Parent Guide: Curriculum & Student Learning

FIRST GRADE
The Elementary Progress Report is based on Salem-Keizer Standards. For a full description please go to
www.salkeiz.k12.or.us/content/parents and click on the standards link or contact your child’s teacher.

READING In order to read grade level texts, students needs an understanding of:

Concepts of Print Phonemic Awareness Using grade level books,

• Can identify words, letters and
punctuation on a page
• Shows the direction of sentence flow
• Points to each word as they read
• How letters and sounds make words
• How sentences are written (punctuation
and word order)
• Rhyming words
• Sounding out words
• Changing sounds in words (pan to can)
your student should be able
to read with:
• Accuracy – Correctly read the words on
the page
• Fluency – Read with expression
(sounding like natural speech)
• Comprehension – Understand and discuss
what they have read (e.g., retell, predict,
make connections)

Students will experience writing in authentic ways, telling a story orally and
WRITING through pictures and words. Students should be able to:
• Write multiple sentences on one topic • Write in a variety of Genres
• Spell first grade sight words correctly (the, is, was, they, etc.) - Narrative stories (writes about a personal experience)
• Sound out words and write the sounds they hear (dinosaur = dinosr) - Expository (description of objects, people, places)
• Use most capital letters and periods correctly - Non-Fiction (research and write about a topic in order to
• Independently use parts of the writing process (e.g., generates ideas, share the facts you have learned)
plans, drafts, reads for meaning and some self correction)

SPEAKING & LISTENING Students should be able to:

• Share their ideas with others. For example, they can retell a story or tell about a personal experience in a logical order.
• Listen to others and ask on topic questions.

Students will solve mathematical situations using a variety of methods and strategies to
MATHEMATICS communicate learning. Experiences in math include the following:
Number and Operations Number and Operations Geometry
• Read, write, order and compare numbers and Algebra • Recognize and describe shapes
to 100 • Have strategies for adding and subtracting
• Count by 5’s and 10’s to 100 • Show an understanding of patterns Mathematical Reasoning
• Understands place value (29 is two 10’s • Create and solve word problems
and nine 1’s) • Communicate thinking when solving
• Names and knows values of coins problems

Students will experience science in contexts that promote the scientific inquiry approach. Learning will
SCIENCE incorporate engineering and design and the scientific method through the use of evidence, critical thinking,
making connections and communications. Areas of study will include:

• Characteristics of a plant or animal • Physical properties and composition

• Needs of living things • Motion caused by forces
• Earth materials
SOCIAL STUDIES, HEALTH & ART
Students will be given multiple experiences in these content areas throughout their literacy block and/or content block.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Second language learners can correctly use language to listen and share their ideas orally and in writing.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION Students should begin to:

• Demonstrate motor skills

• Understand the importance of maintaining lifetime fitness
• Apply rules to a variety of activities and games
• Demonstrate respect for others during activities

LIBRARY MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY Students should begin to:

• Understand and apply technology to solve instructional problems

• Demonstrate understanding and respect for a wide range of literary
materials

MUSIC Students should begin to:

• Develop a singing voice

• Interpret music through movement and instrument playing
• Develop music skills

ELEMENTARY PROGRESS REPORT GENERAL SCORING GUIDELINES

Scores for all subjects are based on class work, teacher observations and various assessments. Each academic
area receives a score of 1-6 showing the level the student is performing. A score of 4 is proficient and shows that
the student is meeting grade-level expectations. The full scoring scale is on each progress report. Each academic
area also receives an effort score of E, S+, S, S-, or N and indicates the student’s participation and attentiveness.
Students also receive a score for Characteristics of Successful Learners (e.g. returns homework on time, focuses
attention or demonstrates respect). These are skills all students should develop to be successful in and out of
school.

Sandy Husk, Superintendent

Salem-Keizer Public Schools promotes equal opportunity for all individuals
without regard to age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race,
religion or creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, or veteran status.