Accomplishments in Reading

• Reads aloud with fluency and comprehension any text that is appropriately designed for grade level.
• Uses letter-sound correspondence knowledge and structural analysis to decode words.
• Reads and comprehends both fiction and nonfiction that is appropriately designed for grade level.
• Reads longer fictional selections and chapter books independently.
• Takes part in creative responses to texts such as dramatizations, oral presentations, fantasy play, etc.
• Can point to or clearly identify specific words or wordings that are causing comprehension difficulties.
• Summarizes major points from fiction and nonfiction texts.
• In interpreting fiction, discusses underlying theme or message.
• Asks how, why, and what-if questions in interpreting nonfiction texts.
• In interpreting nonfiction, distinguishes cause and effect, fact and opinion, main idea and supporting details.
• Uses information and reasoning to examine bases of hypotheses and opinions.
• Infers word meanings from taught roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
• Correctly spells previously studied words and spelling patterns in own writing.
• Begins to incorporate literacy words and language patterns in own writing (e.g., elaborates descriptions, uses figurative wording).
• With some guidance, uses all aspects of the writing process in producing own compositions and reports.
• Combines information from multiple sources in writing reports.
• With assistance, suggests and implements editing and revision to clarify and refine own writing.
• Presents and discusses own writing with other students and responds helpfully to other students' compositions.
• Independently reviews work for spelling, mechanics, and presentation.
• Produces a variety of written works (e.g., literature responses, reports, "published" books, semantic maps) in a variety of formats, including multimedia forms.