standards and retain or further develop proficiently with scaffolding; complexity band with scaffolding as needed skills and understandings mastered in at the high end of the range; preceding grades. Recognize the distinguishing features of a Uses basic features of text proficiently and sentence independently. Orally produce, isolate and segment Use spoken words, syllables and sound to phonemes and distinguish between short convey ideas proficiently and and long vowel sounds. independently. Use spelling correspondences and Distinguish long and short vowels when rules of syllabication to decode words reading one-syllable words, know sound including those with inflectional endings; correspondences for vowel teams, identify words with inconsistent spelling, decode and spell two-syllable words with long vowels or affixes Read on text with sufficient accuracy, Read above level text with accuracy and fluency, expression, purpose and fluency to support comprehension understanding using context and rereading to self-correct. Standard 2. The typical 1st grade student at mastery The advanced 1st grade student will; level will; Students will apply writing skills and strategies to communicate effectively for Write opinion and informative/explanatory Develop opinion and different purposes using specific sriting text, which name a topic, give details and informative/explanatory texts; introduce a types. They will use the writing process by include an introduction, support and topic; use facts and definitions to develop appropriately applying the organization of closure; write narratives with appropriate points/ use linking verbs to connect ideas ideas, development of main ideas and sequence, details and transitional words and provide a conclusion; write
standards and retain or further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades. proficiently with scaffolding; Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence Orally produce, isolate and segment phonemes and distinguish between short and long vowel sounds. Use spelling correspondences and rules of syllabication to decode words including those with inflectional endings; Read on text with sufficient accuracy, fluency, expression, purpose and understanding using context and rereading to self-correct. complexity band with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range; Uses basic features of text proficiently and independently. Use spoken words, syllables and sound to convey ideas proficiently and independently. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading one-syllable words, know sound correspondences for vowel teams, identify words with inconsistent spelling, decode and spell two-syllable words with long vowels or affixes Read above level text with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension Standard 2. Students will apply writing skills and strategies to communicate effectively for different purposes using specific sriting types. They will use the writing process by appropriately applying the organization of ideas, development of main ideas and The typical 1st grade student at mastery level will; Write opinion and informative/explanatory text, which name a topic, give details and include an introduction, support and closure; write narratives with appropriate sequence, details and transitional words The advanced 1st grade student will; Develop opinion and informative/explanatory texts; introduce a topic; use facts and definitions to develop points/ use linking verbs to connect ideas and provide a conclusion; write
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