teacher's guide to meeting the common core state standards

ImplementIng the Common Core State StandardS

Teacher's Guide to Meeting the Common Core State Standards* with Scott Foresman Reading Street © 2008

Table of ContentsGrade 1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading . . . . . . . .3

Reading Standards for Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Reading Standards for Informational Texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Reading Standards for Foundational Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing . . . . . . . . .13

Writing Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Speaking and Listening Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language . . . . . . .19

Language Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Meeting the Common Core State Standards with Scott Foresman Reading Street © 2008Grade 1SE = Student Edition; TE = Teacher’s Edition;

KR = Kindergarten Review

Reading StandardsCollege and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading

The Common Core State Standards for Reading on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do in Grade 1. The CCSS Reading Standards build across the grades toward the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards in the Reading domain, given below. (CCSS Reading standards are divided between Literature, Informational Texts, and Foundational Skills.)

Key Ideas and Details 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from

it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Craft and Structure 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical,

connotative, and figurative meanings, and explain how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually

and quantitatively, as well as in words. 8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of

the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. 9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build

knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and

proficiently.

Student Edition Unit 5

Page 132 Teacher’s Edition Unit 3

Page 40c

KEYSE: 132 TE: 40c


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Reading Standards for LiteratureCommon Core State Standards Teacher’s Notes: Meeting the Common Core State Standards

with Scott Foresman Reading Street © 2008

Key Ideas and Details

Literature 1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text .

SE 1: 24, 46, 66; 2: 54, 104; 3: 112, 166; 4: 38, 118, 150; 5: 34, 66

TE 1: 16–17, 18–19, 20–21, 22–23, 24a, 46a, 66a; 2: 42–43, 44–45, 46–47, 48–49, 50–51, 52–53, 54a, 104a; 3: 98–99, 100–101, 102–103, 104–105, 106–107, 108–109, 111a, 112a, 166a; 4: 16–17, 18–19, 20–21, 22–23, 24–25, 26–27, 28–29, 30–31, 32–33, 34–35, 37a, 38a, 118a, 150a; 5: 16–17, 18–19, 20–21, 22–23, 24–25, 26–27, 28–29, 30–31, 33a, 34a, 66a

Instruction and practice in this skill are included as children read each selection. Children answer questions about the key details and events in the selection and create their own questions as they monitor and clarify the content of the selection they are reading.

Literature 2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson .

SE 1: 24–25, 46–47, 66–67, 108–109; 2: 28–29, 54–55, 104–105; 3: 28–29, 62–63, 86–87; 4: 38–39, 66–67, 118–119; 5: 34–35, 66–67

TE 1: 24a–24b, 46a–46b, 66a–66b, 108a–108b; 2: 28a–28b, 54a–54b, 104a–104b; 3: 28a–28b, 62a–62b, 86a–86b; 4: 38a–38b, 66a–66b, 118a–118b; 5: 34a–34b, 66a–66b

The Retelling Cards are shown on the Reader Response pages at the end of every selection in the Student Edition. These cards can be used to help children retell the selection, including the central message or main ideas, presenting this information in the sequence found in the selection. Children can add to and interpret the events as they retell the story in their own words, verifying their understanding of the content. The Teacher’s Edition instruction for the Reader Response pages provides suggestions to apply and assess retelling skills.

Literature 3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details .

TE 1: 16–17, 18–19, 20–21, 36–37, 38–39, 40–41, 42–43, 58–59, 60–61; 2: 20–21, 22–23, 24–25, 26–27, 44–45, 98–99; 3: 16–17, 20–21, 42–43, 44–45, 46–47, 50–51, 56–57, 58–59, 60–61, 100–101, 111a; 4: 18–19, 22–23, 24–25, 30–31, 50–51, 52–53, 60–61, 62–63, 114–115, 164–165, 166–167, 170–171, 172–173, 174–175, 176–177, 179a; 5: 16–17, 22–23, 24–25, 58–59

The questions in the Skills in Context, Strategies in Context, and Guiding Comprehension pages in the Teacher’s Edition focus on a variety of comprehension skills related to the selection content. Each question is identified by skill, and many questions focus on the story elements of characters, settings, and plots (events). As children respond to the questions, they extend their understanding of these elements as well as interpret the action and events of the selection.

Craft and Structure

Literature 4. Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses .

SE 1: 41, 102–103; 3: 57, 74–75, 80–81; 4: 32–33, 34, 174, 177; 5: 58, 64–65

TE 1: 40–41, 102–103, WA2; 3: 56–57, 74–75, 80–81, 87b, 87c; 4: 32–33, 34–35, 67b, 174–175, 176–177; 5: 58–59, 64–65, 67b

As each Student Edition selection is read, children explore the feelings of the characters through the questions in the accompanying Teacher’s Edition lesson plan. They also learn to recognize sensory words and phrases and the important role these details play in stories and poems.


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Literature 5. Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types .

SE 1: 13, 33, 55; 2: 13, 87; 3: 13, 95; 4: 13, 47, 129; 5: 13, 47

TE 1: 12b, 14b, 14–15, 32b, 34b, 34–35; 2: 12b, 14b, 14–15, 86b, 88–89; 3: 14b, 14–15, 96b, 96–97; 4: 14b, 14–15, 48b, 48–49, 130–131; 5: 14–15, 48–49

The Teacher’s Edition includes Share Literature sections that introduce many different text types (e.g., stories, poems). These lessons are supported by instructional discussions to help children identify the characteristics that distinguish the various categories of texts. In addition, each main selection is paired with another selection. As part of the strategies for reading the selections, the Teacher’s Edition provides information about the selection genres and their features. See, for example, TE 4: 40–41, 48–49, 68–69.

Literature 6. Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text .

TE 2: 96–97; 4: 60–61, 104–105; 5: 28–29

To further reinforce and support the standard, extend the genre study included for each selection by asking children to identify the speaker(s) in the selection. Begin the lesson by helping children identify speakers through speech tags.

• Use the selection Frog and Toad Together on SE 3: 96–111 to identify the speakers in a story. Select two children to be Frog and Toad. Have another child read the narration while Frog and Toad read the dialogue. Discuss with children how the characters relate to one another.

• The selection on SE 5: 36–41 can be used to identify the speaker in a fable.

Extend the discussion of speakers to poems. The narrator of a poem is the speaker. The speaker may be the poet, or person who wrote the poem. The speaker may be a character who takes part in the action of the poem or a character who stands outside the poem. The speaker may be a person, an animal, an object, or an idea.

