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A. Comprehension of Informational Text
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1. Develop comprehension skills by reading a variety of informational texts
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a. Listen to nonfiction materials
- Nonfiction trade books
- Picture dictionaries
- Simple maps
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Multimedia resources
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b. Listen to and use functional documents by following simple oral or rebus directions
- Science investigations
- Recipes
- Rules
- Signs and posters
- Center activities
- Labels
- Classroom schedules
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c. Listen to and use personal interest materials, such as books and magazines
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2. Identify and use text features to facilitate understanding of informational texts
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a. Identify print features
- Bold print
- Print size
- Labels
- Numbered steps
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b. Identify graphic aids
- Illustrations
- Pictures
- Photographs
- Drawings
- Maps
- Graphs
- Charts
- Diagrams
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c. Use informational aids
- Materials lists
- Labels
- Numbered steps
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d. Identify organizational aids
- Title
- Table of contents
- Numbered steps
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3. Develop knowledge of organizational structure of informational text to understand what is read
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a. Recognize sequential order
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b. Recognize similarities and differences
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c. Recognize description
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4. Determine important ideas and messages in informational texts
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a. State the text's purpose
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b. Identify the main idea/text's message
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c. Retell important facts from a text
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d. Identify how someone might use the text
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5. 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. Tell whether the author's ideas are clear
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