English Language Arts · 2026

Grade 1

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81 Common Core standards map onto this grade's 2026 standards.

New in 2026, with no Common Core match

Common Core to 2026, standard by standard81
Common Core2026
RL.1.1Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.ELA.1.R.4
RL.1.2Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.ELA.1.R.4
RL.1.3Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.ELA.1.R.4
RL.1.4Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.ELA.1.R.5
RL.1.5Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.ELA.1.R.4
RL.1.6Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.ELA.1.R.4ELA.1.RML.5
RL.1.7Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.ELA.1.R.4
RL.1.9Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.ELA.1.R.5
RL.1.10With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.ELA.1.R.4ELA.1.R.5
RI.1.1Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.ELA.1.R.4
RI.1.2Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.ELA.1.R.4
RI.1.3Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.ELA.1.R.5
RI.1.4Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.ELA.1.L.3
RI.1.5Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.ELA.1.R.4
RI.1.6Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.ELA.1.R.4ELA.1.RML.4
RI.1.7Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.ELA.1.R.4
RI.1.8Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.ELA.1.R.4
RI.1.9Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).ELA.1.R.5
RI.1.10With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.ELA.1.R.4ELA.1.R.5
RF.1.1Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.ELA.1.R.1
RF.1.1aRecognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).ELA.1.R.1
RF.1.2Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).ELA.1.R.2
RF.1.2aDistinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.2bOrally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.ELA.1.R.2
RF.1.2cIsolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.ELA.1.R.2
RF.1.2dSegment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).ELA.1.R.2
RF.1.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.3aKnow the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.3bDecode regularly spelled one-syllable words.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.3cKnow final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.3dUse knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.3eDecode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.3fRead words with inflectional endings.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.3gRecognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.4Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.4aRead on-level text with purpose and understanding.ELA.1.R.4
RF.1.4bRead on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.ELA.1.R.3
RF.1.4cUse context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.ELA.1.R.3ELA.1.R.4
W.1.1Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.ELA.1.W.1ELA.1.W.3ELA.1.W.4
W.1.2Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.ELA.1.W.1ELA.1.W.3ELA.1.W.4
W.1.3Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.ELA.1.W.1ELA.1.W.3ELA.1.W.4
W.1.5With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.ELA.1.W.5
W.1.6With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.ELA.1.W.6
W.1.7Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).ELA.1.W.2ELA.1.RML.1
W.1.8With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.ELA.1.RML.1ELA.1.W.3ELA.1.W.2
SL.1.1Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groupsELA.1.SLDF.1
SL.1.1aFollow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).ELA.1.SLDF.1
SL.1.1bBuild on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.ELA.1.SLDF.1
SL.1.1cAsk questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.ELA.1.SLDF.1
SL.1.2Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.ELA.1.R.4
SL.1.3Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.ELA.1.SLDF.1
SL.1.4Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.ELA.1.SLDF.1
SL.1.5Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.ELA.1.SLDF.3
SL.1.6Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.ELA.1.L.2
L.1.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.ELA.1.L.2ELA.1.L.3
L.1.1aPrint all upper- and lowercase letters.ELA.1.L.5
L.1.1bUse common, proper, and possessive nouns.ELA.1.L.3
L.1.1cUse singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).ELA.1.L.2
L.1.1dUse personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).ELA.1.L.3
L.1.1eUse verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).ELA.1.L.2
L.1.1fUse frequently occurring adjectives.ELA.1.L.3
L.1.1gUse frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).ELA.1.L.3
L.1.1hUse determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives).ELA.1.L.3
L.1.1iUse frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).ELA.1.L.3
L.1.1jProduce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.ELA.1.L.2
L.1.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.ELA.1.L.2ELA.1.L.3
L.1.2aCapitalize dates and names of people.ELA.1.L.5
L.1.2bUse end punctuation for sentences.ELA.1.L.5
L.1.2cUse commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.ELA.1.L.5
L.1.2dUse conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.ELA.1.L.5
L.1.2eSpell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.ELA.1.R.3
L.1.4Determine 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.ELA.1.L.3
L.1.4aUse sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.ELA.1.L.4
L.1.4bUse frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.ELA.1.L.3
L.1.4cIdentify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).ELA.1.L.3
L.1.5With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.ELA.1.L.4
L.1.5aSort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.ELA.1.L.4
L.1.5bDefine words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).ELA.1.L.4
L.1.5cIdentify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).ELA.1.L.1
L.1.5dDistinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.ELA.1.L.4
L.1.6Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).ELA.1.L.3

ELA combines several Common Core standards into one, so one row often points to two or three 2026 standards, and one 2026 standard gathers many rows.

