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Skills available for North Carolina first-grade language arts standards
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- North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Language North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Language
- North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Reading: Foundational Skills North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Reading: Foundational Skills
- North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Reading: Informational North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Reading: Informational
- North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Reading: Literature North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Reading: Literature
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Conventions of Standard English
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L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the K-1 grammar continuum.
- Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture (1-EE.1)
- Compare pictures using adjectives (1-EE.2)
- Identify statements (1-MM.1)
- Identify questions (1-MM.2)
- Identify exclamations (1-MM.3)
- Identify commands (1-MM.4)
- Statement, question, command, or exclamation? (1-MM.6)
- Who, what, when, where, or why? (1-MM.7)
- Is it the naming or action part of the sentence? (1-MM.8)
- Find the complete sentences (1-MM.9)
- Complete the sentence (1-MM.10)
- Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence (1-MM.11)
- Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? (1-NN.1)
- Select the nouns (1-NN.2)
- Identify nouns in a sentence (1-NN.3)
- Sort common and proper nouns (1-NN.4)
- Identify proper nouns (1-NN.5)
- Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture (1-NN.6)
- Form regular plurals with -s and -es (1-NN.7)
- Use singular and plural nouns (1-NN.8)
- Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture (1-NN.9)
- Select the possessive noun that matches the picture (1-NN.10)
- Form the singular possessive (1-NN.11)
- Choose between subject and object personal pronouns (1-OO.1)
- Choose the correct personal pronoun (1-OO.2)
- Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun (1-OO.3)
- Choose the correct possessive pronoun (1-OO.4)
- Use the correct possessive pronoun (1-OO.5)
- Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture (1-PP.1)
- Identify action verbs (1-PP.2)
- Use action verbs (1-PP.3)
- One or more than one? (1-QQ.1)
- Complete the sentence with the best verb (1-QQ.2)
- Complete the sentence with the best subject (1-QQ.3)
- Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best verb (1-QQ.4)
- Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best subject (1-QQ.5)
- Select the sentence that tells about the present (1-RR.1)
- Select the sentence that tells about the past (1-RR.2)
- Select the sentence that tells about the future (1-RR.3)
- Place sentences on a timeline (1-RR.4)
- Form and use the regular past tense (1-RR.5)
- Identify the irregular past tense (1-RR.6)
- Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline (1-RR.7)
- Complete the verb with the ending that you hear (1-RR.8)
- Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures (1-RR.9)
- To be: use the correct present tense form (1-RR.10)
- To be: use the correct past tense form (1-RR.11)
- To be: use the correct form (1-RR.12)
- To have: use the correct form (1-RR.13)
- Use the correct article: a or an (1-SS.1)
- Identify articles (1-SS.2)
- Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? (1-TT.2)
- Identify adjectives (1-TT.3)
- Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives (1-TT.4)
- Identify comparative and superlative adjectives (1-TT.5)
- Does the adjective compare two or more than two? (1-TT.6)
- Select the best preposition to match the picture (1-UU.1)
- Select the best preposition to complete the sentence (1-UU.2)
- Use conjunctions (1-VV.1)
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L.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing; demonstrate proficiency within the K-1 conventions continuum.
- Which letter does the word start with? (1-E.3)
- Which letter does the word end with? (1-E.4)
- Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend (1-F.1)
- Complete the word with the right final consonant blend (1-F.3)
- Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck (1-F.6)
- Complete the word with the right digraph (1-F.8)
- Spell the digraph word (1-F.9)
- Complete the short a word (1-G.2)
- Complete the short e word (1-H.2)
- Complete the short i words (1-I.2)
- Complete the short o word (1-J.2)
- Complete the short u word (1-K.2)
- Complete the word with the right short vowel (1-L.2)
- Spell the short vowel word (1-L.3)
- Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words (1-M.9)
- Complete the silent e words (1-N.2)
- Spell the silent e word (1-N.3)
- Complete the vowel team words (1-O.2)
- Complete the word with the right vowel team (1-O.3)
- Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur (1-P.2)
- Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow (1-Q.2)
- Spell the sight word (1-S.14)
- Choose the right end mark (1-MM.5)
- Statement, question, command, or exclamation? (1-MM.6)
- Find the complete sentences (1-MM.9)
- Complete the sentence (1-MM.10)
- Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence (1-MM.11)
- Form regular plurals with -s and -es (1-NN.7)
- Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures (1-RR.9)
- Form pronoun-verb contractions (1-WW.2)
- Form contractions with "not" (1-WW.3)
- Capitalize the names of people and pets (1-XX.1)
- Capitalize days and months (1-XX.2)
- Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" (1-XX.3)
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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L.1.4 Determine and/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: context clues, word parts and word relationships.
- Sort words into categories (1-FF.1)
- Which word is not like the others? (1-FF.2)
- Choose the synonyms (1-GG.1)
- Choose the antonyms (1-GG.2)
- Multiple-meaning words with pictures (1-HH.1)
- Find the words with related meanings (1-II.1)
- Describe the difference between related words (1-II.2)
- Order related words based on meaning (1-II.3)
- Use words with prefixes and suffixes (1-JJ.1)
- Understand words with prefixes and suffixes (1-JJ.2)
- Use context to identify the meaning of a word (1-KK.1)
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L.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of nuances in word meanings.
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L.1.5.a Sort words into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
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L.1.5.b Define words by category and by one or more key attributes.
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L.1.5.c 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.
- Sort words into categories (1-FF.1)
- Multiple-meaning words with pictures (1-HH.1)
- Describe the difference between related words (1-II.2)
- Use action verbs (1-PP.3)
- Use sense words (1-TT.1)
- Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? (1-TT.2)
- Identify adjectives (1-TT.3)
- Select the best preposition to match the picture (1-UU.1)
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L.1.6 Use words and phrases learned through conversations, reading, and being read to, including common conjunctions.
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