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Grade 1, Reading Std Comprehension VD: Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informational texts, recalling information, including the beginning, middle and end while retelling a story. (AL COS 4) (SAT 10) D. Identify characteristics of genre (SAT 10) examples: fiction/nonfiction, narrative/informational, etc.

Lesson Plans: Animal Study: From Fiction to Facts This lesson describes how to use selected fiction and nonfiction literature and careful questioning techniques to help students identify factual information about animals. The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character: Searching Informational Texts Students consider their prior knowledge about frogs by predicting whether eight statements are true or false.

Resources: Folk Tale Unit Ideas: Activities include reading, writing, graphing, map skills, measurement, and time New Arrivals: Get to know baby animals and create "peek" birth announcements with information about baby animals. Free registration required from Crayola. Book Hive: Pick a category such as classics, fantasy, or award-winners and read reviews of books. Also provides a searchable database. Narrow your search to find a multitude of suggested books. Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs): (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) E/B: Respond nonverbally to express predictions; D: Confirm predictions from prior knowledge, illustrations, key sight words, and context clues; E: Confirm predictions from prior knowledge, key sight words, and context clues. E/B: Listen to stories read aloud and respond to comprehension questions by using nonverbal communication or one-or-two word responses. E/B: Identify and restate the title of a book with visual support; D: Identify and state title, author, and the table of contents from a book; E: Identify and state the purpose of the title, author, illustrator, and table of contents from a book. E/B: Convey understanding of basic facts through gesturing (i.e. pointing to pictorial representations) and using key words and phrases (orally and possibly written); D: Summarize understanding of basic facts with key spoken phrases or sentences with limited prompting. E/B: Respond to simple questions about key words and illustrations. E/B: Respond to meaning and sequence of stories through pictures and key spoken words or phrases; D: Respond orally to meaning and sequence of stories with simple sentences; E: Respond to stories from a variety of sources by speaking or writing with moderately complex sentences. E: Summarize characters, setting, and main events with spoken phrases or sentences.
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