1st Quarter Student Learning Expectations
Each quarter builds on the previous learning and expectations. These charts are cumulative.
Familiar Reading
Decode single syllable words in continuous text; Read grade level texts with at least 90% accuracy;
Read familiar grade level texts fluently
Word Study (Phonics/Spelling)
Recognize there are correct spellings for words; Delete phonemes to create new words; Add
phonemes to create new words; Substitute phonemes; Know the order of the alphabet; Decode single
syllable words; Sort/classify words; Automaticity of letter sounds and phonic patterns; Spell high
frequency words
Shared Reading
Participate in speaking activities (choral reading); Distinguish letters/words/sentences; Recognize
there are correct spellings for words; Identify author/title; Read during independent reading time;
Read with others (shared, partner, choral); Use context clues to decode; Discuss meaning of new
words; Ask/answer questions before/during/after (i.e. who, what, when, where, why, how); Find
information in text to answer literal questions; Make/explain inferences from text; Fiction/
nonfiction; Compare books by the same author
Guided Reading
Read familiar grade level texts fluently; Read instructional level texts with 90% accuracy; Talk about
books with same theme and use prior knowledge to enhance understanding; Demonstrate Early
Reading Behaviors; Decode single syllable words in continuous text; Use context clues to decode new
words; Discuss meaning of new words; Story elements; Demonstrate automaticity of letter sounds/
phonic patterns; Monitor, cross check, and self-correct to make meaning during reading
Interactive Read Aloud
Participate in discussions; Active listening; Listen/identify topic; Support ideas with examples and
evidence; Use prior knowledge to enhance understanding; Ask/answer questions before/during and
after Reading (i.e. who, what, where, when, why, how); Listen for specific information/respond
appropriately; Show interest/respond to verbal/musical performances; Use prior knowledge to
understand text; Make text to self connections; Ask/answer questions before/during/after; Locate
information in text to answer literal questions; Know when text doesn't make sense/search for
clarification; Make/explain inferences; Create art work/written responses to show Comprehension;
Fiction/nonfiction; Compare books by same author; Identify story elements; Distinguish fantasy from
realistic text
Interactive/ Independent Writing
Move from oral language to written language (orally compose/rehearse story then write); Participate
in teacher-led prewriting activities; Use prewriting activities to create a draft; Share writing with
others; Write daily; Use basic sentence structure; Spell high frequency words correctly; Write with the
format of lines and spaces on selected paper; Print legibly and space Use newly learned words in
writing; Distinguish between letters/ words/ sentences; Recognize that there are correct spellings for
words
Listening
Child will print most capital and lower case letters from dictation; Child will print most capitol and
lower case letters from hearing the sound; Child will print letter, showing sound at beginning/end of
word; Child will print sentences after brainstorming from a picture (noun, verb); Child will begin to
use left to right progression and directionality of letters
2nd Quarter Student Learning Expectations
Familiar Reading
Decode single syllable words using initial and final consonants, short vowel patterns, onsets and
rimes, blends and digraphs in continuous text; Read grade level texts with accuracy of 90% or above;
+ 1st Qtr SLEs.
Word Study (Phonics/Spelling)
Apply knowledge of letter, word, sentence and paragraph; Use strategies for applying phonemic
awareness and phonics knowledge (i.e. slowly articulate or segment words in order to hear sounds
and record corresponding letters, break words at onset and rime to record corresponding letter
patterns, etc.) + 1st Qtr SLEs
Shared Reading
Apply knowledge of letter, word, sentence and paragraph; Blend phonemes fluently; Retell stories
identifying characters, setting, events, problem and resolution; Sequence simple actions to make
meaning; Define the meanings of words through repeated encounters in continuous text; + 1st Qtr
SLEs
Guided Reading
Tell and retell stories providing the characters, setting, problem, events, and resolution in logical
order, with or without prompts; Accept contributions of teacher or group to improve speaking
performance; Apply knowledge of letter, word, sentence and paragraph; Blend phonemes fluently;
Define the meanings of words through repeated encounters in continuous text - + 1st Qtr SLE's
Interactive Read Aloud
Retell stories identifying characters, setting, events problem and resolution; Express T-T; T-S ;T-W
connections; + 1st QTR SLEs
Community/ Independent Writing
Ask clarifying questions about the ideas and work of others; Create and maintain a topic list; Focus
on one topic; Use a core of high frequency words fluently; Use strategies for using phonemic
awareness and phonics knowledge; Vary sentence beginnings; Use subject and verb agreement in
simple sentences (structure); Apply knowledge of letter, word, sentence and paragraph; + 1st Qtr
SLEs
3rd Quarter Student Learning Expectations
Familiar Reading
Read text using fluid and automatic decoding skills, including knowledge of patterns, onsets and
rimes I can read fluently; Use criteria to choose independent reading materials I can make text-text
connections; + 1st, 2nd Qtr SLEs.
