Kansas Education Resource Center

 

Grade  :  Grade 1
Content Area  :  Reading, Approved 2003

1 Reading
The student reads and comprehends text across the curriculum.
1.1 The student uses skills in alphabetics to construct meaning from text.
1.1.1 The student identifies sounds of both upper and lower case letters of the alphabet (Letter-sound Relationships).
1.1.2 The student identifies names of both upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
1.1.3 The student identifies and distinguishes between letters, words, and sentences.
1.1.4 The student identifies and manipulates phonemes in spoken words (e.g., phoneme isolation, identification, categorization, *blending, *segmentation, *deletion, * addition, *substitution). (Phonemic Awareness)
1.1.5 The student identifies onsets and rimes in spoken words (e.g. alliteration, intonation, rhyme). (Phonological Awareness)
1.1.6 The student uses knowledge of letter-sound correspondences (e.g., *consonant-vowel patterns, blends, *digraphs, word families) when reading unknown words. (Phonics)
1.1.7 The student manipulates onsets and rimes in spoken words (e.g. alliteration, intonation, rhyme). (Phonological Awareness)
1.2 The student reads fluently.
1.2.1 The student applies concepts of print when reading (e.g., front-to-back, top-to-bottom, left-to-right, capitalization).
1.2.2 The student uses punctuation at instructional or independent reading levels while reading.
1.2.3 The student reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech with familiar text.
1.2.4 The student uses knowledge of sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
1.2.5 The student uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., practicing words in isolation) to read fluently.
1.3 The student expands vocabulary.
1.3.1 The student demonstrates automatic recognition of sight words.
1.3.2 The student determines the meaning of unknown words or phrases using picture clues and context clues from sentences.
1.3.3 The student identifies synonyms and antonyms to determine the meaning of words.
1.3.4 The student determines meaning of words through knowledge of word structure (e.g., compound nouns, contractions, inflectional endings).
1.4 The student comprehends a variety of text (narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive).
1.4.1 The student participates in discussions about narrative, expository, and technical texts read to them or text read independently.
1.4.2 The student located and discusses title, author, illustrator, and illustrations.
1.4.3 The student uses pictures, content, and prior knowledge to make predictions.
1.4.4 The student responds logically to literal, inferential, and critical thinking questions before, during, and after listening to or reading the text.
1.4.5 The student uses picture clues, text, and prior knowledge to make inferences and draw conclusions.
1.4.6 The student develops awareness of text structure (e.g. sequence, problem-solution, comparison-contrast).
1.4.7 The student sequences events according to basic story structure of beginning, middle, and end.
1.4.8 The student compares and contrasts information (e.g., topics, characters) between texts.
1.4.9 The student retells or role plays important events and main ideas from narrative and expository texts.
1.4.10 The student identifies the topic and main idea in appropriate-levels texts.

 

 

 

 

2 Literature
The student responds to a variety of text.
2.1 The student uses literary concepts to interpret and respond to text.
2.1.1 The student identifies and discusses character(s) in literature.
2.1.2 The student identifies and describes setting.
2.1.3 The student follows events in a plot.
2.2 The student understands the significance of literature and its contributions to various cultures.
2.2.1 The student listens to or reads text to connect personal experiences and ideas with those of other cultures in literature.