1st Grade ELA (Utah Core Standards)

Strand 1: Speaking and Listening

• 1.SL.1 Take part in conversations with different partners about topics and texts, using fitting vocabulary.
  • a. Keep a conversation going over several exchanges with suitable tone and body language.
  • b. Share ideas clearly in small and large groups and build on others' ideas.
• 1.SL.2 Speak clearly to share thoughts, feelings and ideas and to ask and answer questions.
• 1.SL.3 Use suitable language, grammar, volume and pronunciation, adding visuals when helpful.

Strand 2: Reading

• 1.R.2 Show phonological awareness by working with the sounds in spoken words.
  • a. Add, delete or swap first and last sounds in one-syllable words with blends.
  • b. Isolate, say, blend and segment the sounds in words of four or five sounds, including blends.
  • c. Tell long from short vowel sounds in spoken one-syllable words.
• 1.R.3 Show phonics skill by reading and spelling words with letter-sound patterns and syllable types.
  • a. Recognize and start using the consonant and vowel sounds of y in different positions.
  • b. With support, start reading and spelling words of all six syllable types.
  • c. Know the hard and soft sounds of c and g.
  • d. Blend words of four and five sounds when reading.
  • e. Decode two-syllable words by splitting them into open, closed or VCe syllables.
  • f. Read and spell words with common digraphs (sh, ch, wh, th, ng).
  • g. Read grade-appropriate compound words.
  • h. Read words with endings such as -s, -ed, -ing, -er and -est.
  • i. Read and spell common irregular words.
• 1.R.4 Read grade-level text accurately and fluently enough to understand it.
• 1.R.5 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• 1.R.6 Read a variety of texts, including texts from diverse cultures, and retell the main idea and key details.
• 1.R.7 Describe characters, settings and key events (RL) or pieces of information (RI) in a text.
• 1.R.8 Find words and phrases that show feelings, appeal to the senses or name subject ideas.
• 1.R.9 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases using several strategies.
  • a. Start using the sentence as a clue to a word's meaning.
  • b. Recognize common root words and their inflected forms.
• 1.R.10 Identify kinds of texts and explain how literary and informational texts differ.

Strand 3: Writing

• 1.W.1 Write opinion pieces that introduce a topic, state an opinion, give a reason or evidence and conclude.
  • a. Write and expand complete simple sentences.
  • b. Use the expected writing conventions.
• 1.W.2 Write informative pieces that introduce a topic, give facts and end with a closing statement.
  • a. Write and expand complete simple sentences.
  • b. Use the expected writing conventions.
• 1.W.3 Write narratives that retell two or more events in order, with time words and a closing statement.
  • a. Write and expand complete simple sentences.
  • b. Use the expected writing conventions.
• 1.W.4 Take part in shared research and writing projects.
  • a. Recall information from experience or learning.
  • b. Work with others through the writing process.
• 1.W.5 Write all upper- and lowercase manuscript letters legibly.