Standard 1:  Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process

Interval Benchmark 1: Reads for a variety of purposes

a:

Establishes a purpose for reading

Interval Benchmark 2: Uses a variety of comprehension processes

a:

Makes and supports predictions

b:

Makes and supports inferences using implicit and explicit information

c:

Draws and supports conclusions using implicit and explicit information

d:

Locates relevant information

e:

Uses major points from fiction or nonfiction text to make and clarify generalizations

f:

Uses text organization, such as compare and contrast and sequencing

g:

Uses text structure to locate information

h:

Uses knowledge of story elements

Interval Benchmark 3: Uses phonetic and structural analysis and syntax to decode words, pronounce words, and determine meaning of text

a:

Uses structural analysis and syntax to determine word meaning

b:

Knows a variety of grade-appropriate word forms and reading vocabulary

Interval Benchmark 4: Uses the skills and strategies of a cueing system to demonstrate accuracy and fluency when reading grade appropriate text

a:

Uses text format and text clues to understand print materials

Interval Benchmark 5: Uses reference materials to understand the meaning of words and text

a:

Uses a glossary and a thesaurus to determine meaning of words and text

Interval Benchmark 6: Understands author's purpose and the elements that help to achieve that purpose

a:

Understands author's purpose

	Standard 2:  Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for comprehending a variety of literary texts

Interval Benchmark 1: Uses a variety of reading strategies to determine meaning in a literary passage or text

a:

Responds to literature using oral, written, visual, and kinesthetic means

b:

Interprets information that has been paraphrased or reworded

c:

Determines word meaning using context of passage

Interval Benchmark 2: Uses critical thinking skills to derive meaning from literary text

a:

Interprets stated information and implicit information to draw a conclusion

b:

Translates stated information to another context to make an interpretation

c:

Uses stated information and implicit information to make inferences about a character's motives, traits, actions, or feelings

Interval Benchmark 3: Applies understanding of the characteristics of a variety of literary genre to a passage or text

a:

Recognizes the defining characteristics of a folktale or legend

b:

Recognizes the characteristics of a poem

c:

Understands that different literary forms and genres have different characteristics

d:

Understands basic story elements, such as character, plot, setting, and theme

Interval Benchmark 4: Determines the main idea, topic, or theme of a passage or piece of text

a:

Identifies main ideas or themes of paragraphs or passages

b:

Recognizes that themes can occur across literary works

Interval Benchmark 5: Analyzes the different ways in which words and style are used and their effects on the reader

a:

Understands sensory words used in literature and their effects on a reader

b:

Understands the writer's use of figurative language to create images

	Standard 3:  Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for comprehending a variety of informational texts

Interval Benchmark 1: Uses a variety of reading strategies to determine meaning of informational text

a:

Understands that informational resources are used to locate specific information

b:

Interprets information that has been paraphrased or reworded

c:

Determines word meaning using context of passage

d:

Distinguishes between relevant information and irrelevant information

Interval Benchmark 2: Identifies a text's style, structure, mood, or tone to determine its purpose or viewpoint

a:

Understands that one of the purposes for writing is to explain

Interval Benchmark 3: Uses critical thinking skills to derive meaning from informational text

a:

Summarizes and paraphrases information in texts

b:

Synthesizes text information and prior knowledge or experience to draw a conclusion

c:

Translates stated information to another context to make an interpretation

d:

Uses stated and implicit information to make comparisons between concepts

e:

Identifies main ideas or topics of paragraphs or passages

Interval Benchmark 4: Knows that text features and format are to be used to make meaning of informational texts

a:

Uses text features and organizers found in information text to locate information

b:

Understands the format for written directions