Reading+Goals

** Reading/Writing Goals for 1st Grade **


 * PHONICS & PHONEMIC AWARENESS**
 * I can use letter and sound patterns to read words.


 * WORD STUDY & VOCABULARY**
 * I can figure out new words by using context and picture clues.


 * FLUENCY**
 * I can read 40 words in one minute with fluency with 4 or fewer mistakes.
 * I can read material at my instructional level with fluency and accuracy.

> > **Functional Reading** > > **Reading Fiction**
 * COMPREHENSION**
 * I can use before, during and after reading strategies to understand what I read.
 * I can tell why I am reading a text.
 * I can tell what I think is going to happen in a story and why.
 * I check that I understand what I read.
 * I can use information in illustrations or pictures to help me understand a reading passage
 * I can create a drawing or written response after reading to show my understanding of the text.
 * I can retell a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
 * I can begin to tell the author’s purpose.
 * I can tell the main idea in a story.
 * I can find parts of a story that help me make my point or answer a question.
 * I can tell the difference between real and make believe.
 * I can tell the difference between fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
 * I can choose books that match my interest and reading level.
 * I can tell why I like or don’t like a text.
 * I can answer questions about charts, graphs, diagrams, maps and tables.
 * I can read and understand labels, signs, and symbols in my classroom and school.
 * I can tell how stories are the same and how they are different.
 * I can tell about the characters in a story.
 * I can tell where a story took place.
 * I can tell what a story is about in order.


 * LITERATURE**
 * I can read and understand different genres of literature such as: story, poem, nonfiction, fiction, realistic fiction, fairy tale, nursery rhyme, and legend.


 * WRITING**
 * I can create different kinds of writing.
 * I can plan my ideas before I write.
 * I can write about a picture.
 * I can write about an idea using details.
 * I can write to answer story questions.
 * I can use capital letters when I write.
 * I can use punctuation at the end of the sentences I write.
 * I can correctly spell first grade words.
 * I can use letter sounds to spell words.