Grade 1 English (North Carolina SCOS)

Reading Standards for Foundational Skills (RF)

• RF.1.1 Show understanding of how print is organized and its basic features.
• RF.1.1a Recognize and use capital letters and end punctuation in sentences.
• RF.1.2 Write all upper- and lowercase letters legibly.
• RF.1.3 Show understanding of spoken words, syllables, and individual sounds.
• RF.1.3a Tell long from short vowel sounds in spoken one-syllable words.
• RF.1.3b Blend sounds, including consonant blends, to say one-syllable words.
• RF.1.3c Isolate the first, middle vowel, and last sounds in spoken one-syllable words.
• RF.1.3d Segment spoken one-syllable words into all their sounds.
• RF.1.4 Apply phonics and word analysis to decode words.
• RF.1.4a Know the spelling-sound patterns of common consonant digraphs.
• RF.1.4b Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
• RF.1.4c Know final -e and common vowel-team patterns for long vowel sounds.
• RF.1.4d Use the rule that each syllable has a vowel sound to count syllables.
• RF.1.4e Decode two-syllable words by breaking them into syllables.
• RF.1.4f Read words with inflectional endings.
• RF.1.4g Recognize and read grade-level irregularly spelled words.
• RF.1.5 Read accurately and fluently enough to support understanding.
• RF.1.5a Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
• RF.1.5b Read grade-level text aloud accurately, at a suitable rate, with expression, over repeated readings.
• RF.1.5c Use context to confirm or correct word reading, rereading as needed.

Reading Standards for Literature (RL)

• RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• RL.1.2 Retell stories with key details and show understanding of the central message.
• RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events using key details.
• RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
• RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information.
• RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at different points in a text.
• RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details to describe characters, setting, or events.
• RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
• RL.1.10 With support, read grade 1 literature proficiently for sustained periods.

Reading Standards for Informational Text (RI)

• RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details.
• RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information.
• RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
• RI.1.5 Use text features to find key facts or information.
• RI.1.6 Tell information given by pictures from information given by words.
• RI.1.7 Use illustrations and details to describe key ideas.
• RI.1.8 With guidance, identify the reasons an author gives to support points.
• RI.1.9 Identify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.
• RI.1.10 With support, read grade 1 informational texts proficiently for sustained periods.

Writing Standards (W)

• W.1.1 Write opinion pieces that name a topic, state an opinion, give a reason, and close.
• W.1.1a With guidance, organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.1.1b With guidance, stay focused, respond to peers, and add details.
• W.1.2 Write informative texts that name a topic, give facts, and close.
• W.1.2a With guidance, organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.1.2b With guidance, stay focused, respond to peers, and add details.
• W.1.3 Write narratives of two or more sequenced events with details, time words, and closure.
• W.1.3a With guidance, organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.1.3b With guidance, stay focused, respond to peers, and add details.
• W.1.4 With guidance, use digital tools to produce and publish writing with peers.
• W.1.5 Take part in shared research and writing projects.
• W.1.6 With guidance, recall experiences or gather facts from sources to answer a question.

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

• SL.1.1 Join conversations with a range of partners about grade 1 topics and texts.
• SL.1.1a Follow agreed rules for discussions.
• SL.1.1b Build on others' talk by responding to their comments over several exchanges.
• SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up confusion about the topic.
• SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a read-aloud or media.
• SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to gather information or clarify.
• SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with details, expressing feelings clearly.
• SL.1.5 Add drawings or visuals to descriptions to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Language Standards (L)

• L.1.1 Use grade 1 grammar: nouns and verbs, common and proper nouns, conjunctions, pronouns, and determiners.
• L.1.2 Use capitals, end punctuation, commas in dates, and phonetic or conventional spelling.
• L.1.3 Placeholder – begins in grade 2.
• L.1.4 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using context, word parts, and relationships.
• L.1.5 With support, show understanding of word relationships and nuances.
• L.1.5a Sort words into categories to understand the concepts they represent.
• L.1.5b Define words by category and by one or more key attributes.
• L.1.5c Tell shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives by defining, choosing, or acting them out.
• L.1.6 Use words and phrases from conversation and reading, including common conjunctions.