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1st Grade

Other Washington English Language Arts sets

Reading

  • Reading1st.

    Students read, comprehend, interpret, use, analyze, and appreciate fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and multimodal texts from a broad range of genres, cultures, and media through shared reading, read alouds, and independent reading in the context of grade-level content to understand themselves, others, and the world. WA.ELA-LITERACY.Reading1st

    1.  

      Print Environment and Foundational Skills

      1. 1

        Students interact with and explore texts in a language-rich environment. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.1

        1. a

          Select texts that interest them and/or that are recommended by peers and adults.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.1.a

        2. b

          Spend time reading, holding, looking at, and/or listening to texts. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.1.b

        3. c

          Make connections, tell stories and/or explain information based on imagination, images, and/or words they recognize in texts. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.1.c

      2. 2

        Students know and apply the basic features of print and how it is organized.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.2

        1. a

          Distinguish drawings from letters and words in a print-rich environment. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.2.a

        2. b

          Recognize and use the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.2.b

      3. 3

        Students know and apply how concepts of sounds, syllables, words, and silence function in speech (phonological awareness).WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.3

        1. a

          Recognize, separate, blend, and count the syllables in spoken words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.3.a

        2. b

          Recognize, isolate, blend, and count initial, medial, and final sounds in spoken singlesyllable words.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.3.b

        3. c

          Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.3.c

        4. d

          Add, delete, or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple words to form new words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.3.d

        5. e

          Parse individual words within spoken phrases and sentences.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.3.e

      4. 4

        Students decode words with accuracy and fluency using grade-level word analysis skills. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4

        1. a

          Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.a

        2. b

          Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.b

        3. c

          Know the final –e and common vowel team spelling conventions for long vowel sounds. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.c

        4. d

          Recognize, pronounce, separate, blend, and count the syllables in printed words using the knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.d

        5. e

          Decode two-syllable words that follow basic patterns by breaking words into syllables.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.e

        6. f

          Read words with inflectional endings. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.f

        7. g

          Recognize and read irregularly spelled words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.g

        8. h

          Read common high-frequency words by sight with increased automaticity. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.h

        9. i

          Read connected words in a sentence with accuracy and fluency.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.4.i

    2.  

      Comprehending and Interpreting Texts

      1. 5

        Students comprehend and interpret texts during shared reading, read alouds, and independent reading, using a variety of strategies.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5

        1. a

          Reflect on their purpose for reading. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.a

        2. b

          Preview the text by noting author, illustrator, title, topic, genre, and images.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.b

        3. c

          Use personal connections and content knowledge to visualize and make sense of the text.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.c

        4. d

          Make predictions and check them against what is in the text.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.d

        5. e

          Use a variety of strategies that encourage and maintain motivation to engage with a text. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.e

        6. f

          When the flow of reading is interrupted, use a variety of strategies to re-connect. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.f

        7. g

          Tell how the visual elements in a text represent and/or add to its meaning.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.g

        8. h

          Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.h

        9. i

          Describe a story’s narrator, characters, setting, and major events.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.i

        10. j

          Retell familiar stories and/or say what they learned from a text, including key details.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.5.j

    3.  

      Analyzing, Evaluating and Using Texts

      1. 6

        Students explain how the author, illustrator, and/or creator shape meaning and affect a reader’s experience of the text.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.6

        1. a

          Say what the text makes them feel, think, and/or want to do.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.6.a

        2. b

          Explain the impact of images and specific words on the reader’s understanding. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.6.b

        3. c

          Identify different text features used in two different genres and what they help the reader know or do.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.6.c

        4. d

          Compare and contrast choices made by different authors, illustrators, and creators when telling a similar story or writing on a similar topic. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.6.d

      2. 7

        Students evaluate texts. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.7

        1. a

          Say what they may or may not like about an image, story, or text. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.7.a

      3. 8

        Students use texts they have read for purposes relevant to them. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.8

        1. a

          To better understand themselves and others, explore characters’ thoughts, feelings, and motivations.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.8.a

        2. b

          To develop imagination and understanding of others, say what they would think, feel, or do in situations similar to those in texts. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.8.b

        3. c

          Use information or examples from texts for discussions and projects. [See W1st.3 and SLDF1st.3.] WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.8.c

        4. d

          Use choices made by authors, illustrators, and creators as ideas for their own multimodal compositions. [See W1st.4b.] WA.ELA-LITERACY.R1st.8.d

Writing

  • Writing1st.

    Students compose multimodal texts through drawing, visually representing, and writing in a variety of genres in the context of grade-level content.WA.ELA-LITERACY.Writing1st

    1.  

      Writing Purposes and Products

      1. 1

        Students compose to make personal sense of information, ideas, opinions, emotions, and/or experiences. [Not all products from W1st.1 must be taken through W1st.2 – W1st.10.]WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.1

      2. 2

        Students compose multimodal texts in a variety of genres to communicate with others.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.2

        1. a

          Describe experiences, ideas, and imaginings.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.2.a

        2. b

          Inform others about their observations and explanations of the world.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.2.b

        3. c

          Express their opinions and/or preferences.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.2.c

        4. d

          Persuade others to consider new options, resolve conflicts, and create and strengthen communities.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.2.d

        5. e

          Tell the story of two or more events.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.2.e

    2.  

      Plan and Generate Ideas

      1. 3

        Students plan and complete writing projects. WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.3

        1. a

          Connect the prompt to their interests, perspectives, and/or experiences. WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.3.a

        2. b

          Determine the process or steps needed to complete the project.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.3.b

      2. 4

        Students generate and gather ideas, including appropriate use of tools.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.4

        1. a

          Identify topics and ideas from experience, imagination, reading, media, conversations, products from W1st.1, and/or desire to communicate.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.4.a

        2. b

          Determine which features and/or genre conventions to follow or adapt from mentor texts.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.4.b

        3. c

          Answer questions about what the writer knows that the audience does not.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.4.c

        4. d

          Choose facts from group research (see RML1st.4), images, and/or other media that illustrate and support their ideas.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.4.d

    3.  

      Draft and Establish Voice

      1. 5

        Students draft content within the genre. WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.5

        1. a

          State some information about topics.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.5.a

        2. b

          State a reason for an opinion.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.5.b

        3. c

          Tell events in stories in order, using details and temporal words to signal order.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.5.c

        4. d

          Illustrate and/or approximate some text features and/or formatting they notice in mentor texts.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.5.d

      2. 6

        Students compose introductions and conclusions. WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.6

        1. a

          Name topics to introduce them. WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.6.a

        2. b

          State opinions to introduce them.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.6.b

        3. c

          Provide a sense of closure for stories, informational texts, and opinions.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.6.c

      3. 7

        Students organize content using the genre’s structure. WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.7

    4.  

      Revise and Edit

      1. 8

        Students discuss their compositions with others.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.8

        1. a

          Reread to determine whether the draft says what they want it to say.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.8.a

        2. b

          Describe what their composition means and/or represents to an adult or peer. WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.8.b

        3. c

          Ask an adult or peer to describe their perceived meaning of the composition. WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.8.c

      2. 9

        Students revise and edit their compositions.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.9

        1. a

          Add or change details or words to better communicate and represent meaning.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.9.a

        2. b

          Edit for conventions and consistency of text features. [Demonstrate command of Language standards K–1.]WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.9.b

    5.  

      Share and Publish

      1. 10

        Students share and publish compositions in person and/or on digital or non-digital platforms for known and trusted audiences.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W1st.10

Speaking, Listening, and Digital Forums

  • SpeakingListeningDigitalForums1st.

    Students comprehend, engage in, and learn from collaborative discussions in the context of gradelevel content, in person and/or through teacher-moderated digital forums.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SpeakingListeningDigitalForums1st

    1.  

      Discussion

      1. 1

        Students listen, respond respectfully, and contribute during discussions. WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1

        1. a

          Identify expectations and roles within the community, changing them when needed.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.a

        2. b

          Review previous conversations when continuing a discussion.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.b

        3. c

          Ask questions about the topic and others’ observations and opinions.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.c

        4. d

          Draw on experience, observation, and prior learning to answer questions.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.d

        5. e

          Restate what they heard others say to build common understanding, asking and answering questions to clarify something they didn’t understand.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.e

        6. f

          Connect statements to others’ contributions to build community and propel conversation.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.f

        7. g

          Identify points of agreement or disagreement.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.g

        8. h

          Ask questions to explore why someone else may relate or think differently.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.h

        9. i

          Identify opinions or understandings that have changed.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.i

        10. j

          Review memorable and/or important moments or ideas they heard. WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.1.j

      2. 2

        Starts in 3rd.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.2

    2.  

      Collaboration 

      1. 3

        Students collaborate on projects and tasks.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.3

        1. a

          Identify expectations, roles, and timelines, changing them when needed.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.3.a

        2. b

          Connect the project to their interests, experiences, and/or community needs.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.3.b

        3. c

          Review progress and discuss what needs to happen next.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.3.c

    3.  

      Public Speaking and Presentations  

      1. 4

        Students express experience, positions, ideas, findings, and creative work.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.4

        1. a

          Identify topics from the situation, experience, imagination, reading, group research (see RML1st.4), media, conversations, and/or products from W1st.1. WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.4.a

        2. b

          Develop content by considering what they want to communicate within the situation.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.4.b

        3. c

          Use images, media, and artifacts in presentations to clarify content and support the audience’s engagement.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.4.c

    4.  

      Voice

      1. 5

        Students determine how to present themselves and their ideas.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.5

        1. a

          Express voice by building on strengths and personality.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.5.a

        2. b

          Determine how to respond to others given the expectations of the community, their role, and how they wish to express themselves and their ideas. WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.5.b

        3. c

          Determine which language and/or languages support their purpose.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.5.c

        4. d

          Determine what they want or do not want to share and why.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.5.d

      2. 6

        Students use an audible voice, gesture, and pacing to illuminate the content.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF1st.6

Language 

  • Language1st.

    Students develop command of the English language to speak and write clearly, and to comprehend more fully when reading, listening, or viewing. WA.ELA-LITERACY.Language1st

    1.  

      Knowledge of Language

      1. 1

        Students notice when and why language is used differently at school, at home, and with peers.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.1

        1. a

          Compare the names of objects and topics as said at school, at home, and with peers. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.1.a

        2. b

          Identify when a word, phrase or sentence best answer a question. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.1.b

      2. 2

        Not in 1. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.2

    2.  

      Structure and Function of English

      1. 3

        Students produce and expand sentences in group and individual activities in the context of conversations and writing about experiences, events, and first grade content. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.3

        1. a

          Expand simple sentences by adding information or details that clarify the message. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.3.a

        2. b

          Use the matching verb form for singular and plural nouns in basic sentences. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.3.b

        3. c

          Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.3.c

        4. d

          Capitalize the first word in a sentence, dates, and proper nouns. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.3.d

        5. e

          Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.3.e

        6. f

          Use periods, exclamation points, and question marks to show the difference between a statement, exclamation, and question. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.3.f

      2. 4

        Students determine the meaning of and use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.4

        1. a

          Determine or clarify the meaning of new and multiple-meaning words and phrases.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.4.a

        2. b

          Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.4.b

        3. c

          Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.4.c

        4. d

          Understand and use high frequency adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, and determiners.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.4.d

        5. e

          Use ‘s with nouns to show possession. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.4.e

      3. 5

        Students explore word relationships and distinguish shades of meaning in the context of first grade conversations and reading about experiences, events, and ideas. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.5

        1. a

          Use frequently occurring root words as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.5.a

        2. b

          Use the most frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.5.b

        3. c

          Sort and define words by category according to their use and by one or more key attributes. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.5.c

        4. d

          Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.5.d

        5. e

          Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner and adjectives differing in intensity by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L1st.5.e

Research and Media Literacy

  • Research1st .

    Students ask questions, seek answers from a variety of sources, and use their learning.WA.ELA-LITERACY.Research1st

  • MediaLiteracy1st.

    Students identify the effects, purposes, and parts of media messages and people who provide information. WA.ELA-LITERACY.MediaLiteracy1st

    1.  

      Research and Inquiry

      1. 1

        Students ask questions about a provided topic or things that make them curious.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.1

      2. 2

        Students seek answers from provided information sources.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.2

        1. a

          Discuss where they might find answers to their questions.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.2.a

        2. b

          Identify a variety of print and digital information sources and where to find them, including libraries.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.2.b

        3. c

          Contribute suggestions when adults use digital search tools.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.2.c

        4. d

          Talk with adults or peers about the topic. WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.2.d

      3. 3

        Students gather relevant information using a variety of strategies.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.3

      4. 4

        Students use and/or share new learning.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.4

    2.  

      Media Literacy and Critical Thinking

      1. 5

        Students identify the effects of media messages. Identify how media messages make them feel. WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.5

      2. 6

        Students identify the purposes of media messages. WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.6

        1. a

          Identify media messages that are selling something and media messages that are just for fun.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.6.a

      3. 7

        Students identify characteristics of different parts of media messages. WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.7

        1. a

          Identify facts and opinions within media messages.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.7.a

        2. b

          Identify what’s realistic and what’s pretend within media messages.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.7.b

        3. c

          Describe images within media messages.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.7.c

      4. 8

        Students identify people who provide information. WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.8

        1. a

          Identify who decided what to include in a particular information source.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.8.a

        2. b

          Identify people who are experts on a particular topic and could provide information about it.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.8.b

      5. 9

        Not in 1st grade WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML1st.9

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 1
Where can I read the official document?
Public Draft WA State Learning Standards ELA

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