Reading

Unit 1

• Know that a final e teams up with a common vowel to make long vowel sounds
• Know sounds for two letters that represent one sound
• Break words into syllables to help with reading
• Read words with inflectional endings
• Use phonics and word analysis skills to read unknown words
• Know and use various text features (table of contents, index, glossary, headings)
• Explain major differences between texts that tell stories and those that give information
• Retell stories, relating central ideas and key details
• Describe main ideas, arguments, or points in informational text

Unit 2

• Ask and answer questions about key details in a story or other text
• Describe characters, settings, and events in a story
• Describe connections between ideas, events, information, or people in a text
• Connect information to past knowledge about the topic
• Make predictions about what will happen next in a story
• Identify who is telling a story at various points in the story
• Ask and answer questions to learn or clarify meaning of words and phrases used in the text
• Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that appeal to senses
• Describe how illustrations connect to a story or informational text

Unit 3

• Identify author’s purpose and discuss ways the text accomplishes the purpose
• Compare and contrast adventures, experiences, settings, characters, within a story or in different stories
• Identify similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic
• Use texts to find information and answer questions following a step-by-step inquiry process
• Take part in shared research and writing projects, gathering information for a specific purpose
• Demonstrate the ability to discuss, clarify, summarize, and evaluate information gained during research
• Read grade-level texts with accuracy, fluency, and sufficient understanding
• Determine or clarify meanings of unknown words and phrases and multiple-meaning words from grade-level content
• Use clues within the sentence to decide the meaning of a word or phrase

Unit 4

• Use knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots to decode words
• Create new words from base words
• With help, show understanding of figurative language
• Sort words into categories
• Identify real-life connections between words and their use
• Distinguish shades of meaning among words with similar meanings
• Choose the right word for a particular context
• Use words and phrases gained through reading, conversing, listening,
• Show understanding of features of sentences and paragraphs
• Identify, understand, and use compound words