Reading for Grade 1

Our Grade 1 Reading activities on Kids Academy Classroom are designed to strengthen foundational literacy skills, building fluency, phonics, and comprehension in an engaging way.

Core areas covered:

Print concepts

• Use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence

• Use punctuation at the end of a sentence

• Distinguish which punctuation should be used

• Read words in order with accuracy

Accuracy and fluency

• Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition

• Read and spell common sight words

• Read irregularly spelled words

• Complete sentences using correct words

• Match pictures with words and read words following spelling rules

• Understand contractions and word order

Early phonics and phonological awareness

• Rhyming words

Phonics

• Determine the meaning of words with common suffixes

• Distinguish between long and short vowels

• Learn vowel spelling patterns (ai, oa, ow, aw, au, igh, ee, ea, ie, silent e)

• Digraphs (-th, -wh, -sh, -ch)

• Sort and divide words by syllables

• Read and choose correct inflectional endings (ing, ed)

Comprehension

• Identify key details, summarize texts, and determine the central message

• Describe characters, settings, and major events

• Recognize words suggesting feelings or sensory details

• Understand cause and effect in informational texts

• Determine meaning of unknown words using context and sentence clues

• Distinguish information from illustrations vs. text

• Recognize genres: realistic fiction, fantasy, informational texts, and poetry

Learning formats

• Worksheets for practice and skill reinforcement

• Lessons to explain concepts and strategies

• Videos for visual learning and engagement

• Drills for phonics, decoding, and fluency practice

This ensures Grade 1 students develop confident reading skills while preparing for more advanced comprehension and phonics in Grade 2.