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| MCHCS
Standards Checklist - Language
Arts
- First Grade |
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| 1st | 2nd
| 3rd | 4th
| 5th | 6th
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language arts content standards describe skills, knowledge,
and abilities all students should be able to master at
specific grade levels. Language skills are essential tools
because they serve as the basis for future learning and
career development. They enrich, foster responsible citizenship,
and secure our collective wisdom as a nation. |
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Literature |
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Read or listen to a minimum of 25 books, including
4-6 from the approved list. |
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Concepts
of Print |
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Match spoken words to printed words.
Identify the title and author.
Identify letters, words, and sentences. |
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Phonemic
Awareness |
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Distinguish the beginning, middle, and final
sounds in single syllable words.
Distinguish orally long and short vowel sounds
in single syllable words (e.g., bite, bit).
Create a series of rhyming words, including
consonant blends.
Add, delete or change target sounds to change
words (e.g., change cow to how; pan to an).
Blend two to four letters into words (e.g.,
/c/a/t/ = cat; /s/p/l/a/t/ = splat). |
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Decoding
and Word Recognition |
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Blend using previously taught spelling patterns.
Read high frequency words (e.g., the, have,
said, come, give, of).
Recognize consonant digraphs (ch, sh, th,
wh, ph).
Recognize "r" controlled vowels
(er, ir, ur, ar, or).
Read compound words and contractions.
Read root words and words with endings (e.g.,
look, looking, looked).
Read common word families (e.g., ite, ate).
Read controlled text in a way that sounds
like natural speech. |
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Vocabulary
and Concept Development |
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Sort grade appropriate categories of words
(e.g. foods, toys).
Identify text that uses sequence or a logical
order. |
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Comprehension
and Analysis of Grade-Level Appropriate Text |
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Answer who, what, when, where and how questions.
Follow one step written instructions.
Use surrounding text to figure out word and
sentence meanings that are unclear.
Confirm predictions about what will happen
next in a story.
Relate prior knowledge to the story.
Retell the main ideas of a story. |
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Narrative
Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text |
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Identify the story's beginning, middle, and
ending.
Revisit, talk, and write about books read
during the school year. |
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Writing
Strategies and Skills |
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Write a complete sentence using correct word
order and clear sentence boundaries.
Print legibly, spacing letters, words, and
sentences appropriately. |
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Writing
Applications |
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Write brief narrative stories based on personal
or imagined experiences with a clear beginning,
middle, and end.
Write brief descriptions of real or imagined
objects, persons, or places. |
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Writing
Conventions |
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q Write dictated words and sentences using
long vowel and blended consonant spelling
patterns.
Capitalize days of week, months, first word
in sentence, pronoun "I" and names
of people.
Use period, question mark, and exclamation
mark appropriately at end of a sentence.
Identify and use singular/plural forms of
nouns and contractions correctly. |
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Listening
and Speaking |
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Listen attentively.
Give, restate and follow simple two step directions.
Use descriptive words when speaking about
people, places, things, and events.
Recite poems, rhymes, songs, and stories.
Relate an important life event or personal
experience in a simple sequence.
Responds appropriately to questions.
Tell name, address, and phone number accurately.
Display appropriate turn-taking behavior. |
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