In grade one, your child will build important reading, speaking, and listening skills. Students will continue to learn the letters and sounds that make up words. They will think, talk, and write about what they read in stories, articles, and other sources of information. In their writing, students will work on putting together clear sentences on a range of topics using a growing vocabulary. Activities in these areas will include:
Building knowledge of letter-sound relationships (phonics)
Enhancing techniques for decoding words fluently and confidently
Reading stories and showing they understand the lesson or moral of the story
Asking and answering questions about a story, including characters, settings, and major events
Comparing and contrasting the experiences of different characters
Identifying the reasons an author gives to support a point
Explaining differences between texts that tell stories and texts that provide information
Learning and using new words
Participating in class discussions by listening, responding to what others are saying, and asking questions
Describing people, places, things, and events, expressing feelings and ideas clearly
Identifying different features of informational text (such as diagrams) that support the reader
Finding the main idea of a text and the details that support it
Learning basic rules of spoken and written English
Working with others to gather facts and information on a topic
Writing to describe an event, provide information on a topic, or share an opinion
CURRICULUM RESOURCES: Units of Study - Reading, TCRWP Classroom Libraries, and Fountas and Pinnell,