Pennsylvania Bulletin

PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 12-1986a

[42 Pa.B. 6365]
[Saturday, October 6, 2012]

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1.1 Foundational Skills
Students gain a working knowledge of concepts of print, alphabetic principle, and other basic conventions.

Grade Pre-K Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Book Handling 1.1.PK.A
Practice appropriate book handling skills. 1.1.K.A
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Print Concepts 1.1.PK.B
Identify basic features of print.
• Differentiate between numbers and letters and letters and words.
• Recognize and name some upper and lower case letters of the alphabet. 1.1.K.B
Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
• Follow words left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
• Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
• Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
• Recognize and name all upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
1.1.1.B
Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. • Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence. Intentionally Blank Intentionally Blank Intentionally Blank Intentionally
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Phonological Awareness 1.1.PK.C
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
• Recognize rhyming words and when two or more words begin with the same sound (alliteration). • Count syllables in spoken words.
• Segment single-syllable spoken words.
• Isolate and pronounce initial sounds. 1.1.K.C
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
• Recognize and produce rhyming words.
• Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
• Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
• Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sound (phonemes) in the three-
phoneme (CVC) words.
1.1.1.C
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
• Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.
• Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken and written words.
• Orally produce single-syllable words, including consonant blends and digraphs.
• Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-
syllable words.
• Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in one-syllable words to make new words.
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Phonics and Word Recognition 1.1.PK.D
Develop beginning phonics and word skills.
• Associates some letters with their names and sounds.
• Identify familiar words and environmental print.
1.1.K.D
Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to one letter-sound correspondence.
• Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels.
• Read grade level high-
frequency sight words with automaticity.
• Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
1.1.1.D
Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Identify common consonant diagraphs, final-e, and common vowel teams.
• Decode one and two-syllable words with common patterns.
• Read grade level words with inflectional endings.
• Read grade-
appropriate irregularly spelled words.
1.1.2.D
Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
• Decode two-syllable words with long vowels and words with common prefixes and suffixes.
• Read grade level high-
frequency sight words and words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.
• Read grade-
appropriate irregularly spelled words.
1.1.3.D
Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
• Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
• Decode multisyllable words.
• Read grade-
appropriate irregularly spelled words.
1.1.4.D
Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words.
1.1.5.D
Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words.

Fluency Intentionally Blank 1.1.K.E
Read emergent-reader text with purpose and understanding.
1.1.1.E
Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension:
• Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
• Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
• Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
1.1.2.E
Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension:
• Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
• Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
• Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
1.1.3.E
Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension:
• Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
• Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
• Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
1.1.4.E
Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension:
• Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
• Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
• Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
1.1.5.E
Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension:
• Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
• Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
• Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

1.2 Reading Informational Text
Students read, understand, and respond to informational text—with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.

Grade Pre-K Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Key Ideas and Details
Main Idea
1.2.PK.A
With prompting and support, retell key details of text that support a provided main idea.
1.2.K.A
With prompting and support, identify the main idea and retell key details of text.
1.2.1.A
Identify the main idea and retell key details of text.
1.2.2.A
Identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
1.2.3.A
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

EO3.B-K.1.1.2
1.2.4.A
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

EO4.B-K.1.1.2
1.2.5.A
Determine two or more main ideas in a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

EO5.B-K.1.1.2

Key Ideas and Details
Text Analysis
1.2.PK.B
Answer questions about a text.
1.2.K.B
With prompting and support, answer questions about key details in a text.
1.2.1.B
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
1.2.2.B
Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
1.2.3.B
Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.

EO3.B-K.1.1.1
1.2.4.B
Refer to details and examples in text to support what the text says explicitly and make inferences.

EO4.B-K.1.1.1
1.2.5.B
Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences.

EO5.B-K.1.1.1

Key Ideas and Details
Text Analysis 1.2.PK.C
With prompting and support, make connections between information in a text and personal experiences.
1.2.K.C
With prompting and support, make a connection between two individual, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
1.2.1.C
Describe the connection between two individual, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
1.2.2.C
Describe the connection between a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure within a text.
1.2.3.C
Explain how a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure is connected within a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

E.03.B-K.1.1.3
1.2.4.C
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

E.04.B-K.1.1.3
1.2.5.C
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text based on specific information in the text.

