Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Grade 1 (AAS)

Other Alabama English Language Arts AAS sets

Oral Language 

  • 1

    Participate in discussions with adults and peers.  ELA.AAS.1.1

  • 2

    Participate in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions to build background knowledge. ELA.AAS.1.2

  • 3

    Ask questions to get help or to get information.  ELA.AAS.1.3

  • 4

    Share information to communicate about self or an interest.ELA.AAS.1.4

Concept of Print

  • 5

    Identify a book’s title.  ELA.AAS.1.5

  • 6

    Follow/track print from left to right and top to bottom. ELA.AAS.1.5a

Phonological Awareness/Phonemic Awareness

  • 7

    Participate in letter-sound correspondence.ELA.AAS.1.6

Phonics

  • 8

    Identify a phoneme (sound) with its grapheme (letter).ELA.AAS.1.7a

  • 9

    Encode concrete CVC spelled words (e.g., cat, dog, mat, mom, dad). ELA.AAS.1.7b

Fluency

  • 10

    Read aloud concrete CVC and environmental print words.ELA.AAS.1.8

  • 11

    Echo read a word, phrase, or sentence. ELA.AAS.1.8a

  • 12

    Identify high-frequency words commonly found in a variety of text. ELA.AAS.1.10

Vocabulary

  • 13

    Identify common antonyms (e.g., hot/cold, on/off, open/close, up/down, walk/run, sit/stand).  ELA.AAS.1.12

  • 14

    Identify the meaning of academic and content-specific vocabulary. ELA.AAS.1.13

  • 15

    Sort and group words, pictures, or objects into categories. ELA.AAS.1.14

Comprehension

  • 16

    Use words and/or pictures to create a simple sentence. ELA.AAS.1.18

  • 19

    Identify parts of a book (i.e., title, author). ELA.AAS.1.20

  • 20

    Identify the main topic of literary and informational texts. ELA.AAS.1.21

  • 21

    Answer questions about details in literary and informational texts. ELA.AAS.1.22

  • 22

    Identify the characters and settings in a story.ELA.AAS.1.23a

  • 23

    Identify the beginning or end of a story.  ELA.AAS.1.23b

  • 24

    Identify who is telling the story. ELA.AAS.1.24

  • 25

    Identify individuals, events, or ideas in an informational text. ELA.AAS.1.29

Writing

  • 26

    Hold a writing utensil and make an intentional mark on a surface when instructed. ELA.AAS.1.30

  • 27

    With prompting and support, trace or form letters, numbers, and shapes. ELA.AAS.1.30a

  • 28

    With prompting and support, write first and last name.ELA.AAS.1.30b

  • 29

    Identify that the first letter of a sentence needs to be a capital letter. ELA.AAS.1.32

  • 30

    With prompting and support, compose narratives with a beginning, a middle, and an end.  ELA.AAS.1.34

  • 31

    With prompting and support, compose informative or explanatory texts by introducing a topic, providing one fact, and providing a conclusion.  ELA.AAS.1.35

  • 32

    With prompting and support, compose opinion pieces by introducing a topic, providing one detail, and providing a conclusion.  ELA.AAS.1.36

  • 33

    Identify feelings through the use of pictures or words. ELA.AAS.1.40

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 1
Where can I read the official document?
2021 Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

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