Specific Expectations It is expected that students will: - read and demonstrate comprehension of commonly used words and phrases found in familiar reading materials (e.g., forms, brochures, banking information, prescription information, menus, food packages)
- read or view and demonstrate an understanding of the meaning intended by common symbols and visual texts (e.g., $, @, #, ™, ©, traffic signs, community signs, advertising boards, store marquees)
- before reading and viewing, make meaning from texts (spoken, written, or visual communication) and increase fluency by
- setting a purpose (e.g., discussing the purpose for reading or viewing)
- making predictions (e.g., using prior reading and viewing experiences to make predictions and connections, such as looking at cover, illustrations, and headings, and knowledge of the author)
- generating questions (e.g., asking questions related to and going beyond the text)
- accessing prior knowledge to make connections (e.g., using prior knowledge and experiences to connect with a topic or idea in response to questions about what they already know or in response to pictures or verbal prompts, such as “What does this remind you of?”)
- during reading and viewing, construct meaning from texts by
- describing the author’s main ideas and points of view
- predicting what might happen next based on already known information
after reading and viewing, develop their understanding of the meaning conveyed in texts by - describing their interpretation
- discussing their interpretation with others
- rereading or “re-viewing” for clarification
- locating text features (e.g., diagrams, headings, bold and italicized words, diagrams, drawings, chapter titles) that support their interpretation
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