Idaho State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 1

ID.1. Reading Process: Students decode regularly spelled two-syllable words fluently by applying their knowledge of basic phonic concepts. Students blend and segment phonemes and identify the number of syllables in a word. Students use decoding skills to acquire and apply new vocabulary in all grade-level content areas. This knowledge is applied to achieve fluent oral reading of high frequency words and connected text.

1.1. Acquire Concepts About Print

1.LA.1.1.1. The student will be able to match oral words to printed words (e.g., pointing to print as one reads).

1.LA.1.1.2. The student will be able to locate information using alphabetical order to the first letter.

1.2. Acquire Concepts About Text

1.LA.1.2.1. The student will be able to practice reading environmental print with assistance (e.g. signs, symbols). (680.05.b)

1.LA.1.2.2. The student will be able to locate and identify the title, author, and illustrator and table of contents of a book or reading selection. (680.04.a)

1.LA.1.2.3. The student will be able to read simple graphs, charts, and diagrams.

1.3. Acquire Phonological Awareness Skills

1.LA.1.3.1. The student will be able to identify, first, middle, and last sound in a word.

1.LA.1.3.2. The student will be able to add, delete, or change initial sounds to make words. (680.01.j)

1.LA.1.3.3. The student will be able to blend two to four phonemes into recognizable words. (680.01.i)

1.LA.1.3.4. The student will be able to Count the number of syllables in a spoken word.

1.4. Acquire Decoding Skills Using Word Parts

1.LA.1.4.1. The student will be able to match vowel and consonant sounds to all letters. (670.01.f)

1.LA.1.4.2. The student will be able to read abbreviations appropriate to grade level.

1.5. Acquire Decoding Skills Using Syllabication

1.LA.1.5.1. The student will be able to apply knowledge of common onsets, rimes and word patterns to decode and generate new words.

1.6. Acquire Decoding Skills Using Context

1.LA.1.6.1. The student will be able to use context clues and pictures to aid in decoding of new words.

1.7. Acquire Fluency

1.LA.1.7.1. The student will be able to read at least 150 regular and irregular sight words fluently. (680.01.n)

1.LA.1.7.2. The student will be able to read aloud Grade 1 text fluently with at least 54 correct words per minute (see Idaho Reading Indicator fall to spring benchmarks).

1.8. Vocabulary and Concept Development

1.LA.1.8.1. The student will be able to identify the meaning of words by using common inflectional endings (e.g. s, ed, ing).

1.LA.1.8.2. The student will be able to identify common antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms.

1.LA.1.8.3. The student will be able to use words and concepts necessary for comprehending math, science, social studies, literature and other Grade 1 content area text.

1.LA.1.8.4. The student will be able to use personal and picture dictionaries to confirm and determine meanings of unfamiliar words.

ID.2. Comprehension/Interpretation: Students begin to read and analyze a variety of grade-level-appropriate literary and expository texts. Students identify topics of text heard or read and answer questions. Students identify plot and describe characters in stories heard or read and sequence a series of events from the story. Students apply their knowledge of the purpose and structures of expository and literary text to understand content. Students determine if a literary selection is reality or fantasy.

2.1. Acquire Strategies and Skills for Comprehending Text

1.LA.2.1.1. The student will be able to tell the purpose for reading text.

1.LA.2.1.2. The student will be able to participate in connecting the information and events in texts to self and to the world.

1.LA.2.1.3. The student will be able to participate in drawing conclusions based on information gathered from pictures and print.

2.2. Acquire Skills to Comprehend Expository Text

1.LA.2.2.1. The student will be able to participate in identifying the topic of expository text that is heard or read.

1.LA.2.2.2. The student will be able to answer questions (who, what, when, where, why, how) about expository text, heard or read. (680.01.p; 680.03.c; 680.03.d)

1.LA.2.2.3. The student will be able to identify facts and sequence important information from expository text into correct order using pictures clues.

1.LA.2.2.4. The student will be able to follow one-step written directions.

2.3. Acquire Skills for Comprehending Literary Text

1.LA.2.3.1. The student will be able to explain whether a literary selection, heard or read, is fiction or nonfiction. (680.03.a)

1.LA.2.3.2. The student will be able to orally identify and describe the characters in a story that is read aloud. (680.02.a)

1.LA.2.3.3. The student will be able to identify the setting in a story heard or read aloud.

1.LA.2.3.4. The student will be able to sequence and retell a story that is heard or read, into a beginning, middle and end. (680.03.b)

ID.3. Writing Process: Students begin to learn the five steps in the writing process. Students engage in generating writing topics, planning writing, and drafting. Students revise and edit before publishing their original piece of writing. Students practice all five steps of the writing process for multiple pieces of writing.

