ELA Standard
CCSS: (PRINT CONCEPTS)
1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending
punctuation).
Strand &
Common Core Anchor Standard
Grade Level or Course
None
Reading for
Foundation Skills
1st Grade
Clarify Standard (written in own words)
1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending
punctuation).
Task Analysis
1. Identify and clarify the skills (verbs) – students should be able to do
2. Identify and clarify the concepts (nouns) – students should know
3. After addressing any misconceptions or “need to know” questions determine essential learnings and
sequence them from the prior grade level standard to the end of year standard in order of simple to
complex.
• (K): Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences
of letters.
c. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
 Use knowledge of spaces in print to be able to count the number of words in a sentence.
 Use one to one correspondence when tracking text.
• Recognize and define purpose for capitalization, of names, sentence beginnings.
• Recognize and define purpose for ending punctuation (period, exclamation point, and question mark).
• Recognize the difference between a word and a sentence (know sentences start with capital
letters and end with punctuation).
•
Demonstrate understanding of the basic structure of a sentence.
 Recognize and understand conventions of print such as bold words, italicized words,
words in all capitals, larger print
• (1): Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization,
ending punctuation).
Vocabulary
Prior (should already know) Explicit (must know to achieve standard) Introductory (good to know)
Letter, word, sentence,
Comma
Capitals/uppercase,
Bold
Fonts
Lowercase, question mark,
italics
Thought bubbles
Exclamation mark, period
Speech bubbles
End-of-Year/Course Summative Assessment
1. Show me one word. Show me two words. Show me a sentence.
ELA Standard
CCSS: (PRINT CONCEPTS)
1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending
punctuation).
2. Show me the first word of the sentence. Show me the last word of the sentence.
3. What’s this for (punctuation mark)? Where does the period go (question mark, etc.)? What goes
at the end of a sentence?
4. When do you use capital letters? Show me a capital letter. How does a sentence begin?
Benchmark Assessment(s)