What is a first grader?
A child who:
o	takes responsibility seriously
o	is concerned about his/her actions
o	wants and expects to reminded of chores
o	wants to behave in an acceptable manner

A child who:
•	to be read to on occasion, yet who likes to read aloud to you
•	to hear a twice told tale
•	to work at a white board

a reader who
•	recognizes familiar words rapidly
•	understand the story without knowing all the words
•	recognizes the main idea of a story
•	enjoys humorous and silly stories

A writer who
o	strives for improved results
o	may still reverse some letters and numerals but can recognize the reversals
o	can work quietly
o	sees likenesses and differences in pictures, words and meanings