Key Features of Grade 1

• Increases students' exposure to genre and text features; more challenging vocabulary and high-frequency words.
• Assessment strategies to ensure students' growth in reading
• Animated assessment tool will enhance students' learning and encourage enjoyment of reading
• Focus on diagnostic and formative assessment to provide key evaluations of students' progress throughout Grade
• Students will learn to hear the sounds in the letter combinations as they begin to write and spell the words.
• Animated stories and interactive skills activities online provide plenty of opportunity for practicing the sounds and spelling of the words and promote rapid reading development.
• Tested and used successfully in a variety of RTI programs
• Scientifically researched material
• Correlated to Common Core State Standards