First Grade
Reading Standards Pacing Chart
4th Nine Weeks

Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition, and Fluency

I can demonstrate an understanding of lettersound correspondence by saying the        sounds from all letters and from a variety of letter patterns,such as consonant        blends and long and short vowel patterns and by matching sounds to the        corresponding letter.

I can demonstrate a growing stock of sight words.

I can read text fluently using good decoding skills.

I can read a loud with change in emphasis, voice and expression that show a        recognition of punctuation and understanding of meaning.

Acquisition of Vocabulary

I can recognize common sight words.

I can recognize words that sound alike but have different meanings.

I can determine the meaning of unknown words using a beginners dictionary.

Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies, and Self-Monitoring Strategies

I can make predictions while reading and support predictions with         information from the text or prior experience.

I can compare information in texts with prior knowledge and experience.

I can answer literal, simple inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate        comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.

I can check my comprehension of reading material by asking and answering         questions.

Informational, Technical, and Persuasive Text

I can ask why, who, where, what, when and how questions when reading          informational text.

I can identify central ideas and supporting details of informational text with         teacher assistance.

I can follow multiple-step directions.

Literary Text

I can provide my own interpretation of story, using information from the text.

I can identify differences between stories, poems and plays.

I can recognize predictable patterns in stories and poems.

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