Common Core State Standards

Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g.,looks, looked, looking).

Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.

Use end punctuation for sentences.

Capitalize dates and names of people.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.