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    Grade 1 Language Arts

    Building foundational literacy through integrated language experiences

    Develop essential literacy skills through meaningful communication experiences! The Grade 1 Language Arts curriculum integrates listening, speaking, reading, viewing, writing, and representing to build confident communicators who appreciate language and cultural expression.

    Balanced Literacy Home Language & Standard English Cultural Appreciation
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    3
    Curriculum Strands
    7
    Learning Outcomes (ELOs)
    120
    Specific Outcomes
    145
    Learning Standards
    100%
    OECS Aligned

    Language Arts Curriculum Strands

    Develop literacy skills through integrated listening, speaking, reading, viewing, writing, and representing experiences

    Listening and Speaking

    Grade 1 · Language Arts

    1
    Learning Outcomes
    1
    Specific Outcomes

    Develop oral communication skills through active listening, speaking, and engaging in conversations and presentations.

    Essential Learning Outcomes

    LANG-G1-LS-ELO1

    The learner will explore, use, and critically apply oral language for pleasure, personal growth, to form and foster relationships and, to develop an appreciation of and celebration of culture and of oral languages.

    1 specific outcome

    Key Learning Focus

    • •Active listening and following directions
    • •Participating in conversations and discussions
    • •Speaking clearly and expressing ideas
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    Reading and Viewing

    Grade 1 · Language Arts

    3
    Learning Outcomes
    70
    Specific Outcomes

    Build foundational reading skills including phonics, fluency, comprehension, and critical viewing of various texts.

    Essential Learning Outcomes

    LANG-G1-RV-ELO1

    The learner will demonstrate a variety of ways to use background knowledge and interests to select and engage critically with a range of culturally diverse paper-based, visual, and digital texts for pleasure and personal growth.

    36 specific outcomes
    LANG-G1-RV-ELO2

    The learner will interact with understanding and critical thought to a variety of genres and text forms using comprehension strategies, vocabulary, language structures, and graphophonic cues.

    19 specific outcomes
    LANG-G1-RV-ELO3

    Students will develop their understanding of how an author’s purpose and style, genre, text form, text features and choice of vocabulary, language, influence the meaning of text and define the author’s craft.

    15 specific outcomes

    Key Learning Focus

    • •Phonemic awareness and phonics skills
    • •Reading with fluency and expression
    • •Comprehending fiction and non-fiction texts
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    Writing and Representing

    Grade 1 · Language Arts

    3
    Learning Outcomes
    49
    Specific Outcomes

    Develop writing skills to communicate ideas through various forms and purposes using appropriate conventions.

    Essential Learning Outcomes

    LANG-G1-WR-ELO1

    Learners will generate, gather and organize thoughts to explore, clarify and reflect on ideas, feelings and experiences as they create a written or representative draft, independently and collaboratively, for a range of audiences and purposes.

    16 specific outcomes
    LANG-G1-WR-ELO2

    learners will revise the organization, and language use (vocabulary and grammar) of drafted writing or representation, collaboratively and independently, for a variety of purposes and audiences.

    17 specific outcomes
    LANG-G1-WR-ELO3

    learners will use their knowledge of spoken language, written language and writing conventions to refine the precision and enhance the meaning and clarity of their written work.

    16 specific outcomes

    Key Learning Focus

    • •Forming letters and words correctly
    • •Writing simple sentences and short texts
    • •Using basic punctuation and capitalization
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