The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards

Visit the site above to learn more about the expectations under the new common core standards. 

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/ela/elacore.pdf

(First Grade - pages 15-19)

Visit this site to read about the NYS English Language Arts Standards.

First Grade Program Highlights

ü       Letter formation, print knowledge, alphabetic awareness, phonological and phonemic awareness training as in Level K

ü       Segment words into syllables and syllables into sounds (phonemes) - up to 5 sounds

ü       Name corresponding letter(s) and short and long vowels when given letters

ü       Name corresponding letter(s) when given sounds of letters and vowels

ü       Identify word structure such as blends, digraphs, basewords, suffixes, syllable types (closed and vowel-consonant-e syllables)

ü       Read and spell closed and vowel-consonant-e syllable type words

 ü       Read and spell compound words and other words with two syllables

ü       Read and spell words with s, es, ed, ing suffixes

ü       Read and spell words with unexpected vowel sounds

ü       Read and spell targeted high-frequency,non-phonetic words

ü       Construct sentences using vocabulary words

ü       Read approximately 60 words per minute with fluency and understanding

ü       Read controlled stories (95-100% decodable) with fluency, expression, and understanding

ü       Apply beginning dictionary skills

ü       Apply correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)

ü       Apply capitalization rules for beginning of sentences and names of people

ü       Retell short narrative stories and facts from expository text

http://www.rtsd.org/cms/lib/PA01000218/Centricity/Domain/554/Level_1_Support_Pack.pdf