1.1.E

ELA1st GradeThe student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.

The Standard

develop social communication such as introducing himself/herself and others, relating experiences to a classmate, and expressing needs and feelings.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students introduce themselves and other people using clear names and details. They share a personal experience with a classmate and explain what they need or how they feel.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students speak clearly enough for a classmate to understand. They name people, share a brief experience in order, and use appropriate words to explain a need or feeling.
Common Misconceptions: Students may give a name without explaining who the person is. They may tell events out of order, use unclear words such as “it,” or demand something instead of making a clear request.
How to Assess It: Pair students and ask each child to introduce the partner, share one recent experience, and state one need or feeling. Check for clear words, relevant details, and turn-taking.

Lesson moves

Use puppets and name cards to role-play meeting a new classmate, presenting a partner, requesting a pencil, and naming a feeling.
Ask partners, “What did you do after school, and how did you feel?” Then have each student retell the partner’s answer.
Play Communication Charades: students draw a need or feeling card, say it in a clear sentence, and classmates identify it.
Practice asking the librarian for help finding a book, then saying how you feel when the book is found.

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