Academic standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.2
- Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5
- Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.7
- Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.8
- Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10
- By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
- Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.5
- Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.6
- Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7
- Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3
- Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5
- Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.6
- Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7
- Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.7
- Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3
- Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9
- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.3
- Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.3
- Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
- GLE 0201.6.2
- Comprehend the main ideas and supporting details of informational texts.
- GLE 0201.6.3
- Interpret the graphics that support informational texts.
- GLE 0301.6.1
- Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts.
- GLE 0301.6.2
- Recognize the different features of informational texts (e.g., separate text
boxes, diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).
- GLE 0401.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0401.6.1
- Apply skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts.
- GLE 0401.6.2
- Recognize the different text features of informational texts (e.g., separate text
boxes, diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).
- GLE 0401.8.1
- Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and
check for understanding after reading.
- GLE 0501.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0501.6.1
- Apply appropriate skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts
(e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies, graphic organizers,...
- GLE 0501.6.2
- Recognize the different text features of informational texts (e.g., separate text
boxes, diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).
- GLE 0501.6.3
- Explore the organizational structures of informational texts.
- GLE 0501.7.4
- Be aware of how message or meaning changes when a written work is translated into a visual presentation.
- GLE 0501.8.1
- Use previously learned comprehension strategies before, during, and after
reading.
- GLE 0501.8.2
- Experience various literary genres, including fiction and nonfiction, poetry,
drama, chapter books, biography/autobiography, short stories, folk tales, myths,...
- GLE 0701.3.1
- Write in a variety of modes for different audiences and purposes.
- SPI 0301.6.4
- Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).
- SPI 0401.2.1
- Identify the main idea and supporting points of a speech.
- SPI 0401.4.2
- Rank the reliability of sources on a given topic.
- SPI 0401.6.2
- Identify the stated main idea and supporting details in text.
- SPI 0401.6.6
- Use available text features (e.g., graphics and illustrations) to make meaning from text.
- SPI 0401.7.2
- Identify the main idea in a visual image.
- SPI 0501.5.2
- Identify stated or implied cause and effect relationships in text.
- TSS.ELA.2.RI.IKI.7
- Identify and explain how illustrations and words contribute to and clarify a text.
- TSS.ELA.2.RL.IKI.7
- Use information gained from illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.CS.6
- Compare and contrast two accounts of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.IKI.7
- Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it...
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.IKI.8
- Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.CS.6
- Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated.
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.IKI.7
- Make connections between the print version of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the same text.
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.4.SL.CC.3
- Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
- TSS.ELA.5.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.CS.6
- Analyze the similarities and differences in points of view of multiple accounts of the same event or topic.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.IKI.8
- Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which points.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.IKI.9
- Integrate information from two or more texts on the same topic in order to build content knowledge.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.KID.3
- Explain the relationships and interactions among two or more individuals, events, and/or ideas in a text.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.CS.6
- Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.IKI.9
- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.KID.3
- Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in a text.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.CC.3
- Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
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