The standards

Reading R

ELA.1.R.1

Students know and apply the basic features of print and how it is organized.

  1. a.Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).
  2. b.Recognize that spoken words are represented by specific sequences of letters in print.
  3. c.Recognize that words are separated by spaces in print.
  4. d.Tell how the text/visual features represent and/or add to the written text's meaning.

Common Core: RF.1.1 RF.1.1a

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections1

Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story
  • Develop story events
  • Engage and adjust for audience soon

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.R.2

Priority

Students demonstrate how sounds, syllables, words, and pauses function in spoken language (phonological awareness).

  1. a.Recognize, segment, blend, and count the syllables in spoken words.
  2. b.Recognize, isolate, and blend initial, medial, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
  3. c.Orally produce single-syllable words by blending individual sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
  4. d.Add, delete, or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple words to form new words.

Common Core: RF.1.2 RF.1.2b RF.1.2c RF.1.2d

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections1

Narrate · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret language arts narratives by…

  • Identifying a central message from key details
  • Identifying how character attributes and actions contribute to an event
  • Identifying words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.R.3

Priority

Students decode words accurately by applying grade-level phonics and word analysis skills.

  1. a.Produce the sounds for short and long vowels, consonants, and use them to decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  2. b.Know the spelling sound-correspondence for common consonant digraphs (e.g., “ch,” “sh,” “th, “wh”).
  3. c.Recognize and apply knowledge of silent –e (CVCe) and common vowel team (CVVC) patterns for representing long vowel sounds (e.g., “cake,” “boat”).
  4. d.Recognize and apply the understanding that every syllable must have a vowel sound.
  5. e.Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words by breaking them into syllables and applying known spelling patterns (e.g., “robin”).
  6. f.Add, delete, or substitute letters and common spelling patterns (word families) to form new words and demonstrate how patterns change pronunciation or meaning.
  7. g.Read words with inflectional endings (e.g., “-s,” “-ed,” “-ing”).
  8. h.Recognize and read irregularly spelled high frequency words (e.g., “said,” “was”) with increased accuracy and automaticity.
  9. i.Read simple sentences and short paragraphs with increasing fluency (accuracy, rate, and expression), using self-monitoring to notice and correct errors.

Common Core: RF.1.2a RF.1.3 RF.1.3a RF.1.3b RF.1.3c RF.1.3d RF.1.3e RF.1.3f RF.1.3g RF.1.4 RF.1.4b RF.1.4c L.1.2e

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections1

Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.R.4

Priority

Students comprehend and interpret texts during shared reading, read aloud, and independent reading, using knowledge of print, language, and text features to make meaning.

  1. a.Preview the text by noting author, illustrator, title, topic, genre, and images.
  2. b.Use personal connections and content knowledge to visualize, imagine, and/or otherwise engage the senses to make meaning of the text.
  3. c.Make predictions and check them against what is in the text.
  4. d.Use a variety of strategies to maintain motivation and reconnect to the flow of reading.
  5. e.Ask and answer questions about the topic and key details in a text.
  6. f.Describe a story's characters, setting, and major events.
  7. g.Retell familiar stories in their own words and/or say what they learned from a text.

Common Core: RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.5 RL.1.6 RL.1.7 RL.1.10 RI.1.1 RI.1.2 RI.1.5 RI.1.6 RI.1.7 RI.1.8 RI.1.10 RF.1.4a RF.1.4c SL.1.2

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections5

Narrate

ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Discuss how stories might end and next steps
  • Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning
Narrate · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret language arts narratives by…

  • Identifying a central message from key details
Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Asking and answering questions about descriptions of attributes and characteristics
  • Identifying main topic and /or entity and key details
Narrate

ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Recount and restate ideas
Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and /or entity and key details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.R.5

Students analyze texts by making connections between texts, authors, readers, and the world.

  1. a.Describe what words or images in a text make them think, feel, or wonder.
  2. b.Tell the main idea or lesson in a text and make a personal connection to it.
  3. c.Compare and contrast the narrators, characters, settings, plots, and/or ideas in two or more texts.

Common Core: RL.1.4 RL.1.9 RL.1.10 RI.1.3 RI.1.9 RI.1.10

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections4

Narrate

ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning
Narrate · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret language arts narratives by…

  • Identifying a central message from key details
Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and/or entity and key details
Explain

ELD-SI.K-3.Explain · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Compare and contrast objects or concepts.

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

Writing W

ELA.1.W.1

Priority

Students compose multimodal texts through shared and independent writing activities in a variety of genres for a variety of purposes.

