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MD.L.Standards for Language (L)
Standards for Language (L)
Vocabulary Acquisition and UseL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.1.L4-a. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies – Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.1.L4-a.1. Identify sentence clues that help determine or clarify the meaning of a word or phrase.
1.L4-a.2. Access prior knowledge to help determine or clarify the meaning of a word or phrase.
1.L4-a.3. Discuss words and word meanings daily as they are encountered in texts, instruction, and conversation.
1.L4-b. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies – Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.1.L4-b.1. Identify common prefixes and their meanings.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes
1.L4-b.2. Identify common suffixes and their meanings.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
1.L4-b.3. Explain the meaning of words with common prefixes and suffixes.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
1.L4-c. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies – Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.1.L4-c.1. Identify and define root words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
1.L4-c.2. Identify inflectional endings (e.g., s, es, ing) and their effect on word meaning.
1.L4-c.3. Use root words and their inflectional endings correctly when speaking and writing.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.1.L5-a. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings – Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.1.L5-a.1. Identify commonalities and underlining concepts among groups of words.
1.L5-b. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings – Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).1.L5-b.1. Discuss key attributes of words to identify a category.
1.L5-b.2. Use common attributes to determine the meaning of words.
1.L5-c. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings – Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).1.L5-c.1. Access and connect to prior knowledge and experiences to make connections to words for meaning and application in real life.
1.L5-d. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings – Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in1.L5-d.1. Discuss and act out a variety of verbs that have similar meanings.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Verbs
1.L5-d.2. Identify synonyms for verbs and adjectives.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Verbs
1.L5-d.3. Use context clues to distinguish intensity (nuances) of meaning among synonyms.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
Conventions of Standard EnglishL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.1.L1-b. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.1.L1-b.1. Define and identify nouns in text presented in a variety of formats.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Proper Nouns
1.L1-b.2. Distinguish between common, proper, and possessive nouns.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Proper Nouns
1.L1-b.3. Demonstrate the use of nouns when speaking and writing.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns
1.L1-c. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops, We hop).1.L1-c.1. Identify the plural form of given nouns.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns
1.L1-c.2. Identify and define verbs presented in a variety of texts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Verbs
1.L1-c.3. Identify the components of a sentence.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Verbs
1.L1-d. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they them their; anyone, everything).1.L1-d.1. Identify and define pronouns presented in a variety of texts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Pronouns
1.L1-d.2. Distinguish between personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Pronouns
1.L1-d.3. Demonstrate the use of pronouns in oral and written language.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Pronouns
1.L1-e. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).1.L1-e.1. Identify verbs presented in a variety of formats.
1.L1-e.2. Form verbs in past, present, and future tenses.
1.L1-e.4. Analyze writing models for correct use of verbs.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Verbs
1.L1-f. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Use frequently occurring adjectives.1.L1-f.1. Identify and define adjectives in text presented in a variety of formats.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
1.L1-f.2. Classify adjectives into categories such as size, color.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
1.L1-f.3. Demonstrate the correct use of adjectives in oral and written language.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
1.L1-i. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).1.L1-i.1. Identify and define prepositions presented in a variety of formats.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
1.L1-i.2. Demonstrate the correct use of prepositions in oral and written language.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
1.L1-j. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentence in response to prompts.1.L1-j.2. Distinguish between a sentence and a fragment.
1.L1-j.4. Use learned parts of speech to expand sentences orally and in writing.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
L2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.1.L2-a. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing – Capitalize dates and names of people.1.L2-a.1. Distinguish between names and other nouns.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns
1.L2-b. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing – Use end punctuation for sentences.1.L2-b.1. Identify the components of a sentence.
1.L2-b.2. Identify different types of sentences and their end punctuation.
1.L2-b.3. Use of end punctuation correctly in writing.
1.L2-b.4. Analyze writing models for correct punctuation.
1.L2-d. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing – Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.1.L2-d.2. Identify the spellings for frequently occurring irregular words.
1.L2-d.3. Practice and apply the correct spelling of words with common spelling patterns and frequently occurring irregular words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
1.L2-e. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing – Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.1.L2-e.1. Identify the letter(s) for consonant and vowel sounds.