E.05.B-K.1.1.3

Craft and Structure
Point of View
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Explain the point of view of the author.

E.03.B-C.2.1.1
1.2.4.D
Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view.

E.04.B-C.2.1.1
1.2.5.D
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

E.05.B-C.2.1.1

Craft and Structure
Text Structure
1.2.PK.E
Identify the front cover, back cover and title page of a book.
1.2.K.E
Identify parts of a book (title, author) and parts of a text (beginning, end, details).
1.2.1.E
Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text.
1.2.2.E
Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
1.2.3.E
Use text features and search tools to locate and interpret information.

E.03.B-C.2.1.2
1.2.4.E
Use text structure to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution).

E.04.B-C.2.1.2
1.2.5.E
Use text structure, in and among texts, to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution).

E.05.B-C.2.1.2

Craft and Structure
Vocabulary
1.2.PK.F
With prompting and support, answer questions about unfamiliar words read aloud from a text.
1.2.K.F
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
1.2.1.F
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
1.2.2.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text including multiple-meaning words.
1.2.3.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.

E.03.B-V.4.1.1
E.03.B-V.4.1.2
1.2.4.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, including figurative language.

E.04.B-V.4.1.1
E.04.B-V.4.1.2
1.2.5.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, including interpretation of figurative language.

E.05.B-V.4.1.1
E.05.B-V.4.1.2

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Diverse Media
1.2.PK.G
With prompting and support, answer questions to connect illustrations to the written word.
1.2.K.G
Answers questions to describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear.
1.2.1.G
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
1.2.2.G
Explain how graphic representations contribute to and clarify a text.
1.2.3.G
Use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of a text.

E03.B-C.3.1.3
1.2.4.G
Interpret various presentations of information within a text or digital source and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of text in which it appears.

E04.B-C.3.1.3
1.2.5.G
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

E05.B-C.3.1.3

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Evaluating Argument
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With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
1.2.1.H
Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
1.2.2.H
Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
1.2.3.H
Describe how an author connects sentences and paragraphs in a text to support particular points.

EO3.B-C.3.1.1
1.2.4.H
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

EO4.B-C.3.1.1
1.2.5.H
Determine how an author supports particular points in a text through reasons and evidence.

EO5.B-C.3.1.1

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Analysis Across Texts
1.2.PK.I
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts read aloud on the same topic.
1.2.K.I
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts (read or read aloud) on the same topic.
1.2.1.I
Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.
1.2.2.I
Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
1.2.3.I
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

E03.B-C.3.1.2
1.2.4.I
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic.

E04.B-C.3.1.2
E04.B-C.3.1.3
1.2.5.I
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic.

E05.B-C.3.1.2
E05.B-C.3.1.3

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 1.2.PK.J
Use new vocabulary and phrases acquired in conversations and being read to.
1.2.K.J
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts.
1.2.1.J
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts, including words that signal connections and relationships between the words and phrases.
1.2.2.J
Acquire and use grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-
specific words and phrases.
1.2.3.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-
specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.

E03.B-V.4.1.1
E03.B-V.4.1.2
1.2.4.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-
specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic.

E04.B-V.4.1.1
E04.B-V.4.1.2
1.2.5.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships.

E05.B-V.4.1.1
E05.B-V.4.1.2

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 1.2.PK.K
With prompting and support, clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.
1.2.K.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based upon grade level reading and content.
1.2.1.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content.
1.2.2.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing from a range of strategies and tools.
1.2.3.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content; choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.

EO3.B-V.4.1.1
1.2.4.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.

EO4.B-V.4.1.1
1.2.5.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.