  1. a.Compose in order to describe experiences, ideas, and imaginings.
  2. b.Compose in order to inform others about their observations and explanations of the world.
  3. c.Compose in order to express their opinions and/or preferences.
  4. d.Compose in order to persuade others.
  5. e.Compose in order to tell the story of two or more sequenced events.

Common Core: W.1.1 W.1.2 W.1.3

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections6

Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representingPart a

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Develop story events
Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representingPart b

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details
Explain

ELD-SI.K-3.Explain · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Follow and describe cycles in diagrams, steps in procedures, or causes and effects
ArguePart c

ELD-SI.K-3.Argue · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Support own opinions with reasons
ArguePart d

ELD-SI.K-3.Argue · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Clarify and elaborate ideas based on feedback
Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representingPart e

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.W.2

Priority

Students plan and complete shared and independent writing projects.

  1. a.Connect the task to their interests, experiences, or topics they know about.
  2. b.Recognize that writing shares ideas with specific readers or listeners.
  3. c.Identify and sequence steps to complete the writing project or task.

Common Core: W.1.7 W.1.8

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections1

Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story
  • Develop story events
  • Engage and adjust for audience

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.W.3

Priority

Students draft content, using tools effectively.

  1. a.Identify topics and generate ideas.
  2. b.Gather ideas and select material from group research, images, and/or multimedia artifacts that illustrate and support their ideas.
  3. c.Tell information about a single topic.
  4. d.Compare and contrast information within a topic.
  5. e.State a detail about an opinion and/or preference.
  6. f.Use language to persuade others with feelings and reasons.
  7. g.Tell events in stories in sequence, using details and temporal words to signal order.
  8. h.Add labels to drawings and diagrams.

Common Core: W.1.1 W.1.2 W.1.3 W.1.8

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections2

Narrate · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret language arts narratives by…

  • Identifying a central message from key details
  • Identifying how character attributes and actions contribute to an event
  • Identifying words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses
Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story
  • Develop story events
  • Engage and adjust for audience

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.W.4

Students organize content across genres.

  1. a.Name topics to introduce them.
  2. b.Group or sequence related content.
  3. c.Provide a sense of closure.

Common Core: W.1.1 W.1.2 W.1.3

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections3

Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representingPart a

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
ArguePart b

ELD-SI.K-3.Argue · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Support own opinions with reasons
Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representingPart c

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Engage and adjust for audience

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.W.5

Students discuss, revise, and/or edit their compositions.

  1. a.Re-read writing to decide if it makes sense.
  2. b.Engage with an adult or peer for feedback about their compositions.
  3. c.Add, remove, or change words, details, and/or pictures to better communicate and represent meaning.
  4. d.Edit for mechanics and conventions. [Demonstrate command of Language standards in grades K–1.]

Common Core: W.1.5 L.2.2b

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections3

Explain

ELD-SI.K-3.Explain · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Share initial thinking with others
Argue

ELD-SI.K-3.Argue · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Ask questions about others’ opinions
Inform

ELD-SI.K-3.Inform · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Summarize information from interaction with others and from learning experiences

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.W.6

Students share and publish compositions for known and trusted audiences.

Common Core: W.1.6

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections1

Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story
  • Develop story events
  • Engage and adjust for audience

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

Speaking, Listening, and Digital Forums SLDF

ELA.1.SLDF.1

Priority

Students listen, respond respectfully, and contribute during face-to-face discussions and/or in teacher-moderated or simulated digital forums.

  1. a.Identify expectations for engaging with and including other participants.
  2. b.Describe the people, places, things, events, information, and emotions they are referring to with relevant details.
  3. c.Draw on experience, observation, and prior learning to answer questions.
  4. d.Connect statements to others' contributions to develop common understanding and propel conversation.
  5. e.Identify when clarification is needed for something they did not understand and/or restate what they heard others say.
  6. f.Answer questions to clarify something others did not understand, including the meaning of words and phrases used in discussion.

Common Core: SL.1.1 SL.1.1a SL.1.1b SL.1.1c SL.1.3 SL.1.4

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections3

Narrate

ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning
  • Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning
  • Ask questions about what others have shared
  • Recount and restate ideas
  • Discuss how stories might end or next steps
Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and/or entity and key details
  • Asking and answering questions about descriptions of attributes and characteristics
  • Identifying word choices in relation to topic or content area
Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.SLDF.2

New in 2026

Students collaborate on projects and tasks.

  1. a.Describe expectations, changing them when needed.
  2. b.Contribute towards the shared goal.
  3. c.Communicate to support the group and/or deal with concerns.