1.L2-e.2. Use sound-spelling correspondences to approximate the spelling of unknown words in writing.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
MD.RF.Standards for Reading Foundational Skills (RF)
Standards for Reading Foundational Skills (RF)
Phonological Awareness1.RF2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).1.RF2.a. Distinguish long from short vowels in single-syllable words.1.RF2.a.1. Demonstrate auditory discrimination skills.
1.RF2.a.2. Identify and produce short vowel sounds.
1.RF2.a.3. Identify and produce long vowel sounds.
1.RF2.b. Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes).1.RF2.b.1. Orally segment and count the syllables heard in given words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables
1.RF2.b.2. Identify initial, medial, and final sounds (phonemes) in single-syllable spoken words.
1.RF2.b.3. Compare and identify the sounds (phonemes) in single-syllable spoken words using initial, medial, and final sounds.
1.RF2.b.4. Identify onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
1.RF2.c. Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.1.RF2.c.1. Identify the sounds (phonemes) heard in single-syllable spoken words.
1.RF2.c.2. Produce the sounds (phonemes) heard in single-syllable spoken words.
1.RF2.c.3. Orally add or delete a sound (phoneme) at the beginning or end of single-syllable words to make new words.
1.RF2.c.4. Orally substitute initial, medial, and final sounds in single-syllable words to make new words.
1.RF2.d. Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).1.RF2.d.1. Identify the number of sounds (phonemes) heard in spoken single-syllable words.
1.RF2.d.2. Produce the sounds (phonemes) heard in single-syllable words.
1.RF2.d.3. Orally add or delete a sound (phoneme) at the beginning or end of single-syllable words to make new words.
1.RF2.d.4. Orally substitute initial, medial, and final sounds in single-syllable words to make new words.
Phonics and Word Recognition1.RF3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.1.RF3.a. Know the spelling-sound correspondence for common consonant digraphs.1.RF3.a.1. Identify the letters that represent common digraphs.
1.RF3.a.2. Recognize that certain letter combinations can make one sound.
1.RF3.a.3. Associate a visual cue with the digraph.
1.RF3.a.4. Decode words with letter combinations representing common consonant diagraphs.
1.RF3.b. Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.1.RF3.b.1. Apply the principles of sound-letter correspondence, including exceptions.
1.RF3.b.2. Produce letter-sound correspondences rapidly.
1.RF3.b.4. Use known word/part to decode unknown words.
1.RF3.c. Know final-e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.1.RF3.c.1. Recognize that two letters can represent a vowel sound.
1.RF3.c.2. Identify common vowel teams.
1.RF3.c.3. Apply vowel pronunciation rules to read words, such as CVCE, CVVC.
1.RF3.d. Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.1.RF3.d.1. Count and segment syllables orally.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables
1.RF3.d.2. Identify the vowel sound in spoken and written one-syllable words.
1.RF3.d.3. Identify the number of vowels and syllables in printed words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables
1.RF3.e. Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.1.RF3.e.2. Explain and apply syllable division rules.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables
1.RF3.e.3. Blend sounds in segmented syllables to read words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables
1.RF3.f. Read words with inflectional endings.1.RF3.f.1. Identify inflectional endings.
1.RF3.f.2. Recognize and define base words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
1.RF3.f.3. Read words and describe how the inflectional ending affects the word meaning.
1.RF3.g. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.1.RF3.g.1. Apply a variety of strategies to increase the number of grade-appropriate high-frequency words that can be read independently.
Print Concepts1.RF1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.1.RF1.a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).1.RF1.a.1. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
1.RF1.a.4. Identify the components of a sentence (e.g., words, punctuation, etc.).
Fluency1.RF4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.1.RF4.a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.1.RF4.a.2. Read grade-level sight words/high-frequency words in isolation and in context with automaticity.
1.RF4.a.3. Use context cues and text features to determine and clarify the meanings of an unknown word.
1.RF4.b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.1.RF4.b.3. Read on-level sight words/high-frequency words with automaticity.
1.RF4.b.4. Use punctuation as cues to appropriate expression.
1.RF4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.1.RF4.c.1. Use prior knowledge and experiences to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding.
