1st Grade

Proficient first graders read and write with purpose.  Independently, they use a variety of skills and strategies to read a wide range of grade-level texts with accuracy, fluency and comprehension.  They listen and respond to the suggestions of others to write meaningful opinions, informative/explanatory texts and narratives of increasing length.  In collaborative conversations about first grade topics and texts, they show evidence of expanded vocabulary and communication skills as they build on the comments of others in respectful ways.