• Use the poems on SE 3: 168–171 and help children identify the speakers of the poems. Ask children to identify the speaker in the first poem. Help them conclude that it is the girl shown in the picture. Then have them identify the speakers in the other poems—“Tommy” and “Where Do Fish Go in Winter?”

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Literature 7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events .

SE 1: 24, 66; 3: 62, 112; 4: 150; 5: 34, 66

TE 1: 16–17, 24a, 66a, 104–105; 2: 22–23, 90–91; 3: 42–43, 50–51, 58–59, 62a, 100–101, 112a; 4: 60–61, 114–115, 134–135, 150a; 5: 24–25, 34a, 58–59, 66a

Throughout the program children consult both the visuals and the text in each selection to locate and interpret information about characters, events, and settings.

8. (Not applicable to literature) N/A

Literature 9. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories .

TE 3: 46–47, 52–53, 78–79, 100–101, 108–109, 179a; 4: 166–167; 5: 22–23

The program contains opportunities in the reading questions for the children to tell how the adventures and experiences of the characters are alike and different.


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Range and Level of Text Complexity

Literature 10. With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1 .

Each selection contains opportunities for children to read proficiently and fluently beginning at Unit 1. See the following representative pages for fiction and poetry selections:

SE 1: 14–23; 3: 150–165, 168–171; 5: 48–65

Fluency lessons, activities, and assessments focus on accuracy, rate, phrasing, automaticity, and expression/intonation. Each subskill is applied to appropriate selections in a variety of reading activities. See, for example, TE 3: 144g, 146f, 167a, 168e, 171a, 172d, 172e. Additionally, the Differentiated Instruction (DI) pages in the Teacher’s Edition continue skill development as children read the ELL Readers; Concept Literacy Readers; and the Below-Level, On-Level, and Advanced Leveled Readers. Guided instruction and practice are included on the DI pages that follow each selection. See TE 1 DI•16–DI•23 for examples of the Readers for the first selection in Unit 1.


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Reading Standards for Informational TextsCommon Core State Standards Teacher’s Notes: Meeting the Common Core State Standards

with Scott Foresman Reading Street © 2008Key Ideas and Details

Informational Text 1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text .

SE 1: 88, 128; 2: 78, 130; 3: 138; 5: 132

TE 1: 80–81, 82–83, 88a, 120–121, 122–123, 128a; 2: 70–71, 72–73, 78a, 118–119, 120–121, 130a; 3: 132–133, 134–135, 138a; 5: 116–117, 118–119, 132a

Instruction and practice in this skill are included as children read each selection. Children answer questions about the key information and events in the selection and create their own questions as they monitor and clarify the content of the selection they are reading.

Informational Text 2. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text .

SE 1: 88; 6: 132

TE 1: 75a, 86–87, 88a; 2: 74–75; 3: 134–135; 5: 84–85, 86–87, 88–89, 111a, 116–117, 120–121, 122–123, 132a

Identifying the main topic or idea and the supporting details is a key comprehension skill presented throughout the lessons. The questions in the lessons focus on helping children organize the information so that they can recognize the main idea and also identify the details that support the main idea. Additional practice can be found in the listening comprehension activities for each selection.

Informational Text 3. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text .

SE 2: 158; 5: 102

TE 1: 84–85; 2: 72–73, 128–129, 139a, 142g, 150–151, 157a, 158a; 3: 126–127, 137a; 5: 84–85, 90–91, 102a, 124–125, 128–129

The Guiding Comprehension, Skills in Context, and Think and Share sections include compare and contrast questions that ask children to make connections between two key events or ideas in the text. Compare and Contrast lessons also provide instruction, practice, and application of these key skills.

Craft and Structure

Informational Text 4. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text .

Each selection lesson plan contains Amazing Words, which are content-related words dealing with the unit theme and the specific selection. The words are presented in a variety of contexts and then used by children in the daily activities to help them master the use and meanings of the words. Selection words from the informational articles are introduced on Vocabulary pages. See the following representative pages for Unit 1:

TE 1: 74m, 76b, 78b, 78f, 89b, 90b, 92b, 114m, 116b, 118b, 130b, 132b

Informational Text 5. Know and use various text features (e .g ., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text .

TE 1: 12b, 68–71, 76b, 78–79, 93a, 116b; 2: 12b, 35a, 38b, 40b, 66b, 68b, 83a, 111a, 137a, 163a; 3: 35a, 67a, 91a, 117a, 143a, 173a; 4: 43a, 71a, 97a, 125a, 155a, 187a; 5: 43a, 75a, 109a, 112b, 114b, 139a, 142b, 160–161, 164a, 169a, 203a

Both the Share Literature and Research/Study Skills activities help children learn how to read headings, captions, labels, and diagrams in order to interpret and navigate a selection. The Research/Study Skills activities also explain alphabetical order, entry words, e-mails, e-newsletters, electronic learning tools, and definitions so children understand how to use these tools to locate important information.


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Informational Text 6. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text .

TE 1: 68–71, 93a, 116b; 2: 163a; 3: 91a, 117a, 173a; 4: 71a, 97a; 5: 109a, 142b, 160–161, 164a

Throughout the program children are encouraged to look for information in the visuals and to combine the information they find to better understand and interpret each selection.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Informational Text 7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas .

SE 1: 88; 5: 132

TE 1: 78g, 86–87, 88a; 2: 74–75; 5: 114g, 116–117, 122–123, 126–127, 132a, 158–159

Throughout the program children are encouraged to look for key ideas in both the text and visuals of a selection.

Informational Text 8. Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text .

SE 1: 129; 2: 78, 79, 130; 3: 139; 4: 90, 91; 5: 133, 165

TE 2: 68g, 76–77, 78a, 116g, 124–125, 128–129, 130a; 4: 76g, 84–85, 90a

Questions in both the Student Edition and the Teacher’s Edition prompt children to recognize the author’s purpose in selections. The skill is also developed as children discuss the author on the “Meet the Author” page at the end of each selection.

Informational Text 9. Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e .g ., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures) .

TE 1: 91a, 131a; 2: 81a, 134–135, 161a; 3: 141a; 4: 94–95; 5: 136–137, 167a

The Student Edition includes Reading Across Texts questions, which offer children opportunities to compare and contrast two texts that have similarities and differences.

Range and Level of Text Complexity

Informational Text 10. With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1 .

