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1st Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Interpretive (comprehension and analysis of written and spoken texts) Reading/Listening
Evaluating language choices

Evaluating how well writers and speakers use language to support ideas and opinions with details or reasons depending on modality, text type, purpose, audience, topic, and content area.

| RL.1.3 | RL.1.4 | RL.1.6 | RI.1.2 | RI.1.6 | RI.1.8 | L.1.4 | L.1.5 | L.1.6 |
EMERGING
1

Describe the language writers or speakers use to present an idea (e.g., the words and phrases used to describe a character), with prompting and substantial support.

EXPANDING
2

Describe the language writers or speakers use to present or support an idea (e.g., the adjectives used to describe people and places), with prompting and moderate support.

BRIDGING
3

Describe the language writers or speakers use to present or support an idea (e.g., the author's choice of vocabulary to portray characters, places, or real people) with prompting and light support.