EO5.B-V.4.1.1

Range of Reading 1.2.PK.L
With prompting and support, actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
1.2.K.L
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
1.2.1.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
1.2.2.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
1.2.3.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
1.2.4.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
1.2.5.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

1.3 Reading Literature
Students read and respond to works of literature—with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.

Grade Pre-K Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Key Ideas and Details
Text Analysis
1.3.PK.A
Answer questions about a particular story (who, what, how, when, and where).
1.3.K.A
Answer questions about key details in a text.
1.3.1.A
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
1.3.2.A
Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
1.3.3.A
Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.

EO3.A-K.1.1.1
1.3.4.A
Cite relevant details from text to support what the text says explicitly and make inferences.

EO4.A-K.1.1.1
1.3.5.A
Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences.

EO5.A-K.1.1.1

Key Ideas and Details
Literary Elements
1.3.PK.B
With prompting and support, answer questions to identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
1.3.K.B
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
1.3.1.B
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
1.3.2.B
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
1.3.3.B
Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

EO3.A-K.1.1.3
1.3.4.B
Describe in depth a character, setting or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

EO4.A-K.1.1.3
1.3.5.B
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

EO5.A-K.1.1.3

Key Ideas and Details
Theme
1.3.PK.C
With prompting and support, retell a familiar story in sequence with picture support.
1.3.K.C
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories including key details.
1.3.1.C
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
1.3.2.C
Recount stories and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
1.3.3.C
Determine the central message, lesson, or moral in literary text; explain how it is conveyed in text.

EO3.A-K.1.1.2
1.3.4.C
Determine a theme of a text from details in the text; summarize the text.

EO4.A-K.1.1.2
1.3.5.C
Determine a theme of a text from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

EO5.A-K.1.1.2

Craft and Structure
Point of View
1.3.PK.D
With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story.
1.3.K.D
Name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
1.3.1.D
Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. 1.3.2.D
Acknowledge differences in the points of views of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
1.3.3.D
Explain the point of view of the author.

EO3.A-C.2.1.1
1.3.4.D
Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view.

EO4.A-C.2.1.1
1.3.5.D
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

EO5.A-C.2.1.1

Craft and Structure
Text Structure
1.3.PK.E
With prompting and support, recognize common types of text.
1.3.K.E
Recognize common types of text.
1.3.1.E
Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading or range of text types.
1.3.2.E
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
1.3.3.E
Refer to parts of texts when writing or speaking about a text using such terms as chapter, scene and stanza and describe how each successive part builds upon earlier sections.
1.3.4.E
Explain major differences between poems, drama and prose and refer to the structural elements of each when writing or speaking about a text.
1.3.5.E
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

Craft and Structure
Vocabulary
1.3.PK.F
Answer questions about unfamiliar words read aloud from a story.
1.3.K.F
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
1.3.1.F
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
1.3.2.F
Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
1.3.3.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.

E.03.A-V.4.1.1
E.03.A-V.4.1.2
1.3.4.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, including figurative language.

E.04.A-V.4.1.1
E.04.A-V.4.1.2
1.3.5.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, including interpretation of figurative language.

E.05.A-V.4.1.1
E.05.A-V.4.1.2

Integration of Knowledge and
Ideas Sources of Information
1.3.PK.G
Describe pictures in books using details.
1.3.K.G
Make connections between the illustrations and the text in a story (read or read aloud).
1.3.1.G
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe characters, setting, or events.
1.3.2.G
Use information from illustrations and words, in print or digital text, to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or plot.
1.3.3.G
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
1.3.4.G
Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
1.3.5.G
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

Integration of Knowledge
and Ideas Text Analysis
1.3.PK.H
Answer questions to compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
1.3.K.H
Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
1.3.1.H
Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
1.3.2.H
Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different culture.
1.3.3.H
Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.

E03.A-C.3.1.1
1.3.4.H
Compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and patterns of events in literature, including texts from different cultures.

E04.A-C.3.1.1
1.3.5.H
Compare and contrast texts in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics as well as additional literary elements.

E05.A-C.3.1.1

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Strategies
1.3.PK.I
With prompting and support, clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.
1.3.K.I
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based upon grade level reading and content.
1.3.1.I
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content.
1.3.2.I
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing from a range of strategies and tools.
1.3.3.I
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.

E03.A-V.4.1.1
1.3.4.I
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.

E04.A-V.4.1.1
1.3.5.I
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.

E05.A-V.4.1.1

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 1.3.PK.J
Use new vocabulary and phrases acquired in conversations and being read to.
1.3.K.J
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts.
1.3.1.J
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts, including words that signal connections and relationships between the words and phrases.
1.3.2.J
Acquire and use grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-
specific words and phrases.
1.3.3.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-
specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.

E03.A-V.4.1.1
E03.A-V.4.1.2
1.3.4.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-
specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic.

E04.A-V.4.1.1
E04.A-V.4.1.2
1.3.5.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-
specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships.

E05.A-V.4.1.1
E05.A-V.4.1.2

Range of Reading 1.3.PK.K
With prompting and support, actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
1.3.K.K
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
1.3.1.K
Read and comprehend literature on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
1.3.2.K
Read and comprehend literature on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
1.3.3.K
Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
1.3.4.K
Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
1.3.5.K
Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

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1.2	Reading Informational Text Students read, understand, and respond to informational text—with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
	Grade Pre-K	Grade K	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Key Ideas and Details Main Idea	1.2.PK.A With prompting and support, retell key details of text that support a provided main idea.	1.2.K.A With prompting and support, identify the main idea and retell key details of text.	1.2.1.A Identify the main idea and retell key details of text.	1.2.2.A Identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.	1.2.3.A Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. EO3.B-K.1.1.2	1.2.4.A Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. EO4.B-K.1.1.2	1.2.5.A Determine two or more main ideas in a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. EO5.B-K.1.1.2
Key Ideas and Details Text Analysis	1.2.PK.B Answer questions about a text.	1.2.K.B With prompting and support, answer questions about key details in a text.	1.2.1.B Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.	1.2.2.B Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.	1.2.3.B Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses. EO3.B-K.1.1.1	1.2.4.B Refer to details and examples in text to support what the text says explicitly and make inferences. EO4.B-K.1.1.1	1.2.5.B Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences. EO5.B-K.1.1.1
Key Ideas and Details Text Analysis	1.2.PK.C With prompting and support, make connections between information in a text and personal experiences.	1.2.K.C With prompting and support, make a connection between two individual, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.	1.2.1.C Describe the connection between two individual, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.	1.2.2.C Describe the connection between a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure within a text.	1.2.3.C Explain how a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure is connected within a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. E.03.B-K.1.1.3	1.2.4.C Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. E.04.B-K.1.1.3	1.2.5.C Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text based on specific information in the text. E.05.B-K.1.1.3
Craft and Structure Point of View	Intentionally Blank	Intentionally Blank	Intentionally Blank	Intentionally Blank	1.2.3.D Explain the point of view of the author. E.03.B-C.2.1.1	1.2.4.D Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view. E.04.B-C.2.1.1	1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. E.05.B-C.2.1.1
Craft and Structure Text Structure	1.2.PK.E Identify the front cover, back cover and title page of a book.	1.2.K.E Identify parts of a book (title, author) and parts of a text (beginning, end, details).	1.2.1.E Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text.	1.2.2.E Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.	1.2.3.E Use text features and search tools to locate and interpret information. E.03.B-C.2.1.2	1.2.4.E Use text structure to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution). E.04.B-C.2.1.2	1.2.5.E Use text structure, in and among texts, to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution). E.05.B-C.2.1.2
Craft and Structure Vocabulary	1.2.PK.F With prompting and support, answer questions about unfamiliar words read aloud from a text.	1.2.K.F With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.	1.2.1.F Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.	1.2.2.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text including multiple-meaning words.	1.2.3.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words. E.03.B-V.4.1.1 E.03.B-V.4.1.2	1.2.4.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, including figurative language. E.04.B-V.4.1.1 E.04.B-V.4.1.2	1.2.5.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, including interpretation of figurative language. E.05.B-V.4.1.1 E.05.B-V.4.1.2
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Diverse Media	1.2.PK.G With prompting and support, answer questions to connect illustrations to the written word.	1.2.K.G Answers questions to describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear.	1.2.1.G Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.	1.2.2.G Explain how graphic representations contribute to and clarify a text.	1.2.3.G Use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of a text. E03.B-C.3.1.3	1.2.4.G Interpret various presentations of information within a text or digital source and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of text in which it appears. E04.B-C.3.1.3	1.2.5.G Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. E05.B-C.3.1.3
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Evaluating Argument	Intentionally Blank	1.2.K.H With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.	1.2.1.H Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.	1.2.2.H Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.	1.2.3.H Describe how an author connects sentences and paragraphs in a text to support particular points. EO3.B-C.3.1.1	1.2.4.H Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. EO4.B-C.3.1.1	1.2.5.H Determine how an author supports particular points in a text through reasons and evidence. EO5.B-C.3.1.1
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Analysis Across Texts	1.2.PK.I With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts read aloud on the same topic.	1.2.K.I With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts (read or read aloud) on the same topic.	1.2.1.I Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.	1.2.2.I Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.	1.2.3.I Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. E03.B-C.3.1.2	1.2.4.I Integrate information from two texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic. E04.B-C.3.1.2 E04.B-C.3.1.3	1.2.5.I Integrate information from several texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic. E05.B-C.3.1.2 E05.B-C.3.1.3
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use	1.2.PK.J Use new vocabulary and phrases acquired in conversations and being read to.	1.2.K.J Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts.	1.2.1.J Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts, including words that signal connections and relationships between the words and phrases.	1.2.2.J Acquire and use grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain- specific words and phrases.	1.2.3.J Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain- specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships. E03.B-V.4.1.1 E03.B-V.4.1.2	1.2.4.J Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain- specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic. E04.B-V.4.1.1 E04.B-V.4.1.2	1.2.5.J Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships. E05.B-V.4.1.1 E05.B-V.4.1.2
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use	1.2.PK.K With prompting and support, clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.	1.2.K.K Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based upon grade level reading and content.	1.2.1.K Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content.	1.2.2.K Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing from a range of strategies and tools.	1.2.3.K Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content; choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. EO3.B-V.4.1.1	1.2.4.K Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. EO4.B-V.4.1.1	1.2.5.K Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. EO5.B-V.4.1.1
Range of Reading	1.2.PK.L With prompting and support, actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.	1.2.K.L Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.	1.2.1.L Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.	1.2.2.L Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.	1.2.3.L Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.	1.2.4.L Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.	1.2.5.L Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

