First Grade Reading I Can Statements
Common Core Standards
Literature
1.RL.1- A I can answer questions about key (important)
details in a text.
1.RL.1- B I can ask questions about key (important) details in
a text.
1.RL.2- A I can retell a text using the key (important) details
in the text.
1.RL.2.- B I can explain the lesson/moral of a text.
1.RL.3- A I can describe characters in a text.
1.RL.3- B I can describe settings in a text.
1.RL.3- C I can describe major events in a text using key
(important) details.
1.RL.4-
I can identify words and phrases in stories or
poems that describe feelings and the senses.
1.RL.5-
I can tell the difference between books that tell a
story and books that give information.
1.RL.6-
I can identify who is telling a story.
1.RL.7- A I can use illustrations and details in a text to
describe characters.
1.RL.7- B I can use illustrations and details in a text to
describe settings.
1.RL.7- C I can use illustrations and details in a text to
describe events.
1.RL.9- A I can compare characters in text.
1.RL.9- B I can contrast characters in text.
1.RL.10-
I can read stories and poems on grade level.
Informational Reading
1.RI.1- A
I can answer questions about key (important)
details in a text. (informational text)
1.RI.1- B
I can ask questions about key (important) details in
a text. (informational text)
1.RI.2- A
I can identify the main idea of a text.
(informational text)
1.RI.2- B
I can retell key (important) details in a text.
(informational text)
1.RI.3-
I can describe the connection between two things
in a text. (people, events, ideas, or pieces of
information)
1.RI.4- A
I can ask questions about words and phrases that I
do not understand. (about informational text)
1.RI.4- B
I can answer questions about words and phrases to
help me better understand. (in informational text)
1.RI.5- A
I can identify text features. (headings, table of
contents, electronic menus, icons, glossaries,
captions, bold print, subheadings, indexes, key
words, sidebars, hyperlinks)
1.RI.5-B
I can use text features. (headings, table of
contents, electronic menus, icons, glossaries,
captions, bold print, subheadings, indexes, key
words, sidebars, hyperlinks)
1.RI.6-
I can tell if the information comes from the
pictures or the text.
1.RI.7-
I can use illustrations and details in a text to
describe the key (important) ideas. (informational
text)
1.RI.8-
I can identify the supporting details of a text.
(informational text)
1.RI.9- A
I can identify similarities (alike) between two texts
on the same topic.
1.RI.9- B
I can identify differences between two texts on the
same topic.
1.RI.10-
I can read informational texts on grade level.
Reading Foundations
1.RF.1- A I can locate the first word of a sentence.
1.RF.1- B I can locate a capital letter in a sentence and the
ending punctuation in a sentence. (?, ., !)
1.RF.2- A I can tell the difference between a short vowel and
a long vowel in one syllable words.
1.RF.2- B I can say one syllable words by blending sounds.
1.RF.2- C I can say one syllable words using consonant
blends.
1.RF.2- D I can segment the sounds in one syllable words.
1.RF.2- E I can say the beginning sounds in one syllable
words.
1.RF.2- F I can say the middle sounds in one syllable words.
1.RF.2- G I can say the ending sounds in one syllable words.
1.RF.3- A I can decode regularly spelled one syllable words.
1.RF.3- B I can decode two syllable words by breaking
(chunking) the word into syllables.
1.RF.3- C I can read words with inflectional (-ed, -ing, -en,
-er, -est, -es, -s) endings.
1.RF.3- D I can read words with the long vowel sound and
the final e. (CVCe)
1.RF.3- E I can determine the number of syllables in a word
by counting the vowel sounds.
1.RF.3- F I can read words with consonant digraphs.
1.RF.3- G I can read words with vowel teams that make the
long vowel sound.
1.RF.3- H I can read 1st grade level sight words.
1.RF.4- A I can read with purpose and understanding. (on
level text)
1.RF.4- B I can use context clues to know if I am reading
words correctly by self-correcting when needed.
1.RF.4- C I can use context clues to know if what I am
reading makes sense.
1.RF.4-D
I can read with accuracy, appropriate speeds, and
expression on repeated readings. (on level)
1.RF.4- E I can use words with more than one meaning
correctly.
