7.Adjust speed of reading to accomplish a purpose based on text complexity
(ELA 1 E3)
12.Demonstrate oral reading fluency of at least 110 words per minute in third
grade text with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression (ELA 1 E7)
13.Read texts, chapter books, and informational materials silently at
independent reading level (ELA 1 E7)
8.Identify story elements including:
•theme
•conflict
•character traits, feelings, and motivation (ELA 1 E4)
9.Identify literary devices, including idioms and personification (ELA 1 E4)
10.Demonstrate understanding by summarizing stories and information, including
the main events or ideas and selected details from the text in oral and
written responses (ELA 1 E5)
11.Connect ideas, events, and information identified in grade appropriate
texts to prior knowledge and life experiences in oral and written responses
(ELA 1 E6)
14.Compare and contrast story elements, including setting, character, and
events of two multicultural texts in oral, written, and visual responses (ELA
6 E1)
15.Identify a variety of types of literature, including the myth and the
legend, in oral and written responses (ELA 6 E2)
16.Identify and explain the defining characteristics of various types of
literature, including the folktale (ELA 6 E3)
17.Demonstrate understanding of information in grade appropriate texts using
a variety of strategies, including:
•sequencing events
•making predictions using information from texts
•making simple inferences and drawing conclusions about information in texts
•comparing and contrasting, including story elements (e.g., theme, character,
and conflicts) and main points or ideas in informational texts
•distinguishing between a main idea and a summary
•identifying main ideas of texts (ELA 7 E1)
18.Explain chosen solutions to problems in texts (ELA 7 E2)
19.Identify an author’s purpose for writing, including persuading,
entertaining, and informing (ELA 7 E3)
20.Explain the author's viewpoint using information from the text (ELA 7 E3)
21.Apply basic reasoning skills, including:
•identifying differences between fact and opinion
•skimming and scanning texts to locate specific information
•identifying multiple causes and/or effects in texts and life situations
•raising questions to obtain clarification and/or direct investigation
•connecting what is learned to real life situations (ELA 7 E4)
52.Locate information found in graphic organizers such as timelines, charts,
graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and maps (ELA 5 E6)
