Concepts about books
· Turns the pages from the top right corner
· Points to and talks about pictures
· Shows and explains a favorite page in a story
· Knows the left page comes before the right page and reading is done top to bottom
Uses words like:
book, front, back, upside
down, author, illustrator,
letter, word, and sentence
Understands that words in a
book are always the same
· Tells a story slowly so someone else can write it
· Recognizes when a part of a known story is left out
· Tells what some signs say (streets, stores, classroom)
Joins in when telling stories,
singing songs, and reciting rhymes
· Rhymes words
Looks at pictures of a book to retell a story
· Tells a story using props
Can find own name in a list of names
Concepts about Letters
· Identifies some letters of own name in other words
· Identifies and points to some upper case (capital) letters
· Says the sound that some letters stand for
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Concepts of print
· Reads from left to right
· Reads line by line from the top of the page to the bottom
· Identifies letters in the alphabet
· Knows the sounds of the letters of the alphabet
· Identifies period, question mark, and comma
Uses different ways (strategies) to figure out words:
· Looks at the first letter to help recognize the word (Get your mouth ready and make the beginning sound)
· Uses pictures in the story
Oral reading
· Recognizes commonly used words in a variety of print forms
· Writes, reads, and corrects own sentences and stories
· Points to and reads one word at a time
· Rereads familiar text often
· Follows a repeated pattern in texts
Uses a variety of ways to
understand what is read (Comprehension)
· Uses pictures to help understand the story
· Makes predictions based on the cover and title
· Retells what is read
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Uses different ways (strategies) to figure out words:
· Uses beginning and ending sounds
· Begins to use short vowels
· May notice simple chunks in words (eg. bat)
· Thinks about whether a word looks right, sounds right, makes sense
· Begins to self-correct (corrects own mistakes)
· May still need to point to words to read accurately
Recognizes commonly used words (high-frequency words)
Begins to check for meaning (cross-checking) using a combination of:
· Pictures
· Context
· Re-reading
· Reading on
· Substituting words that make sense
· Telling when a mistake has been made and fixing it
Reads for understanding (comprehension) using a combination of the following:
· Making connections between pictures and text
· Making predictions about what the story will be about
· Using own background knowledge (connects text-to-self)
· Retelling basic story elements (characters, setting, problem/solution and sequence of events)
· Answering literal questions such as what, who, when, where and why questions.
Oral reading is progressing from word-by-word to more fluent reading (reads
in phrases, uses expressions, notices punctuation) |
Adds more ways (strategies) to figure out words:
· “Slides” through word saying chunks and other letter sounds
· Uses several strategies at once
· Applies more phonic rules (eg. long vowels, double vowels)
· Self-corrects more consistently
Recognizes many commonly used words (high frequency words)
Checks for meaning (cross-checking) using a combination of :
· Pictures
· Context
· Re-reading
· Reading on
· Substituting words that make sense
· Telling when a mistake has been made of fixing it
Reads for understanding (comprehension) using a combination of the following:
· Making connections between texts
· Making “pictures in mind” (visualizing) while reading
· “Reading between the lines” (making inferences)
· Making predictions
· Telling main ideas and details in nonfiction text
· Comparing and contrasting (tells how two things are alike and different)
· When meaning breaks down, fixes it
Uses these fiction elements:
· Tells events in order
· Tells about characters
Uses these nonfiction features:
· Table of Contents
· Headings
· Captions
· Glossary
· Index
Oral reading is becoming smoother (more fluent)
Begins to read silently
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Uses different ways (strategies) to figure out words such as::
· Syllables
· Base (root) words
· Prefixes
· Suffixes
Continues to check for meaning (cross-checking) using a combination of:
· Pictures
· Context
· Re-reading
· Reading on
· Substituting words that make sense
· Telling when a mistake has been made and fixing it
Reads for understanding (comprehension) using a combination of:
· Making connections between texts
· Asking questions to set a purpose for reading
· Asking questions to make meaning clear
· Making “pictures in mind” (visualizing) while reading
· “Reading between the lines” (making inferences)
· Making predictions
· Telling main idea and details
· Telling when meaning breaks down and fixing it
Uses these fiction elements
· Tells events in order
· Tells about characters
· Tells theme of story
Uses these nonfiction features
· Charts
· Graphs
· Timelines
· Maps
· Indexes
Reads silently for longer periods of time
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Successfully uses different ways (strategies) to figure out words
Checks for meaning automatically using a combination of:
· Pictures
· Context
· Rereading
· Reading on
· Substituting words that make sense
· Telling when a mistake has been made and fixing it
Reads for understanding (comprehension) automatically using a combination of:
· Making connections including ideas outside of personal experience (text to world)
· Asking questions
· Making “pictures in mind” (visualizing) while reading
· Reading between the lines (makes inferences)
· Telling important idea(s) and details
· Putting together ideas from text in a new way(synthesizing)
· Taking apart ideas from text (analyzing)
· Telling when meaning breaks down and fixes it
Selects, reads, and discusses different types of fiction (realistic fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, etc.)
Selects, reads and discusses different types of non-fiction (reports, biographies, articles, etc.)
Changes reading rate for different types of text
Tells ways the author tries to influence the reader
· Tells when authors impose their beliefs
· Tells when authors use humor, sorrow, fear, etc.
Can discuss a text from different points of view
· Role plays to be a part of a story |
Understands author’s techniques which includes:
· Conflict
Man vs man
Man vs nature
Man vs self
Man vs society
· Foreshadowing – hints or clues to suggest what will happen next in a story
· Symbolism – a concrete or real object used to represent an idea
· Flashback- a technique which interrupts the story and goes back to explain an earlier event
· Imagery – picture in words
· Irony – technique in which a word or phrase means the exact opposite of its normal meaning
· Personification – a nonhuman thing given human characteristics
· Protagonist – the main character-often good or heroic
· Antagonist – the person or force that works against the hero
· Sarcasm – the use of praise to make fun of or put down someone or something
Recognizes specific language forms including symbolic language such as:
· Similes- compares two things using like or as
· Metaphors – compares two things without using the words like or as
· Uncommon and unfamiliar words
· Specialized language
Recognizes and draws conclusions about prejudices, propaganda, and stereotyping in text.
Uses increasingly challenging literature to:
· Creates new viewpoints and draws conclusions
· Identifies and combines information from different parts of the same book
· Identifies and uses only key information
· Recognizes and discusses styles of authors
· Uses resources such as encyclopedias, articles, internet and non-fiction texts to locate information to research topics
Recognizes and describes the purpose and forms of fiction and nonfiction text
· Identifies sophisticated forms of writing such as:
Parody –something serious presented in a funny way
Satire – which is using ridicule to show something is corrupt
Student recognizes cultural beliefs and differences in books and can compare author’s viewpoint
Tells or writes in depth responses to literature:
· Expresses opinions, understanding, and questions independently about reading
· Looks at different view points
· Uses evidence to justify opinion |
