Standard: 1.RI.10 – With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
Grade level: Grade 1
Subject: English Language Arts
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Teacher Overview
This standard emphasizes the importance of guiding first-grade students to read and understand informational texts that are appropriate for their grade level. It is crucial because it lays the foundation for students to become proficient in reading non-fiction, which is an essential skill for their academic growth and everyday life. Students should be familiar with basic decoding skills, understand simple sentence structures, and have some experience with listening to and discussing informational texts read aloud by an adult.
Students will develop the ability to independently read more complex informational texts, improve their comprehension skills, and begin to analyze and summarize key points from the texts.
Common Misconception 1
Students may think they need to understand every single word to comprehend the text. This misconception can lead to frustration and a lack of confidence in their reading abilities.
Intervention 1
Teach students to use context clues and illustrations to infer the meaning of unknown words, and emphasize the importance of getting the main idea rather than understanding every word.
Common Misconception 2
Students might believe that informational texts are always boring and not worth reading. This can prevent them from engaging with a wide range of informative materials.
Intervention 2
Introduce a variety of engaging informational texts on topics of interest to the students, and show how they can be both informative and enjoyable.
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students should be familiar with basic decoding skills, understand simple sentence structures, and have some experience with listening to and discussing informational texts read aloud by an adult.
Subsequent Knowledge
Students will develop the ability to independently read more complex informational texts, improve their comprehension skills, and begin to analyze and summarize key points from the texts.
Instructional Activities
- Read a simple science article together and discuss the main points.
- Have students explore beginner history books and share interesting facts they learn.
- Guide students through a basic how-to guide and have them try out the steps.
- Follow a simple recipe together and discuss the instructions.
- Create informational posters on a topic of interest and have students read and explain them.
