S.01 – Thread Standards Map for Using Print Organization and Features

This is a standards map for the concept of using print organization and features. It is specific to Standard 1 of the Print Concepts Anchor in the Reading Foundational Skills standards of the CCSS ELA standards.

1. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.K > RF > A.1 > S.1
   

   Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

   1. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
   2. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
   3. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
   4. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Understanding of Print Organization Features Words Left to right [a] Top to bottom[a] Page by page[a] Words/Language Sequence of letters[b] Print Words Spaces [c] Alphabet Uppercase letters [d] Lowercase letters [d]	2 - Demonstrate (print feature understanding) 2 - Demonstrate (organization understanding) 1 - Follow (words [a]) 1 - Recognize (representation of speech in writing [b]) 2 - Understand (spaces [c]) 1 - Recognize (upper- and lowercase letters [d]) 1 - Name (upper- and lowercase letters [d])	2 - I can demonstrate understanding of the organization of print. 2 - I can demonstrate understanding of the basic features of print. 1 - I can follow words from left to right. [a] 1 - I can follow words from top to bottom. [a] 1 - I can follow words page by page. [a] 1 - I can recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters. [b] 2 - I can understand that words are separated by spaces in print. [c] 1 - I can recognize all uppercase letters of the alphabet. [d] 1 - I can recognize all lowercase letters of the alphabet.[d] 1 - I can name all uppercase letters of the alphabet.[d] 1 - I can name all lowercase letters of the alphabet. [d]	A. Printed speech has basic features and organization of sequenced letters in words. B. English is written left to right, top to bottom. C. In English, letters represent sounds. D. Spaces help us recognize where words start and end. E. Upper case and lower case letters have same sounds but different purposes. F. Upper case letters are used for the beginnings of sentences, key words in titles and for proper nouns.	A.1 How can I understand written speech patterns? B.1 How do I recognize written English? C.1 Why does English text have letters? D.1 Why are there spaces between words? E.1 How are upper and lower case letters related? F.1 Why do we use upper case letters?

2. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.1 > RF > A.1 > S.1
   

   Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

   1. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Understanding of Print Organization Features Sentence Distinguishing features [a]	2 - Demonstrate (Understanding of print organization) 2 - Demonstrate (Understanding of features of print) 1 - Recognize (Sentence features [a])	2 - I can demonstrate understanding of organization of print. 2 - I can demonstrate understanding of basic features of print. 1 - I can recognize distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation). [a]	A. Printed speech has basic features and organization in words, sentences that aid comprehension. B. A writing's structure may reveal if it is a story, letter or poem. C. Sometimes I can recognize questions, dialog or mood of a story by punctuation marks.	A.1 How can I understand written speech? B.1 Why do I look at the organization of a writing before reading? C.1 Why do some texts have question marks or other punctuation?