Writing
1.W.1-
I can write an opinion piece. My piece will
include:
-a topic or name of the book
-an opinion about the topic or book
-reasons for the opinion
-a closing sentence
1.W.2-
I can write an informational piece. My piece will
include:-a topic
-facts about the topic
-a closing sentence
1.W.3-
I can write a narrative piece. My piece will
include:
-details about what happened
-transition words that show order of events
-a closing sentence
1.W.5- A
I can revise my piece to stay on the topic.
1.W.5- B
I can revise my piece by using ideas from others to
add details to my story.
1.W.6-
I can use technology to produce and publish
writing pieces. (with or without my peers)
1.W.7-
I can work with others to gather information to
produce a writing project.
1.W.8-
I can use information from my experiences or
gather information from other sources to answer a
question.
Speaking and Listening
1.SL.1- A I can listen in a discussion with my peers.
1.SL.1- B I can take turns speaking in a discussion with my
peers.
1.SL.1- C I can stay focused in a discussion with my peers
about a topic or text.
1.SL.1- D I can add to conversations in a discussion with my
peers.
1.SL.1- E I can ask questions when I don’t understand in a
discussion with my peers.
1.SL.2- A I can answer questions about something I’ve heard.
1.SL.2- B I can ask questions about something I’ve heard.
1.SL.3- A I can answer questions to gather information or
better understand what a speaker says.
1.SL.3- B I can ask questions to gather information or better
understand what a speaker says.
1.SL.4- A I can orally describe people, places, things and
events with appropriate details.
1.SL.4- B I can express my ideas and feelings clearly.
1.SL.5-
I can add drawings or pictures to help describe my
ideas, thoughts and feelings.
1.SL.6-
I can speak in complete sentences.
Language
1.L.1- A
I can use singular and plural nouns with the correct
verb. (plural - s, es)
1.L.1- B
I can use pronouns.
- personal – I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- indefinite – another, anybody, anyone, anything,
each, everybody, everything, nobody,
somebody, someone, something
- possessive – mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours,
theirs, whose
1.L.1- C
I can use verbs to show past, present, and future.
1.L.1- D
I can use adjectives.
1.L.1- E
I can use the words: and, or, but. (conjunctions)
1.L.1- F
I can use the words a, an, the, this, that, these, and
those. (determiners)
1.L.1- G
I can use the words during, beyond, toward.
(prepositions)
1.L.1- H
I can print all lower-case letters.
1.L.1- J
I can print all upper-case letters.
1.L.1- K
I can use common nouns.
1.L.1- L
I can use proper nouns.
1.L.1- M
I can use possessive nouns.
1.L.1- N
I can produce an asking sentence to answer a
prompt.
1.L.1- P
I can produce a telling sentence to answer a
prompt.
1.L.1-Q
I can produce an exclamatory (exciting) sentence
to answer a prompt.
1.L.2- A
I can capitalize dates.
1.L.2- B
I can capitalize names of people.
1.L.2- C
I can use commas in dates.
1.L.2- D
I can spell sight words.
1.L.2- E
I can use punctuation at the end of a sentence.
1.L.2- F
I can spell words in a word family.
1.L.2- G
I can use commas to separate words in a list.
1.L.2- H
I can spell unknown words by sounding them out.
1.L.4- A
I can identify a root/base word.
1.L.4- B
I can identify an inflectional ending that has been
added to a root/base word.
1.L.4- C
I can use context clues to help me figure out the
meaning of a word or phrase in sentences.
1.L.4- D
I can use prefixes to help find the meaning of a
word.
1.L.4- E
I can use suffixes to help find the meaning of a
word.
1.L.4- F
I can use words with more than one meaning
correctly.
I can describe words in a category by using one or
more attributes.
1.L.5- A
1.L.5- B
I can tell the connection between words and their
real life use.
1.L.5- C
I can sort familiar objects to better understand the
meaning of words.
1.L.5- D
I can define, act out, or choose verbs and
adjectives that have almost the same meaning.
1.L.6-
I can use new words and phrases I have learned
including conjunctions.
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