Academic standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.5
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.6
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.2
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.3
- Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.5
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.6
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10
- By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-3 text...
- 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.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.4.4
- Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
- 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.RL.2.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with...
- 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.4.1
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- 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.4.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology...
- 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.SL.4.3
- Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
- GLE 0201.1.2
- Employ a variety of strategies to decode words and expand vocabulary.
- GLE 0201.6.3
- Interpret the graphics that support informational texts.
- GLE 0201.8.1
- Explore and experience various literary genres.
- GLE 0201.8.2
- Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.
- GLE 0201.8.3
- Develop reading fluency and accuracy.
- GLE 0301.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0301.8.1
- Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
- GLE 0401.1.1
- Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
- GLE 0401.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0401.3.2
- Write in a variety of modes and genres (e.g., narration, description, personal
expression, imaginative writing, response to literature, response to subject...
- GLE 0401.5.1
- Continue to develop logic skills to facilitate learning and to enhance
thoughtful reasoning.
- GLE 0401.6.1
- Apply skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts.
- GLE 0401.8.1
- Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and
check for understanding after reading.
- GLE 0401.8.2
- Experience various literary genres, including fiction/nonfiction, poetry,
drama, short stories, folk tales, and myths.
- SPI 0301.1.12
- Choose correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context.
- SPI 0301.1.15
- Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking,
walked).
- SPI 0301.1.16
- Determine word meanings using prefixes, suffixes and/or context clues.
- SPI 0301.1.19
- Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words,
within context.
- SPI 0301.1.20
- Determine word meaning through context clues.
- SPI 0401.1.12
- Select appropriate antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms within context.
- SPI 0401.1.13
- Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
- SPI 0401.1.14
- Use prefixes, suffixes, and root words as aids in determining meaning within context.
- SPI 0401.1.16
- Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues, dictionaries, and glossaries.
- SPI 0401.2.1
- Identify the main idea and supporting points of a speech.
- SPI 0401.3.8
- Select appropriate time-order or transitional words to enhance the flow of a writing sample.
- SPI 0401.4.2
- Rank the reliability of sources on a given topic.
- SPI 0401.5.5
- Make inferences and draw appropriate conclusions from text.
- 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 0401.8.6
- Identify and interpret similes and metaphors.
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of...
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7c
- Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
- TSS.ELA.2.RI.IKI.7
- Identify and explain how illustrations and words contribute to and clarify a text.
- TSS.ELA.2.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- 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.2.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7c
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial...
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.SC.6
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including...
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7c
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions,...
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.WC.4
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.CS.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area, including figurative, connotative, and...
- 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.KID.1
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly; refer to details and examples in the text when drawing inferences...
- 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.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that refer to significant characters and situations found in...
- 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.KID.1
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly; refer to details and examples in a text when drawing inferences from...
- 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.4.W.TTP.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information.
- TSS.ELA.4.W.TTP.3
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using an effective technique, such as descriptive details and clear event sequences.
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