First Grade Essential Skills:
Letters: Identifies upper and lowercase letters
Phonological Skills: Identifies a letter sound associated with each letter
Produces rhymes for a given word
Identifies beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words
Combines phonemes to make words
Language: Uses age appropriate vocabulary in speech
Uses language to solve problems
Demonstrates effective listening skills
Literacy: Recognizes basic sight words (+220)
Follows print when reading (visual tracking)
Decodes grade appropriate print
Reads short sentences
Reads for meaning
Prints 30-50 personally meaningful words
Expresses ideas in writing (simple sentences)
Spells using common word patterns
Spells words using visual memory
Writing: Uses capitals and periods in writing
Can write complete sentences
Good spacing between words
Writes neatly, forms letters properly
Numeracy: Counts objects with accuracy to 100
Replicates visual patterns or movement patterns
Recognizes number groups without counting (2-10)
Understands concepts of add on or take away to 30 with manipulatives
Can add or subtract single digit problems on paper
Shows a group of objects by number to 100
Letters: Identifies upper and lowercase letters
Phonological Skills: Identifies a letter sound associated with each letter
Produces rhymes for a given word
Identifies beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words
Combines phonemes to make words
Language: Uses age appropriate vocabulary in speech
Uses language to solve problems
Demonstrates effective listening skills
Literacy: Recognizes basic sight words (+220)
Follows print when reading (visual tracking)
Decodes grade appropriate print
Reads short sentences
Reads for meaning
Prints 30-50 personally meaningful words
Expresses ideas in writing (simple sentences)
Spells using common word patterns
Spells words using visual memory
Writing: Uses capitals and periods in writing
Can write complete sentences
Good spacing between words
Writes neatly, forms letters properly
Numeracy: Counts objects with accuracy to 100
Replicates visual patterns or movement patterns
Recognizes number groups without counting (2-10)
Understands concepts of add on or take away to 30 with manipulatives
Can add or subtract single digit problems on paper
Shows a group of objects by number to 100