1.6.F
ELA1st GradeThe student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
The Standard
make inferences and use evidence to support understanding with adult assistance
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students figure out ideas the author or illustrator does not say directly. With teacher prompts, they combine words, pictures, and what they already know to explain their thinking.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a brief prompt, the student states a reasonable idea and points to a matching word or picture clue. The student can explain the connection and revise the idea when given another clue.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may guess from their own experience without using a text or picture clue. They may name an unrelated detail or repeat something stated directly instead of figuring out something new.
How to Assess It
- Read aloud: “Mia put on her boots and grabbed an umbrella.” Ask, “What is the weather probably like? Name two clues.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a wordless picture page and sticky notes; students mark two clues, then state what they think is happening.
Read a page aloud, then ask, “What can we figure out, and which words or pictures helped you?”
Play Clue Detective: reveal one story clue at a time, and students revise their inference after each clue.
Show a playground photo and ask students to infer what happened just before it, using two visible details.
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