Each nonfiction selection contains several opportunities for children to read proficiently and fluently beginning at Unit 1. See the following representative selections:

SE 1: 78–87; 2: 116–129; 4: 76–89

Fluency lessons, activities, and assessments focus on accuracy, rate, phrasing, automaticity, and expression/intonation. Each subskill is applied to appropriate selections in a variety of independent reading activities. See, for example, TE 2: 64p, 64q, 66f, 79a, 81b, 114f, 131a, 135a.


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Print Concepts

Foundational Skills 1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print .

TE 1: 12b, 68–71, 76b, 93a, 116b; 2: 12b, 35a, 38b, 40b, 66b, 68b, 83a, 111a, 137a, 163a; 3: 35a, 67a, 91a, 117a, 143a, 173a; 4: 43a, 71a, 97a, 125a, 155a, 187a; 5: 43a, 75a, 109a, 112b, 114b, 139a, 142b, 160–161, 164a, 169a, 203a

Throughout every lesson in the program, children are encouraged to look for information in the text and in the visuals and to combine the information they find to better understand and interpret each selection.

Foundational Skills 1.a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e .g ., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation) .

SE 1: 29, 51, 73, 113, 133; 2: 109

TE 1: 11d, 13b, 25d, 27d, 28–29, 31d, 33b, 47d, 49d, 50–51, 53d, 55b, 67d, 71c, 72–73, 95d, 97b, 109d, 111d, 112–113, 115d, 117b, 129d, 131d, 132–133; 5: 77d, 79b, 103d, 107c, 108–109

The program includes Teacher’s Edition lessons that focus on the types of sentences. In the lessons, sentences are first introduced and defined and then sentence frames are used to extend children’s mastering of sentence structure. Children learn the purpose, structure, capitalization, and punctuation of the sentences and produce both written and oral examples of the sentence types.

Phonological Awareness

Foundational Skills 2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) .

Beginning with phonemic awareness activities, children regularly listen to and say words to understand how the sounds blend together to form words. Eventually, they learn the letters that stand for these sounds to master the decoding process. See the following representative pages for the first week of Unit 1:

TE 1: 10m, 10n, 10o, 10q, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f, 14c, 14d, 26b, 26c, 26d

Foundational Skills 2.a. Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words .

TE 1: 10n–10o, 14c–14d, 30n–30o, 34c–34d, 52n–52o, 56c–56d, 94n–94o, 98c–98d, 114n–114o, 118c–118d; 2: 30c–30d, 84n–84o, 88c–88d, 112n–112o, 116c–116d, 132c–132d, 138n–138o; 3: 12c–12d, 64c–64d; 4: 10n–10o, 14c–14d, 44n–44o, 48c–48d, 72n–72o, 98n–98o; 5: 142c–142d, 144c–144d, 172c–172d, 198c–198d

A variety of listening and speaking activities help children learn the differences between the short and long vowel sounds in one-syllable words. These activities form the basis for the eventual learning of the spelling patterns for both the short and long vowel sounds.

Foundational Skills 2.b. Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends .

TE 1: 14b, 34b, 56b, 78b, 98b, 118b; 2: 14b, 40b, 68b, 88b, 116b, 142b; 3: 14b, 96b, 148b; 4: 100b, 158b; 5: 142b

Phonemic Awareness lessons focus on blending phonemes to make words. Listening for sounds in orally produced words is followed by blending those individual sounds to create words.

Foundational Skills 2.c. Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words .

TE 1: 12b, 26b, 48b, 54b, 68b, 74m, 90b, 96b, 116b; 3: 120b; 4: 10m, 72m, 98m, 128b; 5: 12b, 76m, 110m

The program has a wealth of lessons that focus on blending phonemes to make words. Listening for initial sounds in words is followed by listening for medial and final sounds so that children become accustomed to listening for the locations of sounds in words. As the auditory skills are mastered, the program advances to the decoding skills of matching sounds and letters.


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Foundational Skills 2.d. Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes) .

TE 1: 10m, 14b, 30m, 34b, 52m, 56b, 76b, 78b, 94m, 118b; 2: 14b, 38b, 40b, 68b, 86b, 88b, 116b, 142b; 3: 14b, 38b, 92m, 96b, 148b; 4: 100b, 158b; 5: 44m, 142b

These lessons address the concept of segmenting words into individual sounds. Children hear a word and then divide the word into the individual sounds that make up the word. In lessons in which children blend the sounds to form a word, they are often asked to also segment the word. Both exercises are used to help children master the decoding process.

Phonics and Word Recognition

Foundational Skills 3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words .

Every lesson provides skill practice with decoding words. These focus on phonics and word analysis skills. This carefully structured Teacher’s Edition instruction helps children learn to decode the words independently and then apply those skills as they read the selection. This organization is found in all units. See the following representative pages for Unit 1:

TE 1: 10n, 10q, 12c, 12f, 14c, 26d, 30n, 30q, 32c, 32f, 34c, 52n, 52q, 54c, 54f, 56c, 74n, 74q, 76c, 76f, 78c, 90c, 94n, 94q, 96c, 96f, 98c, 114n, 114q, 116c, 116f, 118c

Foundational Skills 3.a. Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs .

TE 2: 10n–10o, 14c–14d, 66c–66d, 68c–68d, 106c–106d; 3: 36n–36o, 40c–40d, 88c–88d, 146c–146d, 148c–148d; 4: 100c–100d, 102c–102d, 152c–152d

These lessons focus on consonant digraphs. Children are taught that the two letters stand for a single sound. They will also be taught to distinguish these patterns from common consonant blends.

Foundational Skills 3.b. Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words

Beginning in Unit 1, children decode words using the sounds they have been previously taught. From that beginning, children go on to apply the skills to decode words with more complex vowel and consonant sounds. A consistent and systematic presentation is used to help children master this important skill. See the following representative pages for Unit 1:

TE 1: 10n, 10q, 12c, 12f, 14c, 30n, 30q, 32c, 32f, 34c, 52n, 52q, 54c, 54f, 56c, 74n, 74q, 76c, 76f, 78c, 90c, 94n, 94q, 96c, 96f, 98c, 114n, 114q, 116c, 116f, 118c

Foundational Skills 3.c. Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds .

TE 2: 36n–36o, 36q, 40c, 64n–64o, 82c, 82e, 84n–84o, 84q, 110c, 110e, 112n–112o, 112q, 116c, 136c, 160c; 4: 10n–10o, 10q, 14c–14d, 44n–44o, 48c–48d, 68c, 72n–72o, 92c–92d, 98n–98o, 102c–102d, 120c–120d, 152c–152d, 182c–182d

The program provides instruction on all of the major long vowel patterns and then proceeds to some of the less common vowel patterns. Each pattern is introduced and then is practiced in the lesson activities. Children learn the pattern and decode words in isolation as well as in context.

Foundational Skills 3.d. Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word .

TE 1: 110b; 2: 140b, 142b; 3: 38b, 92m; 4: 46b, 126m, 156m; 5: 112b

The lessons that specifically call attention to this topic are listed. The skill is also included in many of the general syllabication lessons. Children learn that each word or syllable has a vowel sound.


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Foundational Skills 3.e. Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables .

TE 3: 38b, 38c–38d, 40c–40d; 4: 46b, 46c–46d, 126m, 126n–126o, 126q, 156m; 5: 112b, 170m

The lessons present the common patterns used in two-syllable words to help children divide a word into syllables. They apply their skills as they decode each syllable, combine the syllables, and identify the word.

Foundational Skills 3.f. Read words with inflectional endings .

TE 1: 74n–74o, 76c–76d, 78c–78d, 110c–110d; 3: 92n–92o, 96c–96d, 140c–140d; 4: 46c–46d, 48c–48d, 92c–92d; 5: 78c–78d, 80c–80d

The Teacher’s Edition pages present structural analysis skills. Children learn to recognize endings and how to decode a word with an ending. Later lessons include spelling changes in base words when endings are added.

Foundational Skills 3.g. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words .

Every selection begins with introductory pages for skill practice with decoding words. These pages focus on recognizing and reading high-frequency words, many of which are irregularly spelled words, and using word analysis skills. This carefully structured Student Edition practice and Teacher’s Edition instruction help children learn to read the words independently and then apply those skills as they read the selection. This organization is found in all units. See the following representative pages for Unit 1:

SE 1: 12–13, 32–33, 54–55, 76–77, 96–97, 116–117

TE 1: 10n, 10q, 12c, 12f, 12–13, 14c, 30n, 30q, 32c, 32f, 32–33, 34c, 52n, 52q, 54c, 54f, 54–55, 56c, 74n, 74q, 76c, 76f, 76–77, 78c, 90c, 94n, 94q, 96c, 96f, 98c, 96–97, 114n, 114q, 116c, 116f, 116–117, 118c

Fluency

Foundational Skills 4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension .

The program includes a carefully structured sequence that deals with all aspects of fluency. Lessons work with accuracy and rate. The following lists the references in Unit 1 through Unit 3 as examples. Unit 4 and Unit 5 include similar instruction.

Accuracy:

TE 1: 25a, 27b, 47a, 49b; 2: 29a, 33a, 105a, 109a; 3: 29a, 33a

Rate:

TE 1: 67a, 71a, 89a, 91b; 2: 29a, 33a, 105a, 109a; 3: 29a, 33a

Foundational Skills 4.a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding .

Each selection in the Student Edition and the accompanying Teacher’s Edition pages help children preview and predict and then set a purpose for reading the selection. This organization is found in all units. See the following representative pages for Unit 1:

SE 1: 14–23, 34–45, 56–65, 78–87, 98–107, 118–127

TE 1: 14–15, 16–17, 18–19, 20–21, 22–23, 34–35, 36–37, 38–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–45, 56–57, 58–59, 60–61, 62–63, 64–65, 78–79, 80–81, 82–83, 84–85, 86–87, 98–99, 100–101, 102–103, 104–105, 106–107, 118–119, 120–121, 122–123, 124–125, 126–127


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Foundational Skills 4.b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings .

Accuracy and appropriate rate have been listed for previous standards. This extends instruction to include appropriate phrasing, expression, and punctuation.

Appropriate Phrasing:

TE 5: 133a, 137a, 197a, 201a

Punctuation:

TE 1: 109a, 111b, 129a, 131b; 2: 55a, 61a, 79a, 81b, 131a, 135a; 3: 63a, 65b, 87a, 89b, 139a, 141b; 4: 91a, 95a, 151a, 153b

Expression:

TE 3: 113a, 115b, 167a, 171a; 4: 39a, 41b, 119a, 123a; 5: 35a, 41a, 67a, 73a, 165a, 167b

Foundational Skills 4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary .

SE 1: 24, 128; 2: 54; 3: 86; 4: 38, 90; 5: 102

TE 1: 14g, 22–23, 24a, 26c, 48c, 118g, 120–121, 128a; 2: 40g, 48–49, 54a, 80c; 3: 72g, 76–77, 86a; 4: 14g, 26–27, 38a, 76g, 78–79, 90a, 120c; 5: 80g, 94–95, 102a, 104c

The Monitor and Fix Up strategy in many of the lessons, as well as Context Clues activities, helps children use the context of a selection to check that they have correctly identified and understood words. The strategy also suggests ways, including rereading, that children can use to gain meaning and verify their understanding of the selection.


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Writing StandardsCollege and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing

The Common Core State Standards for Writing on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do in Grade 1. The CCSS Writing Standards build across the grades toward the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards in the Writing domain, given below.

Text Types and Purposes 1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid

reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and

information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Production and Distribution of Writing 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are

appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or

trying a new approach. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and

collaborate with others.Research to Build and Present Knowledge 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions,

demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility

and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and

research.Range of Writing 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and

shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.


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Text Types and Purposes

Writing 1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure .

TE 4: WA2–WA9

The Writing and Assessment (WA) pages present a five-stage writing process approach to help children understand, develop, and apply their writing strategies and skills. For example, in Step 1, children read and examine a model, select a topic idea, and fill out a chart to organize their ideas and reasons.

Writing 2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure .

TE 1: 13a, 27c, 31c; 2: 39a, 141a, 161c, WA2–WA9; 3: 65c, 121a, WA2–WA9; 4: 157c, 159a; 5: 111c, 137b, WA2–WA9

The writing activities in the Teacher’s Edition focus on writing a variety of informative and explanatory texts. Children are asked to think about a topic and to supply relevant facts about the topic. This information can come from background knowledge, the selection, or additional research. The Writing and Assessment (WA) pages present a five-stage writing process approach to help children understand, develop, and apply their writing strategies and skills.

Writing 3. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure .

