Connect prior knowledge to information in the text (NA)
- Use prior knowledge of a topic to clarify understanding
Monitor comprehension while reading (RL.1.7; RI.1.7)
- Reread when the text does not make sense
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text (RL.1.1; RI.1.1)
- Answer “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “how” questions after listening to or reading one or more paragraphs
- Ask questions about details in a text
Recognize and use the organizational patterns/text structures to connect ideas across the text (RL.1.2; RI.1.2)
- Retell a story or chronological text in the correct sequence
- Retell or summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning1
Identify elements of literary and informational texts (RL.1.3; RI.1.3)
- Describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for each character’s actions, behavior, or feelings
- Describe the main events, problem, and resolution of a literary text
- Evaluate details to determine what is most important
Make inferences while reading text (NA)
- Create mental images to deepen understanding
- Draw conclusions about information or stories read
- Use specific textual evidence to support an appropriate response
English learner and bilingual footnotes
1 Teachers should evaluate the accuracy of the content in the EL students’ retell or summarization rather than the grammatical or spelling accuracy of the language used.
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