No Common Core standard maps here

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections2

Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts (with prompting and support) that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details
Explain

ELD-SI.K-3.Explain · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Share initial thinking with others
  • Follow and describe cycles in diagrams, steps in procedures, or causes and effects
  • Compare and contrast objects or concepts
  • Offer ideas and suggestions
  • Act on feedback to revise understandings of how or why something works

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.SLDF.3

Students express experience, positions, ideas, findings, and creative work.

  1. a.Identify topics from the situation, experience, imagination, reading, group research, media, conversations, and/or products from ELA.1.W.1.
  2. b.Develop content by considering what they want to communicate within the situation.
  3. c.Use images and/or multimedia artifacts in presentations to clarify content and support the audience’s engagement.

Common Core: SL.1.5

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections1

NarratePart c

ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning
  • Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning
  • Ask questions about what others have shared
  • Recount and restate ideas
  • Discuss how stories might end or next steps

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ELA.1.SLDF.4

New in 2026

Students determine how to present themselves and their ideas in different contexts.

  1. a.Express a distinct voice through word choice by drawing on their strengths, thoughts, and feelings.
  2. b.Determine what they want or do not want to share and why.

No Common Core standard maps here

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Narrate

ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning
  • Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning
  • Ask questions about what others have shared
  • Recount and restate ideas
  • Discuss how stories might end or next steps
Argue

ELD-SI.K-3.Argue · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades K-3

  • Ask questions about others’ opinions
  • Support own opinions with reasons
  • Clarify and elaborate ideas based on feedback
  • Defend change in one’s own thinking
  • Revise one’s own opinions based on new information

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ELA.1.SLDF.5

New in 2026

Students use an audible voice, gesture, and pacing to illuminate the content.

No Common Core standard maps here

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Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story
  • Develop story events
  • Engage and adjust for audience
Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

Language L

ELA.1.L.1

Students notice when and why language is used differently at school, at home, and with peers.

  1. a.Compare words and ways of speaking used at school, at home, and with peers.
  2. b.Identify language that fits different situations or audiences.

Common Core: L.1.5c

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Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and/or entity and key details
  • Asking and answering questions about descriptions of attributes and characteristics
  • Identifying word choices in relation to topic or content area

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ELA.1.L.2

Priority

Students produce and expand sentences in conversations and writing about experiences, events, and ideas.

  1. a.Expand sentences by adding details that clarify meaning.
  2. b.Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in sentences.
  3. c.Use verbs to communicate past, present, and future.

Common Core: SL.1.6 L.1.1 L.1.1c L.1.1e L.1.1j L.1.2

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Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story
  • Develop story events
  • Engage and adjust for audience

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ELA.1.L.3

Priority

Students determine the meaning of and use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to.

  1. a.Use context, questions, roots, and affixes to clarify the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
  2. b.Use common, proper, and possessive nouns and personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns.
  3. c.Understand and use high-frequency adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, and determiners.

Common Core: RI.1.4 L.1.1 L.1.1b L.1.1d L.1.1f L.1.1g L.1.1h L.1.1i L.1.2 L.1.4 L.1.4b L.1.4c L.1.6

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Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story
  • Develop story events
  • Engage and adjust for audience
Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.L.4

Students explore relationships among words and meaning in the context of conversations, reading, and writing about experiences, events, and ideas.

  1. a.Sort common objects into categories to identify connections between words and their meanings.
  2. b.Sort and define words by category and key attributes.
  3. c.Distinguish and express shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives that differ in manner or intensity.

Common Core: L.1.4a L.1.5 L.1.5a L.1.5b L.1.5d

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Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and/or entity and key details
  • Asking and answering questions about descriptions of attributes and characteristics
  • Identifying word choices in relation to topic or content area
Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience through pronouns (it/they). Demonstratives (this, these, that. those), renaming (lizard=it) to reference topic across text.
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details

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ELA.1.L.5

Priority

Students develop foundational writing skills to record their ideas using letters, words, and sentences.

  1. a.Form all lower- and upper-case letters legibly and write with appropriate spacing.
  2. b.Spell words using sound-letter correspondences, common spelling patterns, and taught phonics patterns.
  3. c.Spell one-syllable and high frequency words, including irregularly spelled words with increasing accuracy.
  4. d.Capitalize sentence beginnings, the pronoun I, and names of people and places.
  5. e.Use periods, exclamation points, and question marks to end complete sentences.
  6. f.Develop automaticity in spelling and handwriting and/or other modalities to support written expression.

