Extract appropriate and significant information from text, including problems and solutions. Demonstrate inferential comprehension of a variety of printed materials. Recall major points in the text and make and modify predictions about forthcoming information. Connect reading selections to other texts, experiences, issues, and events Ask questions and support answers by connecting priorknowledge with literal information found in, and inferred from, the text. Demonstrate evaluative comprehension of a variety of printed materials Distinguish between cause and effect and between fact and opinion in expository text.
Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children's literature.
Distinguish among common forms of literature such as poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. Understand how literature is influenced by historical, cultural, social, and biographical factors Compare and contrast different versions of the same stories that reflect different cultures. Determine what characters are like by what they say or do and by how the author or illustrator portrays them. Identify the speaker or narrator in a selection. Determine the underlying theme or author's message in fiction or non-fiction.