1st Grade ELA (Florida B.E.S.T.)

ELA.1.F.1 Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills

• ELA.1.F.1 Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills.
• ELA.1.F.1.1 Find a book's title, table of contents, author and illustrator names, and glossary.
• ELA.1.F.1.2 Hear, split, and combine sounds in spoken words, from syllables down to individual phonemes.
• ELA.1.F.1.2.a Split spoken words into beginning, middle, and ending sounds, including digraphs, blends, and trigraphs.
• ELA.1.F.1.2.b Blend beginning, middle, and ending sounds into one-syllable spoken words with digraphs, blends, or trigraphs.
• ELA.1.F.1.2.c Blend spoken one-syllable words that contain at least five sounds.
• ELA.1.F.1.2.d Split spoken one-syllable words containing at least five sounds into their individual sounds.
• ELA.1.F.1.2.e Split and blend sounds in spoken words with multiple syllables.
• ELA.1.F.1.3 Use phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately.
• ELA.1.F.1.3.a Read words using common letter-sound patterns for consonant digraphs, trigraphs, and blends.
• ELA.1.F.1.3.b Read simple words containing r-controlled vowels.
• ELA.1.F.1.3.c Read and spell regularly patterned one-syllable words.
• ELA.1.F.1.3.d Read words that have inflectional endings.
• ELA.1.F.1.3.e Read two-syllable words with regular patterns by splitting them into syllables.
• ELA.1.F.1.3.f Read words with final -e and vowel teams that produce long vowel sounds.
• ELA.1.F.1.4 Read grade-level texts accurately, automatically, and with expression that follows punctuation.
• ELA.1.F.1.4.a Recognize and read grade-level sight words automatically.

ELA.1.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry

• ELA.1.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry.
• ELA.1.R.1.1 Identify and describe a story's main elements: setting, characters, and sequence of events.
• ELA.1.R.1.2 Identify and explain a story's moral or lesson, recognizing that some stories have none.
• ELA.1.R.1.3 Use context clues to determine who is telling a story, and give reasons for the answer.
• ELA.1.R.1.4 Identify stanzas and line breaks in poems.

ELA.1.R.2 Reading Informational Text

• ELA.1.R.2 Reading Informational Text.
• ELA.1.R.2.1 Use text features like titles, captions, maps, and illustrations to show understanding of a text.
• ELA.1.R.2.2 Identify a text's topic and the relevant details that support it.
• ELA.1.R.2.3 Explain how information shown in visuals is alike and different from information in the words.
• ELA.1.R.2.4 Identify an author's opinions about the topic.

ELA.1.R.3 Reading Across Genres

• ELA.1.R.3 Reading Across Genres.
• ELA.1.R.3.1 Identify and explain descriptive words and phrases in texts.
• ELA.1.R.3.2 Retell a text orally or in writing to improve comprehension.
• ELA.1.R.3.2.a For literary texts, retell main story events from the beginning, middle, and end.
• ELA.1.R.3.2.b For informational texts, retell the topic and important details.
• ELA.1.R.3.3 Compare and contrast two texts on the same topic.

ELA.1.C.1 Communicating Through Writing

• ELA.1.C.1 Communicating Through Writing.
• ELA.1.C.1.1 Print all uppercase and lowercase letters with adequate spacing between letters and words.
• ELA.1.C.1.2 Write narratives that retell two or more ordered events with relevant details and a sense of closure.
• ELA.1.C.1.3 Write opinions about a topic or text, giving at least one reason from a source and a closing sentence.
• ELA.1.C.1.4 Write factual texts about a topic using a source, including facts and a sense of closure.
• ELA.1.C.1.5 With adult guidance, improve writing as needed through planning, revising, and editing.

ELA.1.C.2 Communicating Orally

• ELA.1.C.2 Communicating Orally.
• ELA.1.C.2.1 Present information orally in complete sentences at an appropriate volume.

ELA.1.C.3 Following Conventions

• ELA.1.C.3 Following Conventions.
• ELA.1.C.3.1 Follow grade-level conventions of standard English (grammar, usage, punctuation, capitalization and spelling); the specific skills for this grade are listed in the official Conventions Progression chart.

ELA.1.C.4 Researching

• ELA.1.C.4 Researching.
• ELA.1.C.4.1 Take part in research to gather information that answers a question about one topic.

ELA.1.C.5 Creating and Collaborating

• ELA.1.C.5 Creating and Collaborating.
• ELA.1.C.5.1 Use a multimedia element to enhance oral or written work.
• ELA.1.C.5.2 Identify and use digital tools to produce and publish writing with peers and adult support.

ELA.1.V.1 Finding Meaning

• ELA.1.V.1 Finding Meaning.
• ELA.1.V.1.1 Use grade-level academic vocabulary correctly in speaking and writing.
• ELA.1.V.1.2 Identify and use common base words and their inflections in grade-level content.
• ELA.1.V.1.3 Use picture clues, context clues, word relationships, references, or background knowledge to find unknown word meanings.