Grade by Grade
Alberta · Grade 1

English Language Arts and Literature

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

TFSText Forms and Structures

Organize ideas to create stories and poems or record factual information

OLOral Language

Speak about experiences using appropriate vocabulary, volume and speed

VVocabulary

Build word knowledge through listening, reading and talk

PAPhonological Awareness

Identify and work with sounds in spoken words

PPhonics

Letter-sound relationships for decoding and spelling

FFluency

Automatic recognition of words

CComprehension

Retell the main idea, characters and details in a story or poem

WWriting

Combine ideas in logical sequence to write complete sentences

CVConventions

Begin sentences with a capital letter; end with a period, question mark or exclamation mark