3.1. Acquire Prewriting Skills

1.LA.3.1.1. The student will be able to participate in generating ideas using pre-writing strategies (e.g., sketching). (681.01.b)

1.LA.3.1.2. The student will be able to participate in identifying the main idea.

3.2. Acquire Skills for Writing a Draft

1.LA.3.2.1. The student will be able to use ideas generated and organized in prewriting to write a draft that includes a main idea.

3.3. Acquire Skills for Revising a Draft

1.LA.3.3.1. The student will be able to revise writing by adding, substituting, or retelling text.

3.4. Acquire Skills for Editing a Draft

1.LA.3.4.1. The student will be able to edit the draft for errors in beginning capitalization and ending punctuation. (681.02.e)

3.5. Acquire Skills to Publish Writing

1.LA.3.5.1. The student will be able to publish and illustrate draft with assistance.

1.LA.3.5.2. The student will be able to share writing with intended audience.

ID.4. Writing Applications: Students write for a specific purpose and audience. Students write about real events and familiar topics. Students write multiple types of functional text to communicate meaning. Writing modes include expressive, expository, and literary response. (681.01.d)

4.1. Acquire Expressive (Narrative/Creative) Writing Skills

1.LA.4.1.1. The student will be able to write narratives based on personal experience.

1.LA.4.1.2. The student will be able to participate in creating simple rhymes, poems, or songs.

4.2. Acquire Expository (Informational/Research) Writing Skills

1.LA.4.2.1. The student will be able to participate in writing to communicate (e.g., thank you notes, invitations, posters).

1.LA.4.2.2. The student will be able to participate in writing brief explanations or observations of real objects, persons, places, events, or processes.

4.3. Acquire Persuasive Writing Skills

1.LA.4.3.1. No objectives at this grade level.

4.4. Acquire Skills for Literary Response

1.LA.4.4.1. The student will be able to participate in writing or drawing a response that identifies a text to self, text to world, and/or text to text connection.

1.LA.4.4.2. The student will be able to participate in writing or drawing a response to a literature selection that identifies the main characters.

ID.5. Writing Components: Students use the conventions of written language appropriate to this grade level. Students practice writing complete simple sentences with an initial capital letter and an end mark. Students print legibly and begin to spell common grade-level-appropriate words correctly.

5.1. Acquire Handwriting Skills

1.LA.5.1.1. The student will be able to print legibly.

5.2. Acquire Spelling Skills

1.LA.5.2.1. The student will be able to spell correctly Grade 1 high-frequency words.

1.LA.5.2.2. The student will be able to use invented spelling to spell independently.

5.3. Acquire Skills for Sentence Structure

1.LA.5.3.1. The student will be able to write a complete sentence with words spaced appropriately. (681.01.a)

1.LA.5.3.2. The student will be able to identify nouns and verbs.

5.4. Acquire Skills for Using Conventions

1.LA.5.4.1. The student will be able to Capitalize the first word in a sentence, names of people, and the pronoun I.

1.LA.5.4.2. The student will be able to use periods at the end of sentences, and identify question marks and exclamation points.

ID.6. Communication: Students listen critically and respond appropriately to oral communication. Students speak in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas by using proper grammar. Students deliver brief oral presentations about familiar experience or interests that are organized around a coherent topic. Students use skills of viewing to effectively understand and comprehend visually presented grade-level-appropriate information. Students use visual elements to produce visual presentations.

6.1. Acquire Listening Skills

1.LA.6.1.1. The student will be able to demonstrate effective and appropriate listening skills using eye contact and maintaining attention to speaker. (682.01.a)

1.LA.6.1.2. The student will be able to listen for specific answers in order to respond to questions. (682.01.c)

1.LA.6.1.3. The student will be able to listen and follow one and two-step oral directions.

1.LA.6.1.4. The student will be able to listen to acquire information from a variety of sources.

6.2. Acquire Speaking Skills

1.LA.6.2.1. The student will be able to ask questions for clarification and understanding.

1.LA.6.2.2. The student will be able to give, restate, and follow simple two-step directions.

1.LA.6.2.3. The student will be able to stay on topic when speaking. (683.01.a)

1.LA.6.2.4. The student will be able to recite short poems, rhymes, and songs.

1.LA.6.2.5. The student will be able to use descriptive words when speaking about people, places, things, and events.

6.3. Acquire Viewing Skills

1.LA.6.3.1. The student will be able to demonstrate awareness of different media.

1.LA.6.3.2. The student will be able to demonstrate understanding of the main idea of media presentations. (684.01.b)

1.LA.6.3.3. The student will be able to participate in differentiating between real and imaginary in media.