TE 1: 97a, 117a, WA2–WA9; 2: 109b, 115a; 3: 33b, 147a, 171b; 4: 95b, 129a; 5: 41c, 47a

Across the writing activities plans in the Teacher’s Edition, children are guided in planning and writing a variety of narratives. The Writing and Assessment (WA) pages present a five-stage writing process approach to help children understand, develop, and apply their writing strategies and skills.

Writing 4. (Begins in Grade 3) N/A

Production and Distribution of Writing

Writing 5. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed .

TE 1: WA5; 2: WA5; 3: WA5; 4: WA5; 5: WA5

The Writing and Assessment pages, which follow a five-stage writing process approach, include revising as one of the stages.

Writing 6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers .

TE 1: 51a, WA6; 2: WA6; 3: 143a, WA6; 4: 155a, WA6; 5: 169a, WA6

The Writing and Assessment (WA) pages include editing as one of the stages of the five-stage writing process. The Editing lesson features a Tech Talk Online section that offers guidelines and instruction for children using digital tools such as computers to edit and publish their writing. In addition, the Research/Study Skills lessons offer instruction on different types of electronic tools and reference sources, such as how to use a library’s CD-ROMs. Children can then apply these skills while writing.


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Research to Build Knowledge

Writing 7. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e .g ., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions) .

TE 5: 43a, 73c, 113a, WA2–WA9

The Writing and Assessment (WA) pages for Unit 5 include step-by-step instruction on how to write a Group Research Report. With teacher guidance, children choose their own topics, conduct their own research, and write their reports. Children also conduct shorter research projects for various lessons throughout Unit 5.

Writing 8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question .

The Think and Share pages in the Student Edition include a Look Back and Write question. Children must use information from the reading selection to answer this question. The following are representative pages for Unit 1:

SE 1: 24, 46, 66, 88, 108, 128

TE 1: 24a, 46a, 66a, 88a, 108a, 128a

The Writing and Assessment pages also contain writing projects where children must recall information from their own experiences or gather information from library and media sources.

TE 1: WA2–WA9; 3: WA2–WA9; 5: WA2–WA9

Both the Look Back and Write questions and the Writing and Assessment writing projects include teacher support.


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Speaking and Listening StandardsCollege and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening

The Common Core State Standards for Speaking and Listening on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do in Grade 1. The CCSS Speaking and Listening Standards build across the grades toward the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards in the Speaking and Listening domain, given below. Comprehension and Collaboration 1. Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations

with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas 4. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the

line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.


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Speaking and Listening StandardsCommon Core State Standards Teacher’s Notes: Meeting the Common Core State Standards

with Scott Foresman Reading Street © 2008Comprehension and Collaboration

Speaking/Listening 1. Participate in collaborative conversations about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups .

Throughout the lessons, children are actively involved in speaking to classmates in whole class and small group activities. Additionally, each day begins with a Morning Warm-Up! section during which children participate in discussions about grade 1 topics and concepts. Classroom activities and school learning content extend into the home environment with the Family Times take-home materials for each week. Children also engage in classroom discussion during the Wrap Up Your Week! section at the end of every week. See the following representative pages for Unit 1:

SE 1: 24, 46, 66, 88, 108, 128

TE 1: 10i, 10l, 13c, 14a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 29b, 30i, 30l, 32a, 33c, 34a, 46a, 48a, 51b, 52i, 52l, 54a, 55c, 56a, 66a, 68a, 72a, 73b, 74i, 74l, 76a, 77c, 88a, 90a, 92a, 93b, 94i, 94l, 96a, 97c, 98a, 108a, 110a, 112a, 113b, 114l, 116a, 117c, 128a, 130a, 132a, 133b

Speaking/Listening 1.a. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e .g ., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion) .

TE 1: 55c, 77c, 97c, 117c; 2: 13c, 39c, 67c, 87c, 115c, 141c; 3: 13c, 39c, 71c, 95c, 121c, 147c; 4: 13c, 47c, 75c, 101c, 129c, 159c; 5: 13c, 47c, 79c, 113c, 143c, 173c

The initial lessons in Teacher’s Edition Unit 1 introduce good speaking and listening rules as well as ways to teach these rules in Speaking and Listening. Each activity in the Teacher’s Edition contains reminders of the appropriate behaviors that constitute good speaking and listening.

Speaking/Listening 1.b. Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges .

TE 2: 87c; 4: 13c, 47c, 75c, 101c, 159c

The exchange of ideas in discussions and classroom activities allows many opportunities for children to work and talk with classmates. The rules governing these exchanges are addressed in several lessons in which children are taught the best ways to communicate with others, including taking turns, listening, asking questions, offering ideas, and responding to others’ ideas.

Speaking/Listening 1.c. Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion .

TE 1: 22–23, 80–81, 117c, 120–121; 2: 13c, 48–49, 70–71, 87c, 94–95; 3: 76–77; 4: 26–27, 47c, 78–79; 5: 13c, 94–95, 182–183

In many of the Speaking and Listening lessons, asking questions is included as one of the steps in the lesson text. In every activity, children are prompted to ask questions if they do not understand or are confused by anything they read or hear. Asking questions is also an integral part of the Ask Questions and the Monitor and Fix Up strategies in the guided reading sections for the selections. See TE 1: 78g for an example of the Ask Questions strategy and TE 1: 14g for an example of the Monitor and Fix Up strategy.

Speaking/Listening 2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media .

TE 1: 22–23, 80–81, 117c, 120–121; 2: 13c, 48–49, 70–71, 87c, 94–95; 3: 76–77; 4: 26–27, 47c, 78–79; 5: 13c, 94–95, 182–183

In the Teacher’s Edition lessons that accompany the selections, children are often asked to use restating and asking/answering questions to confirm their understanding of a selection or concept. In addition, restating and asking/answering questions are parts of the Monitor and Fix Up and Ask Questions strategies. See TE 1: 78g for an example of the Ask Questions strategy and TE 1: 14g for an example of the Monitor and Fix Up strategy.


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Speaking/Listening 3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood .

TE 1: 22–23, 80–81, 117c, 120–121; 2: 13c, 48–49, 70–71, 87c, 94–95; 3: 76–77; 4: 26–27, 47c, 78–79; 5: 13c, 94–95, 182–183

Many of the Speaking and Listening lessons extend the purpose of asking questions from clarifying or confirming what has been read to getting additional information. Asking questions is also an integral part of the Ask Questions and Monitor and Fix Up strategies in the guided reading sections for the selections. See TE 1: 78g for an example of the Ask Questions strategy and TE 1: 14g for an example of the Monitor and Fix Up strategy.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Speaking/Listening 4. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly .

SE 1: 24, 46, 108; 2: 104, 130; 3: 28; 4: 118

TE 1: 24a, 46a, 108a; 2: 22–23, 26–27, 52–53, 87c, 115c; 3: 13c, 39c, 78–79, 121c; 4: 101c, 110–111, 118a, 159c; 5: 13c, 47c, 173c

In each speaking activity, children are encouraged to tell about people, places, things, and events in ways that will enable their listeners to understand and enjoy what they say. Many of the questions in the guided reading sections ask children to express their ideas and feelings about what they have read or about what they know.

Speaking/Listening 5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings .

TE 2: 115c; 3: 13c

The Speaking and Listening activities in the Teacher’s Edition lessons suggest using visuals to support oral presentations. In addition, teachers can encourage children to use visuals to support oral presentations during Speaking and Listening lessons. Allow time for children to explore a library or the Internet for pictures they can use. Provide support as necessary. Alternatively, you may allow children to use drawings to support their presentations.

Speaking/Listening 6. Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation .

TE 1: 77c; 5: 173c

These lessons remind children to use complete sentences when speaking. While the main goal of listening and speaking activities is to promote participation, demonstrating a command of correct oral expression is also important. In addition, teachers can remind and encourage children to use complete sentences while speaking during appropriate Speaking and Listening lessons.


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Language StandardsCollege and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language

The Common Core State Standards for Language on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do in Grade 1. The CCSS Language Standards build across the grades toward the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards in the Language domain, given below.

Conventions of Standard English 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when

writing or speaking. 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Knowledge of Language 3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts,

to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases

by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.

5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. 6. Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and

phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.


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Language StandardsCommon Core State Standards Teacher’s Notes: Meeting the Common Core State Standards

with Scott Foresman Reading Street © 2008Conventions in Writing and Speaking

Language 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking .

SE 1: 29, 51, 73, 93, 113, 133; 2: 35, 63, 83, 111, 137, 163; 3: 35, 67, 173; 4: 43, 71, 97, 125, 187; 5: 43, 75, 109, 139, 169, 203

TE 1: 11d, 13b, 25d, 27d, 28–29, 31d, 53d, 67d, 75d, 89d, 95d, 109d, 117b; 2: 11d, 13b, 29d, 33c, 34–35, 55d, 67b, 82–83, 87b, 109c, 131d, 135c, 159d; 3: 11d, 29d, 34–35, 63d, 66–67, 89d, 95b, 113d, 142–143, 145d, 147b, 172–173; 4: 13b, 39d, 41d, 42–43, 47b, 67d, 69d, 75b, 91d, 96–97, 101c, 119d, 124–125, 181d; 5: 13b, 41d, 42–43, 45d, 47b, 67d, 73d, 74–75, 77d, 103d, 108–109, 133d, 137c, 138–139, 141d, 143b, 165d, 202–203

Throughout the program, the conventions of grammar and usage are presented in student and teacher materials, which provide ample opportunities to use the conventions in writing and speech. Student Edition notes and Teacher’s Edition lessons introduce, reinforce, and review conventions for capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, kinds of nouns, verb tenses, adjectives, kinds of sentences, and more.

Language 1.a. Print all upper- and lowercase letters .

KR: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 47, 48

TE 1: 11c, 31c, 53c, 75c, 95c, 115c, TR12–TR13; 2: 11c, 37c, 65c, 85c, 113c, 139c, TR12–TR13; 3: 11c, 37c, 69c, 93c, 119c, 145c, TR12–TR13; 4: 11c, 45c, 73c, 99c, 127c, 157c, TR12–TR13; 5: 11c, 45c, 77c, 111c, 141c, 171c, TR12–TR13

The Kindergarten Review offers D’Nealian and Manuscript models of uppercase and lowercase letters. Children trace and write the letters in rows in the Kindergarten Review and then write the letters in context of words during the Shared Writing lesson in the Teacher’s Edition. The Teacher’s Edition also offers hints and tips for handwriting instruction. Tips address letter formation, left-to-right progression, proper paper position, and proper body position.

Language 1.b. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns .

SE 2: 35, 63, 137, 163; 3: 35

TE 2: 11d, 13b, 29d, 33c, 34–35, 37d, 39b, 55d, 61d, 62–63, 113d, 115b, 131d, 135c, 136–137, 139d, 141b, 159d, 161d, 162–163; 3: 11d, 13b, 29d, 33c, 34–35

The program scaffolds instruction by first defining and providing examples of singular, plural, possessive, and proper nouns and verbs. The program then helps children recognize nouns and verbs in context, use them to complete sentence frames, and construct their own oral and written sentences that have subject-verb agreement.

Language 1.c. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e .g ., He hops; We hop) .

TE 1: 11c, 11d, 13b, 25d, 27d, 28–29, 31d, 47d, 50–51, 53c, 55b, 67d, 72–73, 95d, 109d, 112–113, 115c, 115d, 117b, 129d, 132–133; 2: 11d, 29d, 34–35, 139d, 141b, 159d; 3: 11d, 29d, 33c, 34–35, 37d, 39b, 63d, 65d, 66–67, 69d, 71b, 87d, 89d, 90–91; 5: 11d, 13b, 35d, 42–43, 45d

In the program’s Language Arts strand, sentences are defined, their features and structure described, and types of sentences presented. Both the program’s Writing and Grammar lessons offer opportunities for children to apply what they learn to their own writing. These pages provide reminders to use complete sentences and models to help begin preliminary instruction with subject-verb agreement.


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Language 1.d. Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e .g ., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything) .

SE 5: 139, 169, 203

TE 5: 111d, 113b, 133d, 137c, 138–139, 141d, 143b, 165d, 167d, 168–169, 171d, 173b, 197d, 201c, 202–203

Both the Writing and Grammar lessons in the Language Arts strand of Unit 5 introduce, reinforce, and review personal subject and object pronouns. Children use the pronouns in oral and written activities. As children read selections, identify and discuss the use of possessive pronouns. For example, for the selection Frog and Toad Together in SE 3, identify the possessive pronoun his on page 101 and explain that his refers to Toad’s head. Continue in the same way with personal and indefinite pronouns as well as other possessive pronouns in the selections.

Language 1.e. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e .g ., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home) .

