Benchmarks (K - 3)
A.
Establish a purpose for reading and use a range of reading comprehension strategies to understand literary passages and text.
B.
Make predictions from text clues and cite specific examples to support predictions.
C.
Draw conclusions from information in text.
E.
Demonstrate comprehension by responding to questions (e.g., literal, informational and evaluative).
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 1)
2.
Establish a purpose for reading (e.g., to be informed, to follow directions or to be entertained).
4.
Make predictions while reading and support predictions with information from the text or prior experience.
6.
Recall the important ideas in fictional and non-fictional texts.
8.
Answer literal, simple inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 2)
1.
Establish a purpose for reading (e.g., to be informed, to follow directions or to be entertained).
2.
Predict content, events and outcomes from illustrations and prior experience and support those predictions with examples from the text or background knowledge.
4.
Summarize text by recalling main ideas and some supporting details.
5.
Create and use graphic organizers, such as Venn diagrams and webs, to demonstrate comprehension.
6.
Answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3)
1.
Establish a purpose for reading (e.g., to be informed, to follow directions or to be entertained).
2.
Predict content, events and outcomes by using chapter titles, section headers, illustrations and story topics, and support those predictions with examples from the text.
4.
Summarize texts, sequencing information accurately and include main ideas and details as appropriate.
6.
Create and use graphic organizers, such as Venn diagrams and webs, to demonstrate comprehension.
7.
Answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
Benchmarks (K - 3)
A.
Use text features and structures to organize content, draw conclusions and build text knowledge.
C.
Identify the central ideas and supporting details of informational text.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 1)
1.
Use title page, photographs, captions and illustrations (text features) to develop comprehension of informational texts.
4.
Identify central ideas and supporting details of informational text with teacher assistance.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 2)
1.
Use the table of contents, glossary, captions and illustrations to identify information and to comprehend text.
4.
Classify ideas from informational texts as main ideas or supporting details.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3)
1.
Use the table of contents, chapter headings, glossary, index, captions and illustrations to locate information and comprehend texts.
3.
Identify and list the important central ideas and supporting details of informational text.
Benchmarks (K - 3)
A.
Compare and contrast plot across literary works.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 1)
3.
Retell the beginning, middle and ending of a story, including its important events.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 2)
3.
Retell the plot of a story.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3)
3.
Retell the plot sequence.