Special Program: Grade 1 Summer School
Grade 1 Summer School

Identify and Use Nouns
This lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy Program.

Answer Questions about a Text
This reading comprehension asks students to answer questions about a text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students should practice answering questions without prompting or support.

Capitalize the First Word of a Sentence
This writing conventions lesson focuses on capitalizing the first word of a sentence The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. This lesson practices using uppercase letters as a rule when writing the first word in a sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Produce Simple Sentences
This Language lesson requires students to identify and produce simple sentences on given topics. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments.

Write an Informative Text
This writing lesson covers how to write informative text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students write several sentences on a given topic and ensure that they are all related and free of major errors. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of topics for review and extended thinking.

Use End Punctuation
This grammar lesson covers the use of end punctuation marks for sentences. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice using periods, question marks, and exclamation marks.

Use Common and Proper Nouns
This lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy program.

Write an Explanatory Text
This writing lesson covers how to write explanatory text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students write sentences that describe each of several steps. Then, they use an editing checklist to identify and correct any errors. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of topics for review and extended thinking.

Expand Simple Sentences
This Language lesson requires students to expand upon simple sentences. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments.

Describe Key Ideas and Details
This Reading Informational Text lesson has students identify the key idea in the text and describe the details that support it. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments.