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Checklist for Parents of First Graders
These skills usually develop during first grade. Talk with your child's teacher if you have questions.

____ My child knows all the letters of the alphabet.

_____ My child knows the difference between letters and words, and knows there are spaces between words in print.

_____ My child knows that written words represent speech and can show how words are represented by letters arranged in a specific order.

_____ My child knos some punctuation marks and where sentences and paragraphs begin and end.

_____ My child is beginning to understand and explain why people read.

_____ My child can put together (blend) and break apart the sounds of most one-syllable words and can count the number of syllables in a word.

_____ My child can sound out words he doesn't know, and recognize some irregularly spelled words, such as said, you, and are.

_____ My child reads and understands simple written instructions.

_____ My child reads first grade books alund, and can tell when she cannot understand what she is reading.

_____ My child uses what he already knows to enrich what he is reading.

_____ My child predicts what will happen next in a story.

_____ My child asks questions (how, why, what if?) about books she is reading and can describe what she has learned from a book.

_____ My child uses simple punctuation marks and capital letters.

_____ My child is curious about words and uses new words when he speaks and writes.