FIRST GRADE READING EXPECTATIONS
Phonemic/Phonological Awareness
-Identify initial, medial, and final sounds (1.A.1a)
Short vowels (a,i,o)
Diagraph /ck/ -
Short voles (e and u) –
S and r blends (br, cr, r, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw)
Diagraph /th/
R controlled (or)
Diagraph (ch, qu wh, tch)
Long vowels (ow, oa)
R controlled (er, ir, ur)
Initial blends with l (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl)
Inflections (s, ed, ing, er, est, no spelling changes)
Long vowels (long e as represented by a, a-e, i, i-e)
Long vowels (as represented by o, o-e)
Contractions (‘s, n’t, ‘ll)
S sound represented by c
/ou/ow, ou variant vowels
long vowels (igh ai, ay)
inflections (ed, ing, with spelling changes)
long vowels (oo, u-e)
Contractions (‘ve, ‘d, ‘re)
-Blend 3 and 4 phonemes into a whole word (1.A.1a)
-Segment 3 and 4 phonemes (1.A.1a)
-Segment sentences into spoken words (1.A.1a)
-Produce words that begin with the same sound (1.A.la)
-Match words with ending sounds (1.A.1a)
-Identify and produce rhymes (1.A.1a)
-Use decoding skills and picture clues to read unfamiliar material (1.A.1a,
1.B.1c)
Vocabulary
-Use a variety of resources to determine and clarify meaning of words
(1.A.1a, 1.A.1b)
Alphabetizing
-Read high frequency words (1.A.1b)
Comprehension
-Use decoding skills and picture clues to read unfamiliar material (1.A.1a,
1.A.1b)
-Summarize, state main ideas, and make generalizations from material read (1.B.1c, 1.C.1d)
Sequencing
Plot/Main Idea
-Use concept of print, language, structure, and meaning to read unfamiliar material (1.A.1a, 1.A
-Demonstrate comprehension of grade level material when being read to and while reading independently (1.B.1c, 1.B.1d, 1.C.1d)
Details
Setting / Character
Classify / Categorize
-Choose a variety of material during self-selected reading in order to see reading as a source of information and pleasure (1.B.1d, 2.B.1a)
Fluency
-Read age appropriate material aloud with fluency and accuracy (1.B.1d)