1st Grade ELA (Ohio's Learning Standards)

Reading Literature (RL)

• RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• RL.1.2 Analyze how stories develop, including their lesson and key details.
  • a. Show understanding of the lesson.
  • b. Retell stories with key details.
• RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings and major events using key details.
• RL.1.4 Find words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
• RL.1.5 Explain differences between storybooks and informational books.
• RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various points.
• RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details to describe characters, setting or events.
• RL.1.9 Compare the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
• RL.1.10 With support, read grade 1 prose and poetry and connect it to own experiences.

Reading Informational Text (RI)

• RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• RI.1.2 Analyze how an informational text develops through its main topic and key details.
  • a. Identify the main topic.
  • b. Retell key details.
• RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two people, events or ideas in a text.
• RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to clarify words and phrases.
• RI.1.5 Use headings, tables of contents, glossaries and icons to find information.
• RI.1.6 Tell information from pictures apart from information in the words.
• RI.1.7 Use pictures and details to describe key ideas.
• RI.1.8 Identify the reasons an author gives to support points.
• RI.1.9 Find basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.
• RI.1.10 With support, read informational texts suited to grade 1.

Reading Foundations (RF)

• RF.1.1 Show understanding of sentence features such as the first word, capital letter and end punctuation.
• RF.1.2 Show understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds.
  • a. Tell long from short vowels in one-syllable words.
  • b. Blend sounds, including consonant blends, to say one-syllable words.
  • c. Isolate first, middle vowel and final sounds.
  • d. Segment one-syllable words into all their sounds.
• RF.1.3 Use grade 1 phonics and word analysis skills to decode words.
  • a. Know spellings for common consonant digraphs.
  • b. Decode regular one-syllable words.
  • c. Know final -e and vowel teams for long vowels.
  • d. Use vowel sounds to count syllables.
  • e. Decode two-syllable words by breaking them into syllables.
  • f. Read words with inflectional endings.
  • g. Read grade 1 irregular words.
• RF.1.4 Read with enough accuracy and fluency to support understanding.
  • a. Read grade 1 text with purpose and understanding.
  • b. Read aloud accurately, at a good rate, with expression.
  • c. Use context to confirm or correct words, rereading as needed.

Writing (W)

• W.1.1 Write opinion pieces that name a topic, state an opinion, give a reason and close.
• W.1.2 Write informative texts that name a topic, give some facts and close.
• W.1.3 Write narratives of two or more events in order, with details, time words and closure.
• W.1.5 With adult guidance, focus on a topic, respond to feedback and add details.
• W.1.6 With adult guidance, use digital tools to produce and publish writing with peers.
• W.1.7 Take part in shared research and writing projects, e.g. writing a set of instructions.
• W.1.8 With adult guidance, recall experiences or use provided sources to answer a question.

Speaking and Listening (SL)

• SL.1.1 Take part in partner and group conversations about grade 1 topics and texts.
  • a. Follow agreed rules for discussion.
  • b. Build on others' talk across several exchanges.
  • c. Ask questions to clear up confusion.
• SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in texts read aloud or other media.
• SL.1.3 Ask questions of a speaker to gather more information or clarify.
• SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things and events with relevant details and clear feelings.
• SL.1.5 Add drawings or visuals to descriptions to clarify ideas and feelings.
• SL.1.6 Speak in complete sentences when suited to the task and situation.

Language (L)

• L.1.1 Use standard grammar and usage when speaking and writing.
  • a. Print all upper- and lowercase letters.
  • b. Use common, proper and possessive nouns.
  • c. Match singular and plural nouns with verbs.
  • d. Use personal, possessive and indefinite pronouns.
  • e. Use verbs for past, present and future.
  • f. Use frequent adjectives.
  • g. Use common conjunctions such as and, but, because.
  • h. Use determiners such as articles and demonstratives.
  • i. Use frequent prepositions.
  • j. Produce and expand simple and compound sentences of four types.
• L.1.2 Capitalize dates and names, use commas in series and spell common patterns.
• L.1.4 Clarify unknown words using sentence context, affixes and root words.
• L.1.5 Sort words into categories, define by category and tell shades of meaning in verbs and adjectives.
• L.1.6 Use words learned from talk and texts, including simple linking words such as because.