First Grade - English Language Arts

Overview

English Language Arts125 Min Daily

Foundational Skills Block:

  • Phonological Awareness
  • Alphabet Knowledge
  • HIgh Frequency Words
  • Phonics/Word Work and Spelling Patterns
  • Read Decodable Text
40 min
Literacy Centers and Small Group Differentiated Reading Instruction​​​​​30 min

Reading Block:

  • Reading Lesson with Collaborative Talk (Shared Reading or Read Aloud)
  • Reading independently and/or in partnership
25 min
Building Knowledge & Language/Vocabulary 10 min

Writing Block 

  • Writing Lesson 
  • Writing independently and/or in partnership
20 min

Priority Standards

What students will know, what students will do, and what thinking skills students will develop to apply and transfer English Language Arts understandings that endure within the discipline, leverage deeper understandings, and/or support readiness for success at the next grade level.

In first grade focus on these critical areas:

Instruction: Signature Elements

Below are signature elements of SFUSD English Language Arts instruction that students should experience regularly throughout first grade as they develop their English reading, writing, speaking, & listening identities.

Materials

Below are items you should have to support your students' ELA instruction. If you are missing anything from the list, please first contact your site administrator or designated support. If they are unable to resolve the issue promptly, please contact abdelhamidr@sfusd.edu from the SFUSD Elementary ELA Team Team.

HMH Into Reading Physical Resources

  • Teacher’s Guides
  • Student Materials

Resources will be available in Clever after August 15th. If you do not have access, fill out this form to be provided with access. 

STAR Assessments

Reflection Questions

  1. How are students' developmental needs, communities, and experiences being reflected and honored, or how could they be?
  2. What opportunities do you see for developing equitable access & demand, inquiry, collaboration, and assessment for learning?
  3. What are the implications for your own practice? What strengths can you build upon? What will you do first?

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Standards

http://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/

Contact the English Language Arts Team:

This page was last updated on August 21, 2024