Grade 1 Reading Foundations: Practice and Checks
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For each day, complete the four sections with an adult. Read words without pictures first; do not supply the answer during an independent check. Print this page or save it with your browser’s Print command. It is not a digitally fillable PDF.
Day 1: Short-vowel CVC: Hear, Map, Blend
Read aloud
map / sat / mat / sit / pin / hop / hot / tap
Spell from dictation
Have an adult say each item without showing it: map; sit; hop; Sam sat.
Read the passage
Sam sat. A cat sat. Sam sat at a mat.
Answer from the passage
- Where did Sam sit?
- What animal sat?
- Which word in the passage rhymes with cat?
Adult record (private): correct words __/8; correct dictated items __/4; comprehension __/3; corrections after rereading __; comments: ______.
Day 2: Consonant Digraphs: sh and ch
Read aloud
ship / shop / fish / dish / wish / chip / chin / chat
Spell from dictation
Have an adult say each item without showing it: ship; chin; dish; A fish is in a dish.
Read the passage
Chip is at a shop. A fish is in a dish.
Answer from the passage
- Where is Chip?
- What is in the dish?
- Point to two words with sh.
Adult record (private): correct words __/8; correct dictated items __/4; comprehension __/3; corrections after rereading __; comments: ______.
Day 3: Beginning Blends: st, cl, and sp
Read aloud
stop / step / stem / clap / clip / spin / spot / slip
Spell from dictation
Have an adult say each item without showing it: stop; clap; spin; Stan can stop.
Read the passage
Stan can spin. Stan can stop. Stan can clap.
Answer from the passage
- Who can spin?
- What can Stan do?
- What two sounds begin stop?
Adult record (private): correct words __/8; correct dictated items __/4; comprehension __/3; corrections after rereading __; comments: ______.
Day 4: Vowel-Consonant-e: Compare Short and Long Vowels
Read aloud
cape / tape / name / game / kite / bike / hope / rode
Spell from dictation
Have an adult say each item without showing it: cape; bike; hope; Mike rode a bike.
Read the passage
Jane made a cake. Mike rode a bike.
Answer from the passage
- What did Jane make?
- What did Mike ride?
- Which two words end in silent e and have long a?
Adult record (private): correct words __/8; correct dictated items __/4; comprehension __/3; corrections after rereading __; comments: ______.
Day 5: Mixed-Pattern Reading and Independent Check
Read aloud
rug / pin / shop / chin / step / clap / game / kite
Spell from dictation
Have an adult say each item without showing it: rug; chop; step; name
Read the passage
Stan has a kite. Chip has a ship. A cat sat at a mat.
Answer from the passage
- Who has a kite?
- Who has a ship?
- Where did the cat sit?
Adult record (private): correct words __/8; correct dictated items __/4; comprehension __/3; corrections after rereading __; comments: ______.