Grade 1 Reading Curriculum

Grade 1 Reading Course Description

   First grade students will continue to focus on the development of foundational skills including phonemic awareness and phonics to ground them in learning to read. Students will also continue to develop their comprehension skills through the use of literature and nonfiction text. During reading students will participate in vocabulary development, foundational skills, and comprehension instruction through the use of large group, small group, and invidiudal instruction. Our goal is to teach students foundational and comprehension skills to support them in becoming independent readers who can successfully use reading to learn and to develop interests and passions through reading. Students also begin to develop reading and writing skills as they respond to texts they have read with writing. Our core reading resource is Into Reading by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which provides a comprehensive approach to the teaching of foundational skills (phonemic awareness and phonics), vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and handwriting.

Standards Across All Units

Foundational Skills

​​CC.1.1.1.B.1 Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence.

CC.1.1.1.C.5 Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in one-syllable words to make new words.

CC.1.1.1.D.3 Read grade-level words with inflectional endings.

CC.1.1.1.E.1 Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.

CC.1.1.1.E.2 Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.

CC.1.1.1.E.3 Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

Informational Text

CC.1.2.1.A  Identify the main idea and retell key details of text.

CC.1.2.1.B  Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CC.1.2.1.C  Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. 

CC.1.2.1.F  Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. 

CC.1.2.1.G  Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. 

CC.1.2.1.I  Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.

CC.1.2.1.J  Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts, including words that signal connections and relationships between the words and phrases. 

CC.1.2.1.K  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content. 

CC.1.2.1.L  Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

Literature

CC.1.3.1.A  Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

CC.1.3.1.C  Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

CC.1.3.1.D  Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. 

CC.1.3.1.G  Use illustrations and details in a story to describe characters, setting, or events.

CC.1.3.1.I  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content.

CC.1.3.1.J  Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts, including words that signal connections and relationships between the words and phrases.

CC.1.3.1.K  Read and comprehend literature on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

Speaking and Listening Standards Across Units and Content

1.5.K.A Collaborative Discussion - Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and adults in small and larger groups. 

1.5.K.B Critical Listening -  Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

1.5.K.C Evaluating Information -  Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

1.5.K.D Purpose, Audience, and Task - Share stories, familiar experiences, and interests, speaking clearly enough to be understood by all audiences using appropriate volume. 

1.5.K.E Context - Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

1.5.K.G Conventions of Standard English - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking, based on kindergarten level and content.

Unit 1 (Modules:  Nice to Meet You, My Family My Community, Amazing Animals)

Foundational Skills

CC.1.1.1.C.1 Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

CC.1.1.1.C.3 Orally produce single-syllable words, including consonant blends and digraphs.

CC.1.1.1.C.4 Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.

CC.1.1.1.D.1 Identify common consonant diagraphs, final-e, and common vowel teams.

Informational Text

CC.1.2.1.E  Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text.

CC.1.2.1.H  Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

Literature

CC.1.3.1.B  Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CC.1.3.1.E  Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading or range of text types. 

CC.1.3.1.F  Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

CC.1.3.1.H  Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.

Unit 2 (Modules:  Better Together, Now Yoyu See It Now You Don’t, Celebrate America)

Foundational Skills

CC.1.1.1.C.3 Orally produce single-syllable words, including consonant blends and digraphs.

CC.1.1.1.C.4 Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.

CC.1.1.1.D.1 Identify common consonant diagraphs, final-e, and common vowel teams.

CC.1.1.1.D.2 Decode one- and two-syllable words with common patterns.

Informational Text

CC.1.2.1.E  Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text.

CC.1.2.1.H  Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

Literature

CC.1.3.1.B  Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CC.1.3.1.E  Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading or range of text types.

Unit 3 (Module:  The Big Outdoors, Tell Me a Story, Grow, Plants, Grow)

Foundational Skills

CC.1.1.1.C.1 Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

CC.1.1.1.C.2 Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken and written words.

CC.1.1.1.C.4 Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.

CC.1.1.1.D.2 Decode one- and two-syllable words with common patterns.

CC.1.1.1.D.4 Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

Informational Text

CC.1.2.1.E  Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text.

CC.1.2.1.H  Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

Literature

CC.1.3.1.B  Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CC.1.3.1.F  Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Unit 4 (Modules:  Dare to Dream, Genre Study:  Non Fiction, Genre Study:  Literary Texts)

Foundational Skills

CC.1.1.1.C.2 Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken and written words.

CC.1.1.1.D.2 Decode one- and two-syllable words with common patterns.

CC.1.1.1.D.4 Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

Literature

CC.1.3.1.F  Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.