations