English Language Arts Curriculum

1st Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will apply phonemic awareness skills while reading with meaning. Students will connect reading, writing, speaking, and listening within their grade level content.  Students will devise different forms of writing in a paragraph format.

Outcomes and Components:

LA.1.9

Students will read, collaborate, and engage in discussions about grade level informational text.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.1.9.1

Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and adults about first grade topics and texts while following agreed upon rules for discussion. 

1.SL.1a

 

LA.1.9.2

Build on peer responses in grade level conversations by linking comments or remarks to others. 

1.SL.1b

 

LA.1.9.3

Ask for clarification or explanation as needed about topics and texts under discussion. 

1.SL.1c

 

LA.1.9.4

Read informational texts appropriately complex for first grade with prompting and support. 

1.RI.10

 

LA.1.9.5

Incorporate the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. 

1.RI.7

Academic Vocabulary:

Content Vocabulary: