Grade 1 ELA Idaho Standards

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.

Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds, including consonant blends.

Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

Delete initial and final sounds in spoken single syllable words and say the resulting word.

Segment and blend sequences of individual sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

Use knowledge of grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.

Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds (e.g., ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, and oe).

Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.

Learn all the r-controlled vowel patterns (-ar, -er, -ir, -or, -ur) and recognize how they change short vowel recognition and pronunciation.

Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.

Decode frequently encountered words with inflectional endings (e.g., -s, ed, -est).

Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words (e.g., what, said, have).

Demonstrate command of the conventions English grammar and usage when writing and/or speaking.

Use subject-verb agreement in simple sentences.

Match single and plural nouns with matching verbs in simple sentences. (e.g., He hops; We hop).

Form and use the simple verb tenses (past, present, and future) for regular verbs.

Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything).

Use frequently occurring adjectives.

Use frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).

Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, during, under, in, with, at).

Produce and expand complete sentences in response to prompts.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of English punctuation and capitalization when writing and reading aloud to create meaning.

Distinguish among declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences, and use periods, exclamation marks, or question marks at the end of sentences when writing and reading text aloud.

Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.

Capitalize the first word in a sentence, the first letter of student's name, and the pronoun "I".

Use knowledge of spelling in writing.

Use conventional spelling for words with common, taught spelling patterns and frequently occurring irregular words.

Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

Engage in collaborative discussions about grade-level topics and texts with peers by listening to others closely, taking turns speaking through multiple exchanges, and asking questions to clear up any confusion.

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.

Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.

Digital communications begins in grade 3

Text complexity begins in grade 2.

Regularly engage in reading and listening to a series of texts related to the topics and themes being studied to build knowledge and vocabulary.

Ask and answer questions about key details in texts heard or read.

Read grade-level text with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression to support comprehension in successive readings.

Use evidence from literature to demonstrate. understanding of grade-level texts.

Retell the beginning, middle, and end of familiar stories (including fables and fairy tales) with key details heard or read, demonstrating understanding of their central messages or morals.

Describe the connection between characters, settings, and major events in stories heard, using key details.

Describe major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information.

Describe who is telling stories heard or read at various points in texts.

Compare and contrast the adventures or experiences of characters in stories heard.

Use evidence from nonfiction works to demonstrate understanding of grade-level texts.

Retell key details of texts that demonstrate understanding of the main topics of texts heard or read.

Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in texts heard or read.

Know and use various text features (e.g., table of contents, headings, glossaries, icons, index) to locate information in a text.

Identify the reasons authors give to support points in texts heard or read.

Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts heard or read on the same topic.

With support, conduct simple research tasks to take some action or make informal presentations by identifying information from classroom experiences or provided sources (including read alouds) and organizing information, recorded in words or pictures, using graphic organizers or other aids.

Read or listen to a series of texts organized around a variety of conceptually related topics to build knowledge about the world.

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies:

Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Use frequently occurring affixes (e.g., re-, un- pre-, -ful, -less) as clues to the nuance they add to known words.

Recognize and read frequently encountered words with inflectional endings (e.g., -d, -ed, -s, -es).

Identify frequently encountered root words (e.g., help) and use the roots as clues to the meaning of the full word (e.g., helper, helpful).

Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., playpen, penpal).

With support, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

Sort words into categories (e.g., tools, pets) and define those words by one or more key attributes (e.g., a saw is a tool that cuts; a goldfish is a pet that lives in water).

Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring grade-level verbs and adjectives by relating them to their synonyms and antonyms.

Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, stroll, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.

Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

With support as needed, acquire and use general academic and content-specific words gained through conversations, reading, and listening to texts.

Routinely write or dictate writing for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences (e.g., expressing a view or preference, supplying some information about the topic, stories that recount an event or tell a story).

Print legibly and space words appropriately when writing a complete sentence.

Keyboarding skills begin in grade 3.

