Grade 1 Language Arts
Course Description
This First Grade Language Arts course will teach students to identify and write all letters, produce letter sounds and also frequently used phonograms. Students will also master weekly sight words and reading and comprehension strategies to grow as readers. All Common Core 1 LA standards are met in this course.
Course Requirements
Grade Level
1
*Materials
*Materials listed should be acquired by the student prior to beginning work in the course.
Duration
2 Semesters
Prerequisites
None
Technology Skills
- Internet Navigation
- Word Processing Skills
- Email Communication (With the assistance of parent or teacher)
Semester A
Topics Covered:
- Short a
- Short e
- r Blends
- Short i
- Short o
- s Blends
- l Blends
- Short u
- Phonics: sh, th
- Phonics: ch, wh, ph
- Long i; _i_e
- Longa; _a_e
- Soft c, soft g, dge
- Phonics: ou and ow
- Phonics: oo and u
- Long o; _o_e
- Long e: _e_e and Long u: _u_e
- Phonics: oi and oy
Semester B
Topics Covered:
- ai and ay
- ee, ea
- nk and ng
- ey and y
- oa, oe, ow
- igh, ie, y
- ar
- ur, er, ir
- ck, k
- ing and ed
- Double Consonants
- s and es
- au and aw
- kn, gn, wr
- er, est
- Compound Words
- Contractions