I can understand the central message in a story. I can retell stories in my [...]

I can ask questions about important parts in a story. I can answer questions about [...]

With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.

I can retell stories in my own words, using characters, setting, and events.

I can identify words and phrases in a story or poem that tell me how [...]

I can read or listen to books that tell stories. I can read or listen [...]

I can identify the characters in a story. I can recognize when more than one [...]

I can look at the illustrations in a story and describe what I see. I [...]

I can compare and contrast what characters do and feel in the stories I read.