Foundational Reading

Handwriting and Keyboarding

Word Building

Deep Reading on Topics to Build Knowledge

Range of Writing

Academic Vocabulary

Writing Strand

Nonfiction Text

Text Complexity

Oral and Digital Communications Strand

Grammar and Usage

Reading Comprehension

Research Strand

Textual Evidence

Literature

Volume of Reading to Build Knowledge

Inquiry Process to Build, Present, and Use Knowledge

Vocabulary Development

Mechanics

Phonics and Decoding

Phonemic Awareness

Oral Communications

Reading Fluency

Grammar and Conventions

Digital Communications

Follow Oral Directions

Understand Social and Academic Conversations

Understand Key Ideas of Information Presented Orally

Ask and Answer Questions

Communicate Information Orally

Retell Stories or Experiences

Use Text Features to Locate Information

Use Graphic Features to Support Understanding of Text

Decode Words Using Phonological Awareness Skills

Decode Words Using Knowledge of Syllables

Decode and Determine Meaning of Words Using Knowledge of Word Parts

Identify and Use Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms

Read With Fluency

Follow Written Directions

Identify Topic in Text

Describe Characters, Settings, and Plots

Plan, Write, Revise, and Edit a Draft

Write Narratives

Write Reports

Spell Words Correctly

Apply Capitalization and Punctuation Rules

Use Grammatical Forms

Ask and answer simple questions using a few words.

Writing

Tell a brief experience or story in response to prompts using words and phrases.

Respond orally to information shared by others using coherent sentences.

Complete simple sentence frames and identify nouns and verbs with prompting.

Ask and answer questions using detailed sentences with some errors.

Follow one-step written directions represented by signs, symbols, and one or two words.

Reading Process

Decode and determine meaning of words using knowledge of common base words and simple prefixes, suffixes, and contractions. [N/A for K]

Decode words using knowledge of chunks or small words. [N/A for K]

Use grade-level text features to locate information in a book or reading selection. [N/A for K]

Follow two-step written directions. [N/A for K]

Identify and use common antonyms and synonyms to determine the meaning of words. [N/A for K]

Identify and use subject-verb-object order in very simple sentences with some errors. [N/A for K]

Identify common, simple antonyms and synonyms.

Use the title and illustrations to aid comprehension of information in a book or reading selection.

Spell high-frequency words correctly and apply basic spelling rules to spell other words. [N/A for K]

Tell an experience or story in a logical sequence using detailed sentences without prompting.

Draw a picture for a given topic.

Follow simple one-step oral directions.

Identify and use synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms to determine the meaning of words. [N/A for K]

Follow multi-step oral directions.

Spell some high-frequency words correctly and use invented spelling for other words.

Identify the topic in brief text with illustrations by drawing a picture or using gestures or words orally.

Fill in a prewriting organizer, and, with support, write a draft of a few simple sentences that includes a main idea; edit the draft for beginning capitalization and ending punctuation. [N/A for K]

Identify and describe the characters, identify the setting, and retell the basic plot in a story.

Read familiar high frequency words fluently.

Writing Conventions

Identify cover and title of a book; hold book right side up and turn pages in the correct direction.

Identify the characters and main event of a story with picture clues, using gestures or words in response to prompting.

Ask and answer questions using detailed sentences with few errors.

Name some upper and lowercase letters.

Use a capital letter for the first word of a sentence, familiar proper nouns, and the pronoun I; use a period at the end of a sentence. [N/A for K]

Write brief explanations of observations of real objects, persons, places, events, or processes, using a few simple sentences. [N/A for K]

Repeat spoken words with one or two syllables.

Respond appropriately to simple social conversations on mostly familiar topics with contextual support.

Identify a few key ideas of brief, mostly concrete information presented orally with visual support.

Follow simple one-step written directions supported by visual clues.

Describe information in simple graphs, charts, and diagrams. [N/A for K]

Decode and determine meaning of words using knowledge of common base words and simple prefixes and suffixes. [N/A for K]

Draw a picture and respond to oral prompts using gestures or words.

Listening Comprehension

Draw and label a series of pictures and respond to oral prompts about observations of real objects, persons, places, events, or processes using phrases.

Express basic needs and feelings using a few words.

Respond appropriately to social and simple classroom conversations on mostly familiar, concrete topics.

Read grade-level text at near grade-level fluency. [N/A for K]

Identify orally the topic in text with illustrations by using simple sentences.

Decode new words using knowledge of common onsets and rimes. [N/A for K]

Identify initial, middle, and final sounds in single-syllable words.

Label a series of pictures or fill in a simple prewriting organizer for a given topic with support, using familiar words and phrases.

