English Language Arts, Grade 1

Unit 1: Interactions

Oral and social communication: sharing feelings, ideas, and opinions; asking and answering questions; giving and following directions; and using kind, respectful language and communication habits.

• Sharing feelings and opinions
• Telling facts, ideas, and opinions to others
• Beginning to ask and answer questions
• Giving and following simple directions
• Responding to stories and presentations
• Welcoming the ideas of others

• Exploring words of harmony and respect
• Exploring how we talk together
• Exploring social habits when we interact

Unit 2: Reading

Decoding and comprehension: concepts of print, phonological awareness, letter-sound decoding, fluent reading of familiar words, vocabulary, constructing meaning, and beginning text awareness.

• Identifying concepts of print
• Hearing the sounds in spoken words
• Using letters and sounds to decode words

• Reading familiar words with accuracy and expression
• Using a range of words to communicate
• Constructing meaning from stories and text

• Choosing texts for a purpose
• Beginning to identify kinds of text

Unit 3: Representations

Writing, encoding, and media creation: printing letters and sentences, basic spelling, composing complete sentences, organizing ideas into texts, and beginning to seek information.

• Printing letters, words, and sentences
• Using basic spelling to write words

• Composing complete thoughts and sentences
• Organizing ideas and creating texts
• Beginning to seek information for ideas