TE 3: 11d, 13b, 29d, 33c, 34–35, 37d, 39b, 63d, 65d, 66–67, 69d, 71b, 87d, 89d, 90–91, 93d, 95b, 113d, 115d, 116–117, 119d, 121b, 139d, 141d, 142–143

The program carefully scaffolds instruction in verbs to help children understand and use verbs correctly. Unit 3 has Grammar lessons that explicitly introduce, reinforce, and review verbs, first focusing on present tense verbs and then presenting past and future tense. Clue words such as yesterday, tomorrow, and last week help children determine which tense of verbs to use as they complete sentence frames and choose the correct verb tense, and write their own sentences.

Language 1.f. Use frequently occurring adjectives .

SE 4: 43, 71, 97, 125, 155, 187

TE 4: 11d, 13b, 39d, 41d, 42–43, 45d, 47b, 67d, 69d, 70–71, 73d, 75b, 91d, 95c, 96–97, 99d, 101b, 119d, 123c, 124–125, 127d, 129b, 151d, 153d, 154–155, 157d, 159b, 181d, 185c, 186–187

In Unit 4, the program specifically teaches adjectives for color, shape, and size as well as adjectives that tell what kind, adjectives that tell how many, and comparative and superlative adjectives. Children then use these adjectives in oral and written activities.

Language 1.g. Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e .g ., and, but, or, so, because) .

Conjunctions are used in the reading selections, where children note that a group of words or phrases can be connected by the words and, but, or, so, and because. Use the selections Mole and the Baby Bird and Simple Machines in Unit 5 to point out examples of compound sentences.

• To further explore conjunctions, write the following sentences on the board:

Baby Bird saw Mole. He flew away.

Baby Bird saw Mole, and he flew away.

• Read the sentences with children. Help them identify the simple sentences and then tell what was done to combine the two into a compound sentence. Continue with the following sentences:

Baby Bird flew over the park. He did not land.

Baby Bird flew over the park, but he did not land.


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Language 1.h. Use determiners (e .g ., articles, demonstratives) .

SE 2: 14–27, 40–53, 142–157; 5: 80–101

The selections contain both articles and demonstratives. Children read the words in context and recognize how the words function in the sentence.

• To further explore the use of determiners, write the following sentences on the board:

The boy is on a bike. That bike is bigger than this one.

• Circle the articles the and a. Tell children that the tells about a specific person, place, or thing—“the boy.” A tells about any person, place, or thing—“a bike.”

• Circle the demonstrative adjectives that and this. Tell children that the words this, that, these, and those tell which one or ones are being talked about.

• Have children look in other selections to find sentences that have articles or demonstratives.

Language 1.i. Use frequently occurring prepositions (e .g ., during, beyond, toward) .

SE 1: 13, 19, 21; 2: 87, 96, 97, 102, 115, 125; 3: 147, 158

TE 1: 14f, 25b; 2: 88f, 106c, 116f, 132c; 3: 148f, 168c

Throughout the program, children understand and use common prepositions as they read them in selections and include them in their own writing. When children encounter prepositions in their reading, help them identify the kind of relationship the preposition identifies, such as time relationships with the prepositions before and after and location relationships with the prepositions in and under.

Language 1.j. Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts .

SE 1: 113, 133; 5: 43, 75

TE 1: 95d, 97b, 109d, 111d, 112–113, 115d, 117b, 129d, 131d, 132–133; 5: 11d, 13b, 35d, 41d, 42–43, 45d, 47b, 67d, 73d, 74–75

The program provides lessons in declarative, interrogatory, exclamatory, and imperative sentences. It includes Student Edition notes and Teacher’s Edition lessons that focus on the types of sentences. Children learn the purpose, structure, and punctuation of the sentences and produce both written and oral examples of the sentence types.

Language 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing .

The program provides a wealth of opportunities to explore the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when reading and writing. The Grammar lessons in Units 1 and 5 cover capital letters at the beginning of sentences as well as periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. Grammar lessons in Unit 3 cover apostrophes in contractions. Capitalization of names, places, titles, days of the week, months of the year, and holidays are covered in Grammar lessons in Unit 2. See the following representative pages for Unit 1:

SE 1: 29, 51, 73, 93, 113, 133

TE 1: 25d, 28–29, 47d, 50–51, 67d, 72–73, 89c, 92–93, 109d, 112–113, 129d, 132–133

Spelling lessons occur throughout the program and cover high-frequency words and grade-level words that appear in selections. See the following representative pages for Unit 1:

TE 1: 10p, 14d, 30p, 34d, 52p, 56d, 74p, 78d, 94p, 98d, 114p, 118d


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Language 2.a. Capitalize dates and names of people .

SE 2: 63, 83, 111

TE 2: 37d, 39b, 55d, 61d, 62–63, 65d, 67b, 79d, 81d, 82–83, 85d, 87b, 105d, 109c, 110–111

A number of Student Edition notes and Teacher’s Edition Grammar lessons introduce, reinforce, and review the capitalization of proper nouns including the names of people, places, months, days, and holidays.

Language 2.b. Use end punctuation for sentences .

SE 1: 29, 113, 133; 5: 43, 75, 109

TE 1: 11d, 13b, 25d, 27d, 28–29, 95d, 97b, 109d, 111d, 112–113, 115d, 117b, 129d, 131d, 132–133; 5: 11d, 13b, 35d, 41d, 42–43, 45d, 47b, 67d, 73d, 74–75, 77d, 79b, 103d, 107c, 108–109

The program provides lessons in the use of end punctuation in declarative, interrogatory, exclamatory, and imperative sentences. It includes Student Edition notes and Teacher’s Edition Grammar lessons that focus on the use of end punctuation. In addition, proofreading tips in the Writing strand often remind children to check that they have used correct end punctuation.

Language 2.c. Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series .

The Writing Workshop lesson for Unit 4 uses process writing to compose a persuasive letter with the date identified as one of the main parts of a letter. Display Writing Transparency WP19. Point out the date at the top of the letter and explain that a comma is included after the date and before the year. Write the following dates on the board and ask volunteers to add commas where they belong: January 15 20___, February 21 20__, and March 5 20__. Then remind children to use a comma when they write the date on the draft of their own letters.