Common Core: L.1.1a L.1.2a L.1.2b L.1.2c L.1.2d

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Narrate · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.2-3.Narrate.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grades 2-3

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story
  • Develop story events
  • Engage and adjust for audience
Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

Research and Media Literacy RML

ELA.1.RML.1

Priority

Students engage in research and inquiry by asking questions and seeking answers from provided information sources, independently and collaboratively.

  1. a.Ask questions about a provided topic or things that make them curious.
  2. b.Generate ideas for where they might find answers to their questions, including by talking to people about the topic.
  3. c.Identify a variety of information sources and where to find them, including by exploring libraries.
  4. d.Contribute suggestions when adults use digital search tools.
  5. e.Identify information that does and does not answer their questions.
  6. f.Use and/or share new learning.

Common Core: W.1.7 W.1.8

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Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.RML.2

New in 2026

Students identify reactions to media messages.

  1. a.Identify differences between ways in which people react to media messages.
  2. b.Identify how media messages make them feel.

No Common Core standard maps here

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Inform · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Expressive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience
  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.RML.3

New in 2026

Students identify the purposes of media messages.

  1. a.Identify media messages that are selling something and media messages that are just for fun.

No Common Core standard maps here

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Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and/or entity and key details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.RML.4

Students identify characteristics of different parts of media messages.

  1. a.Identify facts and opinions within media messages.
  2. b.Identify what’s realistic and what’s pretend within media messages.
  3. c.Describe images within media messages.

Common Core: RI.1.6

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Narrate · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret language arts narratives by…

  • Identifying a central message from key details
  • Identifying how character attributes and actions contribute to an event
Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and/or entity and key details

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

ELA.1.RML.5

Students identify people who create media messages and choices they make.

  1. a.Identify people who are experts on a particular topic.

Common Core: RL.1.6

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Inform · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Inform.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and/or entity and key details
  • Asking and answering questions about descriptions of attributes and characteristics
Narrate · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.1.Narrate.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grade 1

Interpret language arts narratives by…

  • Identifying how character attributes and actions contribute to an event

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

Language demands

What these standards ask students to do with language, from OSPI's connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. Each standard's own connections are under its Resources. How the connections work.

Narrate

18 standards

Telling what happened: stories, events and experiences, in order.

Interpretive · listening, reading and viewing

6

Interpret language arts narratives by…

  • Identifying a central message from key details×5
  • Identifying how character attributes and actions contribute to an event×4
  • Identifying words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses×2
Show the 6 standards

Expressive · speaking, writing and representing

10

Construct language arts narratives that…

  • Orient audience to story×9
  • Develop story events×9
  • Engage and adjust for audience×8
  • Engage and adjust for audience soon
Show the 10 standards

Social and instructional · WIDA Standard 1

5
  • Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning×5
  • Recount and restate ideas×4
  • Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning×3
  • Ask questions about what others have shared×3
Show the 5 standards

Inform

18 standards

Giving facts about a topic: defining, describing, comparing and classifying.

Interpretive · listening, reading and viewing

8

Interpret informational texts in language arts by…

  • Identifying main topic and/or entity and key details×7
  • Asking and answering questions about descriptions of attributes and characteristics×5
  • Identifying word choices in relation to topic or content area×3
  • Identifying main topic and /or entity and key details×2
Show the 8 standards

Expressive · speaking, writing and representing

11

Construct informational texts in language arts that…

Construct informational texts in language arts (with prompting and support) that…

  • Describe attributes and characteristics with facts, definitions, and relevant details×10
  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience×9
  • Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience through pronouns (it/they). Demonstratives (this, these, that. those), renaming (lizard=it) to reference topic across text
Show the 11 standards

Social and instructional · WIDA Standard 1

1
  • Summarize information from interaction with others and from learning experiences
Show the 1 standard

Explain

4 standards

Accounting for how or why: how something works, why it happens, how a problem was solved.

Social and instructional · WIDA Standard 1

4
  • Compare and contrast objects or concepts×2
  • Follow and describe cycles in diagrams, steps in procedures, or causes and effects×2
  • Share initial thinking with others×2
  • Offer ideas and suggestions
Show the 4 standards

Argue

4 standards

Taking a position, backing it with evidence and reasoning, and weighing other positions.

Social and instructional · WIDA Standard 1

4
  • Support own opinions with reasons×3
  • Clarify and elaborate ideas based on feedback×2
  • Ask questions about others’ opinions×2
  • Defend change in one’s own thinking
Show the 4 standards

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OSPI's guide to Grade 1 English Language Arts, in seven languages.

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