First Grade
English Language Arts
Report Card Guide

Decode words with common spelling patterns (sit, pet, nine) and distinguish between long and short vowel sounds.

Read grade level words with inflectional endings (-s, -ing, -ed).

Read grade level irregularly spelled words (ar, ee, oy). Read words with consonant digraphs (sh, th, ch).

Use a variety of decoding strategies with unknown words.

Read familiar text accurately with appropriate rate, expression, and attention to punctuation.

Recognize own mistakes and attempt corrections.

Reread as necessary.

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content.

Attempt to use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.

Demonstrate understanding of fiction and nonfiction by asking and answering questions about key details in text.

Retell stories including characters, setting and the major events.

Demonstrate understanding of the main idea.

Compare and contrast two texts.

Use the writing process to draw and/or write narrative, informational, opinion and poetry pieces.

Use correct structure that matches the type of writing.

Demonstrate grade level conventions and grammar (uses correct capitalization and end punctuation; use commas in dates and words in series; spell words with common spelling patterns; use appropriate verb tense).