To teach commas in a series, use the Unit 3, Week 2 story Ruby in Her Own Time to introduce commas in a series. Have children turn to page 48. Read the sentence at the top of the page. Point out how commas are used to separate the names of the ducklings, emphasizing that a comma is also placed before the word and. Then write a sentence that includes several children’s names in a series without commas on the board. Have volunteers come to the board and add commas where they belong. Tell children to write their own sentences with words in a series. Remind them to use commas to separate the items in the series.

Language 2.d. Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words .

The program’s Spelling lessons provide spelling pretests, activities, and posttests that focus on words with common spelling patterns and high-frequency words. To help foster spelling success, Differentiated Instruction lessons also provide additional practice and instruction with spelling patterns and high-frequency words. See the following representative pages for Unit 2:

TE 2: 10p, 12e, 14d, 30e, 34d, 36p, 38e, 40d, 56e, 62d, 64p, 66e, 68d, 80e, 82d

Language 2.e. Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions .

TE 1: 10m, 10p, 12b, 12e, 14b, 14d, 52m, 52p, 56b, 56d; 2: 36m, 36p, 38b, 38e, 40b, 40d, 64m, 64p, 68b, 68d; 3: 36m, 36p, 40b, 40d, 70b, 70e, 72b, 72d, 144m, 144p, 148b, 148d; 4: 10m, 10p, 12b, 12e, 44m, 46b, 48d; 5: 10m, 10p, 12b, 12e, 14d, 44m, 44p, 46b, 46e, 48d, 110m, 112b, 114d

Phonetic patterns and spelling patterns are presented each day. These patterns provide the basis for decoding and encoding unfamiliar words.


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with Scott Foresman Reading Street © 2008Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Language 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies .

TE 1: 10m, 12b, 26b, 30m, 32b, 34b, 48b, 68b, 94m, 96b, 98b, 110b, 129b; 2: 10, 14b, 29b, 40f, 55b, 114a, 114b, 116f, 131b; 3: 14f, 29b, 30b, 94b, 96f, 113b, 167b; 4: 12b, 39b, 74b, 76b, 91b, 130f, 151b, 181b; 5: 12b, 35b, 48b, 67b, 103b, 133b, 197b

Teacher’s Edition vocabulary prompts guide children in using context to determine word meaning. Vocabulary instruction focuses on defining select story words, using context clues to determine meaning of multiple-meaning words, homonyms, and unfamiliar words.

Language 4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase .

TE 1: 10m, 12b, 14b, 25b, 26b, 94m, 96b, 98b, 109b, 110b; 2: 10m, 12b, 14b, 29b, 30b, 138m 140b, 142b, 159b, 160b; 3: 68m, 70b, 72b, 87b, 88b, 118m, 120b, 122b, 139b, 140b; 4: 44m, 46b, 48b, 67b, 68b, 98m, 100b, 102b, 119b, 120b; 5: 110m, 112b, 114b, 133b, 134b, 170m, 172b, 174b, 197b, 198b

Teacher’s Edition vocabulary prompts guide children in using context to determine word meaning. A number of vocabulary activities focus on the use of context clues within sentences and in surrounding sentences to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Language 4.b. Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word .

TE 4: 156m, 156n–156o, 156q, 160c–160d, 186c; 5: 36c–36d, 112c–112d, 114c–114d, 166c–166d, 170n–170o, 174c–174d

Through Phonics lessons and Decodable Readers that introduce and use common prefixes and suffixes, children learn the meanings of the affixes and have opportunities to use the affixes and base words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Language 4.c. Identify frequently occurring root words (e .g ., look) and their inflectional forms (e .g ., looks, looked, looking) .

TE 1: 74n–74o, 76c–76d, 78c–78d; 2: 114c–114d, 116c–116d; 3: 92n–92o, 96c–96d, 140c–140d; 4: 92c–92d; 5: 36c–36d, 134c–134d

The skill sequence in the program provides instruction for each inflectional ending as a decoding skill and as an encoding skill. As children complete the lessons, they learn how to add the endings to the base words, how to write the words, and how the word functions in the sentence.

Language 5. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings .

TE 1: 67b, 68–69, 74n–74o, 76c–76d, 78c–78d; 2: 114c–114d, 116c–116d; 3: 63b, 64–65, 96c–96d, 140c–140d; 4: 91b, 92c–92d, 92–93, 156m, 156n–156o, 156q; 5: 35b, 36c–36d, 36–37, 134c–134d, 166c–166d, 170n–170o, 174c–174d

Lessons provide opportunities for children to identify and use words that are related by meaning. Teacher’s Edition Vocabulary lessons help children identify and use synonyms, which are related by meaning. In addition, Affixation lessons and lessons on inflected endings provide opportunities for children to build words with the same base.

Language 5.a. Sort words into categories (e .g ., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent .

TE 1: 89b, 90–91, 109b, 110–111; 2: 29b, 30–31, 105b, 106–107; 5: 103b, 104–105

The Categorize Words exercises help children group things to identify likenesses and differences between objects, places, ideas, and concepts.


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Language 5.b. Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e .g ., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes) .

TE 1: 89b, 90–91, 109b, 110–111; 2: 29b, 30–31, 105b, 106–107; 5: 103b, 104–105

The Categorize Words exercises in the Teacher’s Edition help children group words by category and attributes.

Language 5.c. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e .g ., note places at home that are cozy) .

Each selection lesson plan contains Amazing Words, which are content-related words dealing with the unit theme and the specific selection. The words are presented in a variety of contexts and then used by children in the daily activities to help them connect the meaning of the words with their own lives. See the following representative pages for the five-day lesson plan for one selection:

TE 2: 10m, 12b, 14b, 30b, 34b

Language 5.d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e .g ., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e .g ., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings .

TE 1: 67b, 68–69, WA4, WA5; 2: WA4; 3: 63b, 64–65, WA4, WA5; 4: 91b, 92–93, WA4, WA5; 5: 35b, 36–37, WA4, WA5

To foster the use of specific verbs and adjectives, both the Draft and Revise steps in the Writing Workshop lessons focus on identifying, distinguishing, and using precise language, including strong verbs and adjectives, while writing. In addition, Vocabulary lessons focus on the use of precise synonyms.

Language 6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e .g ., I named my hamster Nibblet because she nibbles too much because she likes that) .

Each selection lesson plan contains Amazing Words which are content-related words dealing with the unit theme and the specific selection. The words are presented in a variety of contexts and then used by children in the daily activities to help them master the use and meaning of the words. See the following representative pages for the five-day lesson plan for one selection:

TE 3: 10m, 12b, 14b, 30b, 34b


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