Nebraska's College and Career Ready Standards: Grade 1
Skills available for Nebraska first-grade language arts standards
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LA.1.F
Foundations of Reading
Concepts of Print: Demonstrate knowledge of the organization and basic concepts of print.
LA.1.F.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the organization and basic concepts of print.
LA.1.F.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the organization and basic concepts of print.
LA.1.F.1.a: Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence.
LA.1.F.1.a: Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence.
Phonological Awareness: Demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities, understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
LA.1.F.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
LA.1.F.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
LA.1.F.2.a: Identify, segment and blend phonemes in single syllable spoken three and four phoneme words including words with blends.
Blend and segment
Consonant blends
Short vowel words
Silent e
LA.1.F.2.a: Identify, segment and blend phonemes in single syllable spoken three and four phoneme words including words with blends.
Blend and segment
Consonant blends
Short vowel words
Silent e
LA.1.F.2.b: Delete initial and final phonemes in words.
LA.1.F.2.b: Delete initial and final phonemes in words.
LA.1.F.2.c: Substitute phonemes in spoken words to build new words in single-syllable words with no blends.
LA.1.F.2.c: Substitute phonemes in spoken words to build new words in single-syllable words with no blends.
LA.1.F.2.d: Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes in simple, one-syllable words to make new words), (e.g., "Say 'map.' Say it again and instead of /p/ say /t/. What is the new word? 'Mat'").
LA.1.F.2.d: Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes in simple, one-syllable words to make new words), (e.g., "Say 'map.' Say it again and instead of /p/ say /t/. What is the new word? 'Mat'").
Phonics and Word Analysis: Demonstrate phonetic and word analysis knowledge and apply decoding skills to isolated words and in connected text.
LA.1.F.3 Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding (spelling) words.
LA.1.F.3 Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding (spelling) words.
LA.1.F.3.a: Decode and encode words using knowledge of sound-spelling correspondence for common consonant digraphs, trigraphs, and blends.
Consonant blends
Trigraphs
Digraphs
Consonant blends and digraphs
LA.1.F.3.a: Decode and encode words using knowledge of sound-spelling correspondence for common consonant digraphs, trigraphs, and blends.
Consonant blends
Trigraphs
Digraphs
Consonant blends and digraphs
LA.1.F.3.b: Decode and encode simple words with r-controlled vowels.
LA.1.F.3.b: Decode and encode simple words with r-controlled vowels.
LA.1.F.3.c: Decode and encode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
Consonant blends
Digraphs
Short vowel words
Short vowel sentences
Short vowel texts
Short and long vowels
Long vowel words
Long vowel sentences
Long vowel texts
R-controlled vowels
Diphthongs
LA.1.F.3.c: Decode and encode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
Consonant blends
Digraphs
Short vowel words
Short vowel sentences
Short vowel texts
Short and long vowels
Long vowel words
Long vowel sentences
Long vowel texts
R-controlled vowels
Diphthongs
LA.1.F.3.d: Decode and encode final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
Silent e
Vowel teams
Long vowel patterns
LA.1.F.3.d: Decode and encode final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
Silent e
Vowel teams
Long vowel patterns
LA.1.F.3.e: Decode and encode two-syllable words with regular patterns by breaking the words into syllables.
LA.1.F.3.e: Decode and encode two-syllable words with regular patterns by breaking the words into syllables.
LA.1.F.3.f: Decode and encode words with inflectional endings.
LA.1.F.3.f: Decode and encode words with inflectional endings.
LA.1.F.3.g: Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.
LA.1.F.3.g: Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.
LA.1.F.3.h: Recognize and read grade-appropriate, irregularly spelled words.
LA.1.F.3.h: Recognize and read grade-appropriate, irregularly spelled words.
Fluency: Read grade-level texts with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
LA.1.F.4 Develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression/prosody while reading a variety of grade-level texts to support comprehension.
LA.1.F.4 Develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression/prosody while reading a variety of grade-level texts to support comprehension.
LA.1.F.4.a: Read decodable text accurately with appropriate rate, intonation, and expression/prosody to reflect meaning.
LA.1.F.4.a: Read decodable text accurately with appropriate rate, intonation, and expression/prosody to reflect meaning.
LA.1.F.4.b: Read grade level high-frequency words with automaticity and accuracy (e.g., Fry or Dolch words or those included in instructional materials).
LA.1.F.4.b: Read grade level high-frequency words with automaticity and accuracy (e.g., Fry or Dolch words or those included in instructional materials).
LA.1.RP
Reading Prose and Poetry
Central Ideas and Details: Citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development of themes or central ideas in grade-level literary texts.
LA.1.RP.1 Retell familiar stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson from a literary text.
LA.1.RP.1 Retell familiar stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson from a literary text.
LA.1.RP.2 Identify the main character(s), setting, and important events, drawing on key details in a literary text.
LA.1.RP.2 Identify the main character(s), setting, and important events, drawing on key details in a literary text.
Author's Craft: Citing relevant and thorough evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development and interaction of individuals, ideas, and events in grade-level literary texts.
LA.1.RP.3 Explain the difference between the roles of author and narrator or speaker in a literary text.
