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GRADE ONE
GIFTED AND TALENTED

DOMAINS CONTENT STANDARDS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS LEARNING COMPETENCIES


PHONICS AND
WORD
RECOGNITION



Shows understanding
of strategies used to
decode/identify words.

Uses various strategies
to decode/ identify words.

Identifies signs, symbols, labels, and
captions in the environment
Recognizes some common words on sight
(e.g. a, the, and, said)
Recognizes words with the help of
configuration clues
Reads automatically high frequency words
in running print
Recognizes words using spelling patterns
as aid to sound out certain letters
-vowel and consonant pattern
-consonant and vowel-consonant (CVC)
-consonant-vowel-vowel-
consonant(CVVC)
-consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC)
- consonant clusters in initial and final
position
-consonant clusters and blends in initial
and final position
Knows all letter-sounds
Understands that the order of letters in a
written word represents the order of
represents the order of sounds in a spoken
word
Uses phonic knowledge to attempt
unknown words
Shows how spoken words are represented
by written letters that are arranged in a
specific order
Blends phonemes to read words


Recognizes some common words on sight
(e.g. he, she, they, are, will, with, there)
Recognizes and read some irregularly
spelled words (e.g. have, said, please,
because)
Identifies//distinguishes words with short
and long vowel sounds
Reads and spells one to two syllable
words with consonant blends
Reads and spells one to two syllable
words with consonant digraphs/ trigraphs
Reads and spells words with inflectional
endings
Recognizes and spells irregularly spelled
words
Uses phonic knowledge to attempt
unknown words
Shows how spoken words are represented
by written letters that are arranged in a
specific order
Blends phonemes to read words
Recognizes some common words on sight
(e.g. an, of, then, had, his, were, some,
his, him)
Recognizes and reads some irregularly
spelled words (e.g. such as enough,
enough, through, beautiful)
Identifies/Distinguishes words with short
and long vowel sounds
Reads and spells one to two syllable
words with consonant blends
Reads and spells one to two syllable
words with consonant digraphs/ trigraphs
Reads and spells words with affixes
Recognizes and writes irregularly spelled
words





ORAL LANGUAGE



Shows knowledge of
appropriate speaking skills
and strategies used for a
variety of purposes with
different audiences.

Uses speaking skills and
strategies appropriately to
communicate with different
audiences for a variety of
purposes.

Listens and speaks with a purpose in mind
Listens and responds to others
gives directions
expresses their feelings about
others ideas
asks simple questions
seeks help
interacts with others
- initiates a conversation
- engages in a dialogue
- shares information and
stories with others

Identifies/Shares relevant information
describes/talks about ones
experiences
talks about the experiences
of others
describes a sequence of
events
describes ones environment
(e.g. persons, animals, places , things ,
events, etc.)
identifies similarities/ differences

Makes interpretations
listens and responds to texts
clarifies meanings heard
while drawing on personal experiences


Identifies, describe and use
some commonly used verbal and non-
verbal features in a range of texts

Restates and retells information
Engages in a variety of ways to share info
(e.g. role play, morning message, show and
tell)
Retells a story

Expresses oneself
Speaks clearly and audibly
Speaks in full sentences
Expresses thoughts and feelings
Shares own ideas
Shares preferences


LISTENING
COMPREHENSION

Show ability to glean
meaning from a range of
texts listened to for a variety
of purposes.

Gleans meaning from a range of
texts listened to for a variety of
purposes.

Identifies connections between text listened
to and personal experience
Makes predictions about stories based on
the cover or title, pictures, details in the text
Expects written text to make sense
Uses an understanding of characters,
incidents and settings to make predictions
Identifies story elements (title, characters,
setting)
Validates ideas made after listening to a
story
Uses/ Modifies prior knowledge based on
new knowledge from text
Listens carefully to texts read aloud


Asks and answers questions about texts
Answers simple questions (who, what,
where, when) about text listened to
Derives meaning from repetitive language
structure
Retells and/or re-enacts events from a story
Talks about texts identifying major points
and key themes
Participates / Engages in a read-along of
texts (e.g. poetry, repetitive text)
Determines whether a story is realistic or
fantasy
Restates facts from listening to
informational text
Asks and responds to questions about
informational text
Follows a sequence of directions
Uses details and pictures found in the
informational text to create meaning
Uses an understanding of characters,
incidents and settings to establish
relationships between
characters and events (e.g. sequence of
events, cause and effect, problem-solution)


READING
COMPREHENSION



Shows ability to glean
meaning from simple texts
read.

Gleans meaning from simple
text read.

Notes explicit details in short paragraphs
poems and stories
-descriptive words
-identifies characters etc. In the story
-describes traits of characters in the
stories read
-answers how and why questions with
information, directly stated in the
selection/rhyme/story
-verbalizes emotional responses


Notes implied details in short passages
read
Gets the main idea
-Tells what the set of related pictures is
about
-Gives the appropriate heading/topic for:
a set of phrases/clusters; a set of
sentences
-Tells what the story is about
Organizes Ideas
-Groups pictures showing similar ideas
-Identifies words/ phrases sentences that
go with given concepts/ ideas
-Groups similar ideas under appropriate
headings
-Distinguishes big ideas from small ideas
-Identifies the sentence that expresses
the main idea of paragraph/ selection
read
Sequences Events/ Ideas
-Tells what happened first, second etc. In
a story read
-Tells what happened before/ after an
event
-Composes a simple story by using guide
questions
-Outlines events of a story read
-Uses the outline sequence of events as
guide in retelling or summarizing the story
Elaborates using various stimuli
-Perceives relationship shown in pictures
Predicts outcomes
Infers
Draws conclusions from major events that
happened in the selection/ story read
Evaluates ideas/ Make judgement


Follows directions
-Follows one step direction using a verb
followed by a compound compliment
-Follows two step directions
-Follows printed directions for test taking
-Gives two part directions


GRAMMAR



Shows knowledge of correct
grammar.

