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A. Comprehension of Informational Text
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1. Develop comprehension skills by reading a variety of self-selected and assigned informational texts
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a. Listen to nonfiction materials
- Textbooks
- Trade books
- Grade-appropriate reference materials
- Newspapers
- Articles
- Magazines
- Questionnaires/interviews
- Multimedia resources
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b. Read and recognize functional documents
- Sets of directions
- Science investigations
- Posters
- Flyers
- Forms
- Invitations
- Menus
- Maps
- Recipes
- Rules
- Classroom schedules
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c. Select and read personal interest materials, such as brochures, books, magazines, and web sites
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2. Identify and use text features to facilitate understanding of informational texts
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a. Use print features
- Large bold print
- Font size/type
- Colored print
- Headings and chapter titles
- Labels
- Captions
- Numbered steps
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b. Use graphic aids
- Illustrations
- Pictures
- Photographs
- Drawings
- Maps
- Graphs
- Charts/tables
- Diagrams
- Materials list
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c. Use informational aids
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d. Use organizational aids when reading
- Title
- Table of contents
- Numbered steps
- Transition words
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3. Develop knowledge of organizational structure of informational text to understand what is read
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a. Distinguish between fiction and nonfiction text
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b. Recognize words that signal the structure of informational text
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c. Recognize sequential order
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d. Recognize cause/effect relationships
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e. Recognize similarities and differences
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f. Recognize main idea
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4. Determine important ideas and messages in informational texts
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a. Identify the text's purpose
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b. Identify main ideas/messages
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c. Distinguish between a fact and an opinion
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d. Retell important facts from a text
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e. Identify how someone might use the text
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f. Identify prior knowledge that clarifies the main idea of the text
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5. Identify and explain the author's use of language
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a. Recognize specific punctuation that create tone
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6. Read critically to evaluate informational text
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a. State whether the text fulfills the reading purpose
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b. Tell what the author could have done to make the text easier to understand
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c. Explain whether the author's ideas are clear
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d. Identify words that affect the reader's feelings
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