LA.1.RP.3 Explain the difference between the roles of author and narrator or speaker in a literary text.
LA.1.RP.4 Identify the basic characteristics of literary text, drawing on a wide range of text types.
LA.1.RP.4 Identify the basic characteristics of literary text, drawing on a wide range of text types.
Knowledge and Ideas: Citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate how an author's perspective or use of point of view shapes the style and meaning of grade-level literary texts.
LA.1.RP.5 Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in familiar stories.
LA.1.RP.5 Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in familiar stories.
LA.1.RP.6 Ask and answer questions about key details in a literary text.
Main idea
Inference and analysis
Setting and character
Read-along texts
Decodable texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.RP.6 Ask and answer questions about key details in a literary text.
Main idea
Inference and analysis
Setting and character
Read-along texts
Decodable texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.RP.7 Make connections between own experiences and other cultures in literary texts.
LA.1.RP.7 Make connections between own experiences and other cultures in literary texts.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: Read and comprehend complex, grade-level literary texts independently and proficiently.
LA.1.RP.8 With prompting and support, read and comprehend a wide range of literary texts of appropriate complexity for Grade 1.
Read-along texts
Decodable texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.RP.8 With prompting and support, read and comprehend a wide range of literary texts of appropriate complexity for Grade 1.
Read-along texts
Decodable texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.RI
Reading Informational Text
Central Ideas and Details: Citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development of themes or central ideas in grade-level informational texts.
LA.1.RI.1 Identify the main topic and key details in an informational text.
Read-along texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.RI.1 Identify the main topic and key details in an informational text.
Read-along texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.RI.2 Identify key individuals, events, or pieces of information in an informational text.
Read-along texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.RI.2 Identify key individuals, events, or pieces of information in an informational text.
Read-along texts
Read-alone texts
Author's Craft: Citing relevant and thorough evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development and interaction of individuals, ideas, and events in grade-level informational texts.
LA.1.RI.3 Define the role of the author and illustrator in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
LA.1.RI.3 Define the role of the author and illustrator in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
LA.1.RI.4 Use text features (titles, headings, visuals) to predict or confirm the topic of a text.
LA.1.RI.4 Use text features (titles, headings, visuals) to predict or confirm the topic of a text.
Knowledge and Ideas: Citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate how an author's perspective or use of point of view shapes the style and meaning of grade-level informational texts.
LA.1.RI.5 Identify basic similarities and differences between two informational texts on the same topic.
LA.1.RI.5 Identify basic similarities and differences between two informational texts on the same topic.
LA.1.RI.6 Identify an author's opinion(s) about a text.
LA.1.RI.6 Identify an author's opinion(s) about a text.
LA.1.RI.7 Make connections between own experiences and other cultures in informational texts.
LA.1.RI.7 Make connections between own experiences and other cultures in informational texts.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: Read and comprehend complex, grade-level informational texts independently and proficiently.
LA.1.RI.8 With prompting and support, read and comprehend a wide range of informational texts of appropriate complexity for Grade 1.
Read-along texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.RI.8 With prompting and support, read and comprehend a wide range of informational texts of appropriate complexity for Grade 1.
Read-along texts
Read-alone texts
LA.1.V
Vocabulary
Acquisition and Use: Build and use a range of conversational, academic, and discipline-specific grade-level vocabulary and apply to reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
LA.1.V.1 Build and use a range of conversational, academic, and discipline-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA.1.V.1 Build and use a range of conversational, academic, and discipline-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA.1.V.1.a: Use sentence-level context clues to determine the meaning of a word or phrase.
LA.1.V.1.a: Use sentence-level context clues to determine the meaning of a word or phrase.
LA.1.V.1.b: Use commonly occurring affixes to determine the meaning of unknown words.
LA.1.V.1.b: Use commonly occurring affixes to determine the meaning of unknown words.
LA.1.V.1.c: Identify commonly occurring root words and their inflectional forms.
LA.1.V.1.c: Identify commonly occurring root words and their inflectional forms.
LA.1.V.1.d: Determine the meanings of key words and phrases using provided reference materials and classroom resources.
LA.1.V.1.d: Determine the meanings of key words and phrases using provided reference materials and classroom resources.
Context and Connotation: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
LA.1.V.2 Interpret an author's use of figurative, connotative, and technical language in grade-level literary and informational text.
LA.1.V.2 Interpret an author's use of figurative, connotative, and technical language in grade-level literary and informational text.
LA.1.V.2.a: Sort common words and phrases into conceptual categories to develop an understanding of word relationships.
LA.1.V.2.a: Sort common words and phrases into conceptual categories to develop an understanding of word relationships.
LA.1.V.2.b: Define words by their category and simple attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims).
LA.1.V.2.b: Define words by their category and simple attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims).
LA.1.V.2.c: Ask and answer questions about key words and phrases to determine their meaning.
LA.1.V.2.c: Ask and answer questions about key words and phrases to determine their meaning.
LA.1.V.2.d: Distinguish nuances of meaning between common verbs (e.g., glance, stare) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic).
LA.1.V.2.d: Distinguish nuances of meaning between common verbs (e.g., glance, stare) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic).