1st Grade Report Overview

The Really Great Reading material. However, the materials partially meet the expectations for alignment to standards and research-based practices for foundational skills instruction and partially meet expectations for implementation, support materials, and assessment. Materials do not contain explicit instruction and practice in letter formation. Materials contain print concept instruction unconnected to books. Materials contain explicit instruction in phonological awareness. Materials have ample opportunities for students to practice phonological awareness. Materials have explicit, systematic instruction in decoding and encoding phonics skills in isolation. Materials have student opportunities for decoding and encoding words in isolation and connected tasks. However, the materials do not contain explicit modeling of encoding sound-spellings in connected tasks. Materials have explicit instruction in high-frequency words and word analysis skills. Materials allow students to read and write high-frequency words in isolation and connected text. Materials do not contain explicit instruction in rate, accuracy, or expression. Materials provide decoding opportunities for students to practice automaticity and accuracy with decodable passages. Materials contain student opportunities to read decodable text with purpose and understanding. Materials contain a well-defined teacher’s manual with instructional routines and adult-level explanations. Materials contain lessons for a school year. Materials do not specify instructional timings. Materials contain a clear, cohesive hierarchy for phonological awareness skills. Materials contain a scope and sequence for phonics with a general research-based explanation. Materials contain decodable passages aligned to the phonics scope and sequence. Materials contain decodable passages which do not align with the scope and sequence of the high-frequency words. Materials contain some assessments of foundational literacy skills, such as phonological awareness and phonics. Materials contain documentation of alignment to Common Core State Standards. Materials contain some resources to support multilingual learners. Materials contain support suggestions in the lesson sidebars. Materials contain challenge options for students who need extensions. Materials contain digital materials compatible with many platforms and operating systems. Some materials can be personalized and customized.