Word Study (Phonics/Spelling)
Identify and say the beg/end sounds in words, (I can check (look & say) the 1st/last part of words to
spell; Demo an understanding of letter-sound correspondence by HRSIW using letter patterns,
consonant blends, long/short vowels, I can use letter sounds and word parts to write; Spell words
correctly with reg. short vowel patterns and most on long vowel words (time, name), I can spell short
and long vowel words; Spell unfamiliar words using strategies such as segmenting, analogies, and
matching familiar words and word parts, I can say words slowly and write what I hear; + 1st/2nd Qtr
SLEs
Shared Reading
Identify the sequence of events in informational texts, I can use transition words first, next, then, last
to tell what happens in the text; Ask questions concerning essential elements of informational text
(why, who, where, what, when, and how), I can ask questions; Monitor comprehension of
independently, or group read texts by asking and answering questions, I can tell about the story I
read/heard; + 1st/2nd Qtr SLEs
Guided Reading
Recall important events in fictional and non-fictional texts, I can tell the main idea of a story; Use
title pg, photographs, captions and illustrations (text features) to develop comprehension of
informational texts, I can use book features to understand what I read; Read aloud with changes in
emphasis, voice, timing, and expression that show recognition of punctuation and an understanding
of meaning, I can read like talking; Make predictions while reading and support predictions with
information from the text or prior knowledge, I can make predictions and explain my TTS; Read root
words and their inflectional endings, I can speak correctly; Identify and discuss simple diagrams
charts, graphs and maps as characteristics of nonfiction, I can use parts of a book to find
information; + 1st/2nd Qtr SLE's
Interactive Read Aloud
Provide own interpretation of story, using info from the text, I can make T-T, T-W, and T-S; Identify
the sequence of events in informational text, I can use transitional words; Identify words with similar
meanings and opposite meanings, I can describe objects; + 1st/2nd Qtr SLEs
Community/ Independent Writing
Generate ideas through discussions with others, I can add details to my story; Develop a main idea in
writing, I can write a beginning sentence and a closing sentence in my story; Construct complete
sentences with subjects/verbs, I can write a story that makes sense; Mimic language from literature
(mentor texts), I can use texts I know for ideas in my own writing; Reread own writing for clarity, I
can re-read and revise my story; Use nouns, verbs and adjectives, descriptive words,I can add more
details when asked; Determine purpose and audience, I can write for my peers, family, others; Write
friendly letters or invitations that follow a simple letter format; Produce informal writings, I can write
thank you notes, invitations and stories; Spell unfamiliar words using strategies such as segmenting,
sounding out and matching familiar words and word parts, I can use word parts to spell; Add
descriptive words and details, I can use ideas from stories I've read/heard to write my own story;
Write simple stories with a BME that include descriptive words and details, I can use more specific
words when asked; + 1st/2nd Qtr SLEs
4th Quarter Student Learning Expectations
Familiar Reading
Form a mental picture from text read independently including story elements and descriptions I can
explain plot, characters, and setting; Use criteria to choose independent reading materials I can
make text-text connections; Self select materials on independent reading level based on personal
interests. I can choose a just right book for me; + 1st/2nd/3rd Qtr SLEs..
Word Study (Phonics/Spelling)
Understand the function of a dictionary, I can use a dictionary; Use knowledge of alphabetical order
by first letter when using a simple reference material, I can put words in ABC order; Determine word
meanings by applying knowledge of compound words, regular plurals, common contractions,
inflectional endings, and singular possessive nouns, I can figure out words using word parts;
Experiment with language including riddles and nonsense words and using them in speaking,
reading, and writing -Define riddles and nonsense words I can make riddles and use them in reading
& writing; + 1st/2nd/3rd Qtr SLEs
Shared Reading
Listen to literature and respond appropriately, including prediction, connecting, questioning, and
discussing the text, I can use prediction, connecting and questioning in book discussions; Identify
differences in a variety of media presentations and genre, I can identify poems, fiction, & non-fiction
; + 1st/2nd/3rd Qtr SLEs
Guided Reading
Read a variety of simple information books for specific reasons, I can find and read a book on a
specific topic; Monitor own reading for meaning, I can understand what I read; Read fluently
approximately 150 high frequency words encountered during reading -Recognize high frequency
words in the context of real reading, I can read 150 high frequency words quickly; + 1st/2nd/3rd
Qtr SLE's
Interactive Read Aloud
Respond to a variety of texts by contributing to a reading journal which demonstrates appropriate
comprehension skills including pictures and written responses, reading log, and interest lists, I can
retell texts using written responses; + 1st/2nd/3rd Qtr SLEs
Teacher Observation; Work Samples
Whole Group
Community/ Independent Writing
Use a story frame or paragraph frame to organize writing -Develop stories with beginning, middle,
and end , I can write a story with a beginning, middle, end; Edit for complete sentences, appropriate
capitalization, punctuation, and appropriate spelling, I can edit my own writing; Prepare pieces for
publication (i.e., illustrations, rewriting or typing, and page break, etc.), I can write a story that
makes sense;