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Grade 1 English Curriculum Alignment
Every Grade 1 English topic in EduModes follows India's National Curriculum (NCERT and NIPUN Bharat foundational targets) and is benchmarked against Common Core, the international standard — delivered through original interactive, voice-guided practice.
Consonants and vowels
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Shades of meaning
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
Syllables
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Fluency
Prefixes and suffixes
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
Rhyming
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonological Awareness (explicit through Grade 1; reinforced informally after)
Context clues
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
Blending and segmenting
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Reference skills
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RI Reading: Informational Text -- Craft & Structure (text features)
Consonant sounds and letters
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Sentences
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Consonant blends and digraphs
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Nouns
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Short a
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Pronouns
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Short e
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Verbs
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Short i
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Subject-verb agreement
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Short o
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Verb tense
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Short u
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Articles
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Short vowels
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Adjectives
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Short and long vowel sounds
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Prepositions
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Silent e
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Linking words
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.W Writing -- Text Types & Purposes / Production & Distribution / Research to Build & Present Knowledge
Vowel digraphs
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Contractions
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Short and long vowel patterns
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Capitalisation
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Phonological Awareness
Two-syllable words
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Fluency
Sight words
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RF Reading: Foundational Skills -- Phonics & Word Recognition / Fluency
Reality vs fiction
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RL Reading: Literature -- Key Ideas & Details (applies to both literary and informational text; shown here under Reading: Literature)
Main idea
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RL Reading: Literature -- Key Ideas & Details (applies to both literary and informational text; shown here under Reading: Literature)
Inference and analysis
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.RL Reading: Literature -- Key Ideas & Details (applies to both literary and informational text; shown here under Reading: Literature)
Nouns and adjectives
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Conventions of Standard English
Categories
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Vocabulary Acquisition & Use / Language
Synonyms and antonyms
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
Multiple-meaning words
NIPUN Bharat -- Foundational Literacy, Class I (Age 6-7): converses about needs/surroundings; participates in read-aloud/story sessions; uses sound-symbol correspondence to write words; reads small sentences of 4-5 simple words. | Reading context: NCERT English, Class 1 (stories/poems build these skills implicitly; NCERT English is theme-based, not skill-indexed like this strand list)
1.L Language -- Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
National reference: NCERT textbooks and NIPUN Bharat / NCF Foundational Stage targets. International reference: Common Core State Standards (US).
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