Spell high-frequency words correctly. [N/A for K]

Identify and use nouns and verbs in simple sentences. [N/A for K]

Identify the number of syllables in spoken words.

Write brief narratives based on personal experiences, using a sentence starter template with prompting.

Read grade-level text at grade-level fluency. [N/A for K]

Identify key ideas of information presented orally.

Read a few familiar, high frequency words fluently.

Identify a key idea of very brief, concrete information presented orally with visual support.

Use grade-level capitalization and punctuation rules with some errors. [N/A for K]

Spell name and a few high-frequency words correctly and start to use invented spelling for other words.

Respond to prompting about an experience or story using gestures and words.

Identify the characters, setting, and main event of a story with picture clues, using words or phrases orally in response to prompting.

Follow complex one-step written directions. [N/A for K]

Respond appropriately to brief, very simple social conversations on familiar topics with contextual support.

Copy name and high-frequency words with some accuracy.

Retell or paraphrase information that has been shared by others, using coherent sentences.

Identify the topic in near grade-level text and sequence information in a logical order. [N/A for K]

Write brief explanations of observations of real objects, persons, places, events, or processes, using more detailed sentences. [N/A for K]

Speaking

Identify and use subject-verb-object order and subject-verb agreement in simple sentences with few errors. [N/A for K]

Express basic needs using gestures or words.

Follow two-step oral directions.

Match vowel and consonant sounds to all letters; identify initial and final sounds in single-syllable words.

Ask and answer questions using phrases or simple sentences.

Use grade-level capitalization and punctuation rules with few errors. [N/A for K]

Follow simple one-step written directions.

Reading

Name upper and lowercase letters; match vowel and consonant sounds to some letters.

Speaking Applications

Decode and determine the meaning of words by using common inflectional endings (e.g., -ed, -ing, and plural -s). [N/A for K]

Identify words, sentences, and parts of a book (e.g., cover, title).

Draw and label a series of pictures and respond to oral prompts using words and phrases.

Respond appropriately to classroom conversations on mostly concrete topics.

Identify common, simple antonym pairs (e.g., hot/cold).

Reading Comprehension

Identify information in familiar, simple bar graphs or diagrams.

Respond appropriately to classroom conversations on concrete and abstract topics.

Identify a few key ideas of concrete and some abstract information presented orally with some visual support.

Use basic word patterns and/or word families to decode words. [N/A for K]

Tell an experience or story in a logical sequence using simple sentences without prompting.

Identify information from pictures and symbols in signs.

Use information from simple graphs, charts, and diagrams. [N/A for K]

Identify the number of syllables in familiar spoken words.

Writing Applications

Read simple, familiar words.

Write narratives based on personal experiences that contain a main idea, using a few simple sentences. [N/A for K]

Identify orally the topic in brief text with illustrations by drawing a picture and using phrases.

Draw and label a picture and respond to oral prompts about observations of real objects, persons, places, events, or processes using words or phrases.

Complete simple familiar Cloze sentences with a noun or verb.

Identify common antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms. [N/A for K]

Write narratives based on personal experiences that contain a main idea, using more detailed sentences. [N/A for K]

Writing Process

Identify information in simple graphs, charts, and diagrams. [N/A for K]

Tell an experience or story in a logical sequence with some prompting, using phrases and simple sentences.

Share information orally using simple sentences.

Ask and answer familiar, very simple questions using gestures or words.

Identify prewriting strategies and format; write and revise a draft that includes a main idea and details, and edit the draft for grade-level writing conventions. [N/A for K]

Listening

Fill in a prewriting organizer, write a draft that includes a main idea and some details, make basic revisions, and edit the draft for some writing conventions. [N/A for K]

Read regular and irregular sight words fluently.

Copy familiar words, including words with capital letters.

Identify the characters, setting, and beginning, middle, and end of a story with picture clues, using simple sentences orally in response to prompting.

Follow simple two-step oral directions.

Identify the topic in grade-level text and sequence information in a logical order. [N/A for K]

Use capital letters in first name and other familiar proper nouns.

Write brief explanations of observations of real objects, persons, places, events, or processes using a sentence starter template with prompting. [N/A for K]

Read and determine the meaning of simple, familiar words.