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English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Informational Text » Grade 1

Standards in this strand:

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.2
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.3
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.4
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.5
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.6
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.7
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.8
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.9
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10

Key Ideas and Details

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Craft and Structure

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.8 Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.9 Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.