Applies correct grammar to
communicate effectively.

Sentence
Recognizes sentences and non-sentences
Uses simple sentences
Uses different kinds of
sentences (e.g. declarative, interrogative)
Recognizes punctuation marks (period,
question mark)
Noun
Uses nouns in sentences (people, animals,
places, things, events)
Recognizes the use of a/an
Uses plural form of regular nouns by
adding /s/ or /es/
Uses the plural form of irregular noun

Pronoun
Uses personal pronouns (e.g. I, you, he,
she, it)
Uses commonly used possessive
pronouns
Uses demonstrative pronouns (this/that,
these/those)


Uses interrogative pronouns (e.g. who,
what, where,
when, why)

Adjective
Uses the positive forms of regular
adjectives
Verb
Uses common simple verbs
Uses the simple present form of the verb
with singular nouns as subject
Uses verbs that are commonly used in
school, at home and in the community
Uses the ing from of verb in response to
What is/are
Uses the verb to be (am, is are) with nouns
and pronouns as subject
Uses the simple past form of verbs
commonly used (regular)
Uses the simple past form of verbs
commonly used (irregular)
Uses expression to tell something that
happened in the past
Adverb
Recognizes adverbs
Preposition
Recognizes directional prepositions (e.g. in,
on, under, etc.)



VOCABULARY


Shows knowledge of a
variety of words used to
communicate ideas orally for
a variety of purposes and to
understand written text.
Uses a variety of words to
communicate ideas orally for a
variety of purposes and to
understand written text.
Recognizes words through repeated
exposure
Asks about unfamiliar words to gain
meaning
Sort sand classifies familiar words into
basic categories (e.g., colors, shapes,
foods).
Describes familiar objects and events
Shows curiosity about and play with words
and language
Uses new words learned thru stories in own
speech
Knows and uses words that are important
to school work, such as the names for
colors, shapes and numbers
Recognizes the importance of nouns to
daily life (like names of persons, animals,
things, places and events)
Asks, talks about and determine the
meaning of new words
Use snew words when speaking
Recognizes that some words have the
same meaning (Synonyms)
Recognizes that some words have opposite
meanings (Antonyms)
Recognizes that words play different roles
in sentences (for example, some words
nouns name things and some words
pronouns replace naming words)
Decodes words using structural analysis
-Identifies prefixes and their meanings
-Identifies compound words and their
components


FLUENCY

Reads with automaticity and

Reads with automaticity and

uses appropriate intonation and expression


with appropriate intonation
and expression.
with appropriate intonation and
expression.
during unison oral reading with the teacher
reads with automaticity approximately 20
high frequency/ sight words


SPELLING


Knows how to spell words
using phonemic awareness
and letter knowledge.


Spells words with two syllables.

uses invented (or developmental) spelling
to try to spell words on his own
understands that there is a correct way to
spell
words
uses phonemic awareness and letter
knowledge to spell and write words


WRITING/
COMPOSITION



Equips with functional and
creative writing skills.


Composes simple stories, comic
strips, and greetings applying
functional and creative writing
skills.
Mechanics
Writes legibly, accurately and neatly in
manuscripts from the capital and small
letters of the alphabet
Writes the letters of the alphabet (without
models) according to:
-grouping
-proper sequence
Functional Writing
Writes words and phrases
-Names, grade and section, school
-Addresses , name of barangay, town, city,
province
-Dolch Basic Sight Words
-Common objects, colors, number words
learned in listening, speaking and reading
-Name of teacher, principal, district,
supervisor, parents and friends, classmates
etc.


-Days of the week, months of the year
-Simple signs in the classroom, school and
community
Copies paragraph with more than 3
sentences
-Put a period (.) question mark (?) and
exclamation point (!) to end sentences
Writes from dictation
-words, phrases, complete sentences, 3 to
5 words in a sentence, simple sentences, 6
to 10 words in a sentence
Writes from dictation 5 sentences or more
in paragraph form
Indent s first word of the paragraph

Creative Writing
Writes sentences about ones self, ones
family and ones home
Writes simple story about good deeds
Writes a simple story about good deeds
done at home, school and community
Writes a comic strip about a favourite
television character or cartoon hero
Composes greeting cards (e.g. birthday,
Christmas, Valentines Day, New Year,
Teachers Day, Fathers Day, and others
Writes rhymes depicting positive Filipino
values
Provides melody to rhymes written


ATTITUDE
TOWARDS
LANGUAGE,
LITERATURE AND

Positive regards towards
language, literature, and
literacy.

Displays positive regard
towards language, literature,
and literacy.

Revisits favorite books, songs, rhymes
Attempts to read or re-tell texts listened to



LITERACY