1.RF4.c.4. Use context cues and visual clues to guide self-correction.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
MD.RI.Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)
Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)
Craft and StructureRI4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.1.RI4. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.1.RI4.2. Access prior knowledge and experiences to determine and clarify meaning of words and phrases in a text.
1.RI4.4. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. (CCSS SL.1.2)
1.RI4.5. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts (See CCSS L.1.6).
RI6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.1.RI6. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.1.RI6.1. Describe the pictures and other illustrations in a text and explain how they contribute to the meaning.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
1.RI6.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (See CCSS SL.1.3).
1.RI6.3. Identify the source of important details from the text.
1.RI6.4. Compare and contrast information provided by pictures or other illustrations and the words in a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRI7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.1.RI7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.1.RI7.1. Identify the relationship between text and illustrations; explain how they support each other.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
1.RI7.2. Distinguish between key details and supporting details in a text.
1.RI7.3. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. (CCSS SL.1.4)
1.RI7.4. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts (See CCSS L.1.6).
RI8.CCR. Anchor Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.1.RI8. Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.1.RI8.1. Recall details from a text.
1.RI8.2. Distinguish between key ideas and supporting details in a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
1.RI8.3. Identify details that support a specific point in a text.
1.RI8.4. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (See CCSS SL.1.2).
RI9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.1.RI9. Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).1.RI9.1. Read, listen to, and discuss a variety of texts read aloud or presented orally or through other media (See CCSS SL.1.2).
1.RI9.2. Identify the topic of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
1.RI9.3. Recognize texts that have the same topic.
1.RI9.4. Compare and contrast two texts on the same topic.
1.RI9.5. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or presented orally or through other media (See CCSS SL.1.2).
Key Ideas and DetailsRI1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.1.RI1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.1.RI1.1. Apply appropriate strategies before reading, viewing, or listening to increasingly complex informational text (a wide variety including expository and narrative structures and types e.g. trade books, magazines, multimedia resources, functional texts suchQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Predictions
1.RI1.2. Apply appropriate strategies to monitor understanding during reading, viewing, or listening to informational text: use text features and graphic aids to facilitate understanding; recall and discuss what is understood; identify and question what did not ma
1.RI1.3. Demonstrate understanding orally or in writing after reading, viewing, or listening to a text: engage in conversations to retell details in the text (See CCSS SL.1.1); describe what is directly stated in the text; confirm predictions using details from thQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Predictions
1.RI1.4. Distinguish between key details and irrelevant information in a text.
1.RI1.5. Generate simple questions about key details in the text (See CCSS L.1.1f; MD SLM PK-1 3B1.a).
1.RI1.6. Answer simple questions orally and in writing using key details in the text. (CCSS SL.1.2; CCSS W.1.8)
1.RI1.7. Participate actively and appropriately in discussions about informational text. (CCSS SL.1.1, 2, 3)
RI2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.1.RI2. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.1.RI2.1. Determine the key details from the text.
1.RI2.2. Connect the key details to determine the main topic of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
1.RI2.3. Retell the main topic and key details.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
1.RI2.4. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. (CCSS 1 SL4)
RI3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of text.1.RI3. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.1.RI3.1. Retell two events, ideas, or pieces of information, or identify two individuals in a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
1.RI3.2. Explain the relationship between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information, (e.g., compare/ contrast, cause/effect).
1.RI3.3. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. (CCSS 1 SL4)
1.RI3.4. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts (See CCSS 1 L6).
Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityRI10.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.1.RI10. With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.1.RI10.1. With prompting and support, read a variety of self-selected and assigned informational texts representing diverse cultures, perspectives, ethnicities, and time periods.
1.RI10.2. With prompting and support, read and comprehend text of steadily increasing complexity.
MD.RL.Standards for Reading Literature (RL)
Standards for Reading Literature (RL)
Craft and StructureRL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.1.RL4. Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.1.RL4.1. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. (CCSS L.1.L4a)
1.RL4.3. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy). (CCSS L.1.5c)
RL5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.1.RL5. Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.1.RL5.3. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.1.1)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
RL6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.1.RL6. Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.1.RL6.1. Define the role of the narrator of a story.
1.RL6.2. Use knowledge of characters and story events to determine who is telling the story at various points in a text.
Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRL7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.1.RL7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.1.RL7.1. Explain the connection between the illustrations and words in a story.
1.RL7.2. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly (See CCSS SL.1.4).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings
1.RL7.4. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.1.1)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
RL9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.1.RL9. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.1.RL9.1. Identify characters and events in stories.
1.RL9.2. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly (See CCSS SL.1.4).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings
1.RL9.3. Identify likenesses and differences between characters and events in stories.
1.RL9.4. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.1.1)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
Key Ideas and DetailsRL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.1.RL1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.1.RL1.1. Apply appropriate strategies before reading, viewing, or listening to a text: use prior knowledge and experiences to make connections to the text; make predictions or ask questions about the text by examining the title, cover, illustrations/photographs/teQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Predictions
1.RL1.2. Apply appropriate strategies to monitor understanding during reading, viewing, or listening to a text: recall and discuss what is understood; identify and question what did not make sense; reread difficult parts and use own words to restate; make, confirmQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Predictions Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell
1.RL1.3. Demonstrate understanding after reading, viewing, or listening to a text: retell and discuss the text; engage in conversation to understand the text; determine the main idea of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell
1.RL1.4. Participate actively and appropriately in discussions about literary text (See CCSS SL.1.1, 2, 3).
1.RL1.5. Generate questions to clarify a text.
1.RL1.6. Respond to questions about text by speaking, dramatizing, or writing, including the use of technology (See CCSS SL.1.5; CCSS W.1.6; MD SLM K-1 5A1.a).
1.RL1.7. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.1.1)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
RL2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.1.RL2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.1.RL2.1. Listen to, read, and discuss a variety of literary texts (narrative text structure, both fiction and non-fiction) representing diverse cultures, perspectives, and ethnicities.
1.RL2.2. Identify the elements of a story (e.g., characters, setting, problem, and solution).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings
1.RL2.3. Identify key details in literary text.
1.RL2.4. Analyze key details to determine the central message or lesson in literary text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
1.RL2.5. Retell story events in a logical sequence.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell
1.RL2.6. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. (CCSS SL.1.4)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings
RL3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of text.1.RL3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.1.RL3.1. Identify the elements in a story, including characters and the setting.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings
1.RL3.2. Identify key details in a story.
1.RL3.3. Retell the events in a story in a logical sequence.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell
1.RL3.4. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. (CCSS SL.1.4)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings
1.RL3.5. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.1.1)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityRL10.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.1.RL10. With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.1.RL10.2. With prompting and support, read and comprehend text of steadily increasing complexity.
1.RL10.3. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. (CCSS SL.1.1)
MD.SL.Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)
Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)
Presentation of Knowledge and IdeasSL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.1.SL4. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.1.SL4.3. Use frequently occurring adjectives to describe (See CCSS L.1.1f).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
SL5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.1.SL5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.1.SL5.1. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events (See CCSS RL.1.7).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings
MD.W.Standards for Writing (W)
Standards for Writing (W)
Production and Distribution of WritingW5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.1.W5. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.1.W5.3. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (See CCSS SL.1.2).
W6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.1.W6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.1.W6.5. Contribute to a learning community. (MD SLM PK-1 5A1.d)
Research to Build and Present KnowledgeW7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.1.W7. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).1.W7.8. Contribute to a learning community. (MD SLM PK-1 5A1.d)
Text Types and PurposesW1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.1.W1-b. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure – Supply a reason that supports the opinion.1.W1-b.3. Draft a simple sentence or sentences to express an opinion and reason: Use common, proper, and possessive nouns (CCSS L.1.1b); Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my) (CCSS L.1.1d); Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Pronouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
W2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.1.W2-b. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and prove some sense of closure – Supply some facts about the topic.1.W2-b.4. Write several sentences using the facts that are all related to the topic: Produce complete simple and compound sentences (CCSS L.1.1f); Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words (CCSS LQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
W3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.1.W3-b. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure – Include some details regarding what happened.1.W3-b.1. Apply knowledge of story structure: Produce complete simple sentences (CCSS L.1.1j); Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (CCSS L.1.1e); Use frequently occurring adjectives (CCSS L.1.1f); Use determiners (e.g., articles demonstratives)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling