First Grade Reading Expectations

2. The student understands the meaning of what is read.

2.1 Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension.

2.1.1 Demonstrates basic comprehension of content of literary, informational, and task-oriented texts such as plays, newspaper articles, and instructions.

Understand and apply monitoring strategies.

• Use monitoring strategies including word recognition strategies, rereading, looking forward in the text, using picture clues, etc., to increase comprehension.

Understand how to create mental imagery.

• Compose visual images from what is read aloud and/or read by self.

Understand how to use questioning.

• Ask and answer questions before, during, and after read alouds, instruction/practice time, and independent reading.

2.1.2 Demonstrate comprehension of the main idea and supporting details; through summarizing in own words using evidence from the text.

Understand how to determine importance of text.

• State main idea and list important details verbally or by using graphic organizers (e.g., web, T-Chart, KWL, Two Column Notes).
• Summarize text with teacher assistance.

2.1.3 Connect previous experiences and knowledge when reading to understand characters, events, and information.

Understand how to use prior knowledge.

• Make connections or identify similarities between self and text, and text to text after read alouds and independent reading.

2.1.4 Make inferences and predictions based on the text.

Understand how to infer/ predict meaning.

• Make and confirm predictions based on information from text (through support of teacher questions).
• Make inferences before, during, and after hearing or reading a story using prior knowledge, story structure, and prediction.

2.2 Understand and apply knowledge of text components to comprehend text.

2.2.1 Use time, order, and/or sequence to accurately retell text.

Understand story sequence.

• Retell story with correct sequence of events.

2.2.3 Understand story elements (plot, characters, setting, point of view, problem, solution).

Understand elements of literary text.

• Identify story elements of character, setting, and important events.

2.2.4 Locate and use text features (title, heading, table of contents, index, captions, alphabetizing, numbering, glossaries, etc.) to understand text.

Understand how features of text help with comprehension (See Text Form and Features).

• Identify title pages, table of contents, glossary, diagrams, and maps.

2.2.5 Recognize and use features of electronic information such as pull-down menus, key word searches, icons, etc.

Understand that electronic information has specific features.

• Identify and use icons, pull-down menus, and toolbars.

2.3 Expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas in literary and informational text.

2.3.1 Find similarities and differences in stories: understand relationship between parts of a text or between two texts.

Understand similarities and differences within and among texts.

• Explain similarities and differences in character, setting, and important events within and among texts read or listened to.

2.3.3 Find, sort, and analyze information for a specific topic or purpose.

Understand and apply concept of categories.

• Sort words by various attributes (e.g., dog, cat, gerbil are all pets).

2.4 Think critically and analyze author's use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.

2.4.2 Analyze author's purpose for and style of writing.

Understand characteristics of grade level appropriate text forms (See Text Forms and Features).

• Identify common types of literary and information text and their use.
• Identify differences among common forms of literary and informational text.

2.4.6 Apply information gained from reading to give a response, express insights, and draw conclusions.

Understand how to give responses and make connections to text.

• Use information from reading or read alouds to generate a response and make connections.