1.3	Reading Literature Students read and respond to works of literature—with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
	Grade Pre-K	Grade K	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Key Ideas and Details Text Analysis	1.3.PK.A Answer questions about a particular story (who, what, how, when, and where).	1.3.K.A Answer questions about key details in a text.	1.3.1.A Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.	1.3.2.A Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.	1.3.3.A Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses. EO3.A-K.1.1.1	1.3.4.A Cite relevant details from text to support what the text says explicitly and make inferences. EO4.A-K.1.1.1	1.3.5.A Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences. EO5.A-K.1.1.1
Key Ideas and Details Literary Elements	1.3.PK.B With prompting and support, answer questions to identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.	1.3.K.B With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.	1.3.1.B Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.	1.3.2.B Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.	1.3.3.B Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. EO3.A-K.1.1.3	1.3.4.B Describe in depth a character, setting or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text. EO4.A-K.1.1.3	1.3.5.B Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text. EO5.A-K.1.1.3
Key Ideas and Details Theme	1.3.PK.C With prompting and support, retell a familiar story in sequence with picture support.	1.3.K.C With prompting and support, retell familiar stories including key details.	1.3.1.C Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.	1.3.2.C Recount stories and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.	1.3.3.C Determine the central message, lesson, or moral in literary text; explain how it is conveyed in text. EO3.A-K.1.1.2	1.3.4.C Determine a theme of a text from details in the text; summarize the text. EO4.A-K.1.1.2	1.3.5.C Determine a theme of a text from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. EO5.A-K.1.1.2
Craft and Structure Point of View	1.3.PK.D With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story.	1.3.K.D Name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.	1.3.1.D Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.	1.3.2.D Acknowledge differences in the points of views of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.	1.3.3.D Explain the point of view of the author. EO3.A-C.2.1.1	1.3.4.D Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view. EO4.A-C.2.1.1	1.3.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. EO5.A-C.2.1.1
Craft and Structure Text Structure	1.3.PK.E With prompting and support, recognize common types of text.	1.3.K.E Recognize common types of text.	1.3.1.E Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading or range of text types.	1.3.2.E Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.	1.3.3.E Refer to parts of texts when writing or speaking about a text using such terms as chapter, scene and stanza and describe how each successive part builds upon earlier sections.	1.3.4.E Explain major differences between poems, drama and prose and refer to the structural elements of each when writing or speaking about a text.	1.3.5.E Explain how a series of chapters, scenes or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
Craft and Structure Vocabulary	1.3.PK.F Answer questions about unfamiliar words read aloud from a story.	1.3.K.F Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.	1.3.1.F Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.	1.3.2.F Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.	1.3.3.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words. E.03.A-V.4.1.1 E.03.A-V.4.1.2	1.3.4.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, including figurative language. E.04.A-V.4.1.1 E.04.A-V.4.1.2	1.3.5.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade level text, including interpretation of figurative language. E.05.A-V.4.1.1 E.05.A-V.4.1.2
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Sources of Information	1.3.PK.G Describe pictures in books using details.	1.3.K.G Make connections between the illustrations and the text in a story (read or read aloud).	1.3.1.G Use illustrations and details in a story to describe characters, setting, or events.	1.3.2.G Use information from illustrations and words, in print or digital text, to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or plot.	1.3.3.G Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).	1.3.4.G Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.	1.3.5.G Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Text Analysis	1.3.PK.H Answer questions to compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.	1.3.K.H Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.	1.3.1.H Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.	1.3.2.H Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different culture.	1.3.3.H Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters. E03.A-C.3.1.1	1.3.4.H Compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and patterns of events in literature, including texts from different cultures. E04.A-C.3.1.1	1.3.5.H Compare and contrast texts in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics as well as additional literary elements. E05.A-C.3.1.1
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Strategies	1.3.PK.I With prompting and support, clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.	1.3.K.I Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based upon grade level reading and content.	1.3.1.I Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content.	1.3.2.I Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing from a range of strategies and tools.	1.3.3.I Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. E03.A-V.4.1.1	1.3.4.I Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. E04.A-V.4.1.1	1.3.5.I Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. E05.A-V.4.1.1
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use	1.3.PK.J Use new vocabulary and phrases acquired in conversations and being read to.	1.3.K.J Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts.	1.3.1.J Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts, including words that signal connections and relationships between the words and phrases.	1.3.2.J Acquire and use grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain- specific words and phrases.	1.3.3.J Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain- specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships. E03.A-V.4.1.1 E03.A-V.4.1.2	1.3.4.J Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain- specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic. E04.A-V.4.1.1 E04.A-V.4.1.2	1.3.5.J Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain- specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships. E05.A-V.4.1.1 E05.A-V.4.1.2
Range of Reading	1.3.PK.K With prompting and support, actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.	1.3.K.K Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.	1.3.1.K Read and comprehend literature on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.	1.3.2.K Read and comprehend literature on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.	1.3.3.K Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.	1.3.4.K Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.	1.3.5.K Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

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