Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; [...]

Use frequently occurring adjectives.

Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).

Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives).

Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).

Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Capitalize dates and names of people.

Use end punctuation for sentences.

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

I can use spelling patterns to write words. I can write first grade sight words.

I can use sounds and words I know to write unknown words.

I can determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words using context clues.

Read words with inflectional endings.

I can read first grade sight words.

I can read grade-level text with understanding. I can read grade-level text accurately. I can monitor and self correct when [...]

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

I can identify my opinion on a topic or book. I can support my opinion with a reason. I can [...]

I can write informational texts that names a topic, includes facts and a closing.

I can write a personal story about myself with a beginning, middle, and end that includes details.

I can write about a topic. I can answer questions about my writing. I can listen to ideas my teachers [...]

I can use digital tools to produce and publish my writing.

I can define research and explain how research is different from other types of writing. I can research a topic [...]

I can answer questions using information recalled or gathered.

I can listen to the comments of others and share my own ideas. I can ask questions when I do [...]

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and [...]

Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.

Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.

I can identify information from a text being read aloud. I can identify information that is presented in different formats. [...]

I can ask questions about a presentation.

I can use details to describe people, places, things, and events. I can express ideas and feelings clearly.

I can identify individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in text. I can describe connections between two individuals, two [...]

I can identify unknown words and phrases. I can learn the meanings of words and phrases by asking and answering [...]

I can give examples of text features. I can explain how text features help locate key facts or information. I [...]

I can locate pictures and illustrations in a text. I can tell the difference between what I learned from pictures [...]

I can describe an illustration in a text. I can identify details in a text. I can use the illustrations [...]

I can identify why an author wrote a text. I can identify the points an author makes in a text. [...]

I can compare and contrast two texts on the same topic.

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

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

I can blend sounds to make one syllable words.

I can identify beginning, middle and ending sounds in one syllable words.

Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

I can read words with sh- ch- th- wh- (digraphs).

I can read one syllable words.