The end of the year is fast approaching and your childrens' report cards will be coming home soon! I wanted to post some information and examples of the expectations for the students for the end of grade 1. This is standard across all the grade 1 rooms.
For reading; based on our Fountas and Pinnell assessment system, your child should be reading at a level H/I at the end of grade 1. The assessment is based on decoding (sounding out the words), fluency (expression and pace) and comprehension (does the student understand what they have read and some of the underlying meanings of the text?). They need to be proficient in all 3 areas to be considered 'at' this level. Here is an example of the text you would find in an I level book:
Students may need help with one or two words and their meaning but overall they should be able to read this smoothly and be able to re-tell the important information.
For writing, the students are expected to express ideas and information in a way that is legible and have sentences that make sense. Here is an example of a basic grade-level writing sample (2):
The child uses capitals at the beginning of sentences, periods at the end and spells most common sight words correctly. There are some spelling mistakes but it is easily understood by the reader. The picture matches the writing.
The next sample is a child who would receive a 3 at the end of grade 1. In addition to the expectations above, this child added some more interesting details, started sentences in different ways and used alternate words for descriptive or action words. Notice the use of 'snap' and 'tuck':
Finally here is an example of a 4. The student came up with a story that follows a logical sequence, used interesting vocabulary and started the sentences in different and interesting ways. There is appropriate punctuation and spelling.
To achieve a basic, grade-level mark for math in Number Sense, the student must be able to independently do the following things:
Say the number sequence 0 to 100 by:
- 1s forward between any two given numbers
- 1s backward from 20 to 0
- 2s forward from 0 to 20
- 5s and 10s forward from 0 to 10
- Represent and describe numbers to 20
- Identify the number, up to 20, that is:
- one more
- two more
- one less
- two less
- Describe and use mental mathematics strategies for basic addition facts and related subtraction facts to 18
If your child does not receive a 2 on their report card in an area, we use the language that they are not yet achieving the skill at grade level, because they are working towards it! It does not mean they are 'failing'.
Please, as always, email, call or stop by the classroom if you have any questions regarding the information above or any other concerns or questions and I would be happy to help in any way I can!
Looking forward to a wonderful week!
-Ms. Carstairs
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