English Language Arts, Grade 1

Unit 1: Explore and Discover Language and Literacy

Strand A: oral language communication, and language as the foundation for reading and writing - receiving, exchanging and developing ideas, plus the phonics, word study, vocabulary and fluency that underpin early literacy.

• Listen to the ideas and opinions of
• Use non-verbal cues to demonstrate listening to

• Experiment with language to initiate and maintain
• Ask questions to clarify understanding and respond

• Use complete sentences with attention to word
• Contribute to discussions, recognizing they have a

• Identify sounds in beginning, middle and end

• Identify individual alphabet letters by name (upper

• Use knowledge of letters and sounds to

• Understand with support how to use small

• Understand and use a range of vocabulary

• Identify and apply letter sounds accurately and

Unit 2: Comprehend and Respond to Multimodal Texts

Strand B: acquiring new information through inquiry, constructing meaning with comprehension strategies, and thinking critically about multimodal texts and responding to what is seen, heard and read.

• Activate prior knowledge including knowledge gained from
• Ask questions based on personal curiosities to

• Identify and choose multimodal texts based on

• Recognize, and use gathered information as a

• Recognize with guidance different forms/genres and structures
• Use images, photographs and other text features

• Use prior knowledge to make predictions about

• Make connections to texts by drawing on

• Use strategies to check understanding
• Recall information and talk about what is

• Acquire, understand and use new vocabulary words

• Recognize when they see themselves and others

• Recognize what information and/or ideas might be
• Recognize others can have different viewpoints based

• Express a personal response by sharing an

Unit 3: Compose and Create Multimodal Texts

Strand C: generating ideas and planning, enhancing the clarity and artistry of writing, and editing and publishing multimodal texts for a range of purposes and audiences.

• Contribute ideas to a topic based on

• Discuss new information gathered from a relevant

• Use strategies with others to plan for

• Begin to develop an awareness of different

• Create simple multimodal text; use writing/drawing tools

• Recognize and experiment with organizational patterns; group

• Produce simple, complete sentences; reread written text

• Use new words to enhance meaning for

• Demonstrate personal voice in texts, using words

• Understand that text creators can change their

• Form letters/words with accurate formation, size, placement

• Use knowledge of letter sounds, word parts

• Use a capital letter when writing names

• Know and use some punctuation conventions to

• Produce final text and develop awareness of

Unit 4: Communicate Ideas and Build New Understandings

Strand D: sharing ideas and information for different audiences, and using metacognition to self-assess, set goals and monitor progress as an independent learner.

• Begin to adjust communication style (formal or
• Use artifacts to enhance message; use dramatizations
• Present information in a sequence including a

• Engage in basic self-reflection as a listener
• Begin to use stickers, charts or checklists
• Listen to specific and immediate feedback; reflect

• Develop learning goals with guidance
• Recognize and monitor progress with guidance to