Virginia SOL 1.C

1.C is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 1.C.1

  Communication, Listening, and Collaboration

• 1.C.1.A.i

  Listening actively and following agreed-upon rules for participating in discussions (e.g., waiting for a turn to speak without unnecessary interruptions and sta...

• 1.C.1.A.ii

  Respectfully building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

• 1.C.1.A.iii

  Asking questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information for further understanding.

• 1.C.1.A.iv

  Expressing ideas and needs in complete sentences.

• 1.C.2

  Speaking and Presentation of Ideas

• 1.C.2.A

  Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details and using appropriate vocabulary.

• 1.C.2.B

  Speak audibly with appropriate pacing, prosody, and voice level.

• 1.C.2.C

  Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral speaking and recitation of short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns...

• 1.C.2.D

  Retell, create, and dictate stories, rhymes, poems, and events in sequential order using drama, props, and/or pictures indicating first, next, and last events i...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students join partner, group, and class discussions by listening, taking turns, staying on topic, and building on others’ ideas. They speak clearly in complete sentences, ask questions, and use relevant details. They also perform and retell short texts in order using words, pictures, props, or drama.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students take turns, stay on topic, and respond to what others say. They ask useful questions and share ideas in complete, audible sentences. They describe or retell with relevant details in a clear sequence.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think active listening means staying quiet without attending to the speaker. They may interrupt, repeat an idea without adding to it, or answer with fragments. Retells may include details out of order or leave out key events.

04

How to Assess It

Give each student three picture cards to order and retell using “first,” “next,” and “last.” Have a partner ask one question, then check for clear sentences, relevant details, listening, and audible speech.

1. 01

   Give pairs three picture cards and simple props to sequence, act out, and retell a story using first, next, and last.

2. 02

   After a read-aloud, ask, “What did your partner notice, and what can you add?” using complete sentences.

3. 03

   Play Pass the Talking Token, where each student adds one on-topic sentence or asks a clarifying question before passing the token.

4. 04

   Role-play asking a librarian for a book, including a clear request, one follow-up question, and an appropriate speaking volume.

• 5.C

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 2.C

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 9.C

  The 9th Grade version of this standard.

• 7.C

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.