1 - The student uses a variety of word recognition strategies.
1.A - apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, language structure, and context to recognize words; and
1.B - use dictionaries, glossaries, and other sources to confirm pronunciations and meanings of unfamiliar words.
2 - The student acquires vocabulary through reading and systematic word study.
2.A - expand vocabulary by reading, viewing, listening, and discussing;
2.B - determine word meaning by using context;
2.C - use spelling, prefixes and suffixes, roots, and word origins to understand meanings;
2.D - use reference aids such as a glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, and available technology to determine meanings and pronunciations; and
2.E - identify analogies, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, and connotation/denotation.
3 - The student reads with fluency and understanding in increasingly demanding texts.
3.A - read silently for a variety of purposes with comprehension for sustained periods of time;
3.B - adjust reading rate based on purposes for reading; and
3.C - read orally at a rate that enables comprehension.
4 - The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies.
4.A - use prior knowledge and experience to comprehend;
4.B - determine purpose for reading;
4.C - self-monitor reading and adjust when confusion occurs by rereading, using resources, and questioning;
4.D - summarize texts by identifying main ideas and relevant details;
4.E - make inferences such as drawing conclusions and making generalizations or predictions, supporting them with prior experiences and textual evidence;
4.F - analyze and use both narrative and expository text structures: sequence, description, problem/solution, compare/contrast, and cause/effect;
4.G - make connections and find patterns, similarities, and differences across texts;
4.H - construct visual images based on text descriptions;
4.I - determine important ideas from texts and oral presentations;
4.J - manage text by using practices such as previewing, highlighting, making marginal notes, notetaking, outlining, and journaling; and
4.K - use questioning to enhance comprehension before, during, and after reading.
5 - The student reads texts to find information on self-selected and assigned topics.
5.A - generate relevant, interesting, and researchable questions;
5.B - locate appropriate print and non-print information using text and technical resources;
5.C - organize and record new information in systematic ways to develop notes, charts, and graphic organizers;
5.D - communicate information gained from reading;
5.E - use compiled information and knowledge to raise additional unanswered questions; and
5.F - use text organizers such as overviews, headings, and graphic features to locate and categorize information.
6 - The student reads for different purposes in varied sources, both narrative and expository.
6.A - read to enjoy, to complete a task, to gather information, to be informed, to solve problems, to answer questions, to analyze, to interpret, and to evaluate;
6.B - read sources such as literature, diaries, journals, textbooks, maps, newspapers, letters, speeches, memoranda, electronic texts, and technical documents; and
6.C - understand and interpret visual representations.
7 - The student formulates and supports responses to various types of texts.
7.A - respond actively to texts in both aesthetic and critical ways;
7.B - respond to text through discussion, journal writing, performance, and visual representation; and
7.C - support responses by using prior knowledge and experience and/or citing textual evidence which may consist of a direct quotation, paraphrase, or specific synopsis.
8 - The student reads critically to evaluate texts in order to determine the credibility of sources.
8.A - evaluate the credibility of informational sources and their relevance for assigned and self-selected topics;
8.B - evaluate how a writer's motivation, stance, or position may affect text credibility, structure, or tone;
8.C - analyze aspects of text, such as patterns of organization and choice of language, for persuasive effect;
8.D - recognize modes of reasoning, such as induction and deduction; and
8.E - recognize logical and illogical arguments in text.
9 - The student reads to increase knowledge of own culture, the culture of others, and the common elements of cultures.
9.A - compare text events with personal and other readers' experiences; and
9.B - recognize and discuss literary themes and connections that cross cultures.