Reading Standard-Based Objectives

(Schedule for Assessments)

 Ongoing

·        Accelerated Reader (substantial amount of daily reading)

2 grades:  pass 5 AR books and average

·        STAR (reading on grade level)

Shows improvement or minimum grade level.

[1^st- 5.0     2^nd- 5.3     3^rd- 5.6     4^th- 5.9]

·        Fluency Checks

Shows improvement or minimum grade level.

[1^st- 104    2^nd- 111   3^rd- 117    4^th- 124]

·        1.3 vocabulary- word meaning (Average of all vocabulary tests)

·        1.1 and 4.8 spelling/vocabulary- structural analysis of words including prefixes, suffixes, roots, inflected endings, possessives and contractions and expanded vocabulary (Average of all spelling tests)

·        Other grades (classwork and homework averages)

First Nine Weeks

·        1.2 vocabulary-using sentence structure and context clues (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Wilma Unlimited, Tornadoes!, The Riddle, Tonweya and the Eagles, Amistad Rising, Sea Maidens of Japan, Amazon Alert!)

·        1.3 vocabulary- multiple meaning words, synonyms, and antonyms (The Wise Old Woman, The Wreck of the Zephyr, Tornadoes!, The Marble Champ, Going Back Home, A Mountain of a Monument, Rip Van Winkle, The Silent Lobby, Amazon Alert!)

·        2.5 distinguish from fiction and non-fiction

·        3.1 Literary elements -setting, character traits, theme, and plot (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Wreck of the Zephyr)

·        3.2 Author’s purpose and point of view (Going Back Home, A Mountain of a Monument, Life in Flatland, Tonweya and the Eagles, Cleaning Up America’s Air)

The following objectives need to be introduced, but not assessed until later:  drawing conclusion, compare and contrast, making predictions, skimming to gain information, main idea and supporting details, figurative language

Second Nine Weeks

·        2.1 drawing conclusions (Carlos and the Skunk, How to Think Like A Scientist, How to Think Like A Scientist, The Big Storm, Amistad Rising, Rip Van Winkle, The Silent Lobby)

·        DRP (improvement or minimum level)

·        2.4 compare and contrast (The Riddle, Breaker’s Bridge)

·        4.4 making predictions (The Gold Coin, Dear Mr. Henshaw)

·        2.8 skimming to gain information

·        3.3 Main idea and supporting details (It’s Our World, Too, Digging Up the Past)

·        3.4 Figurative Language -metaphors, similes, personification, and simple symbolism (The Paper Dragon, A Mountain of a Monument)

The following objectives need to be introduced, but not assessed until later:  sequence of events, inferring motives, identify variety of genres, use reference materials, determine likely source of text, determine if needed information is within text

Third Nine Weeks

·        2.3 sequences of events (The Marble Champ, The Paper Dragon, Grandma Essie’s Covered Wagon, A Mountain of a Monument, Sea Maidens of Japan, Amazon Alert!)

·        2.6 inferring motives (The Wise Old Woman, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Wreck of the Zephyr, The Riddle, Breaker’s Bridge)

·        2.10 Identify a variety of genre characteristics (science fiction, fantasy, realistic, fiction, biography)

·        4.11 using reference materials -thesaurus, dictionaries, encyclopedia, etc. (The Gold Coin, John Henry, It’s Our World, Too, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Rip Van Winkle, Sea Maidens of Japan, The Silent Lobby, Amazon Alert!)

·        4.12 determine likely source of text (Science, History, Novel, etc.)

·        4.13 determine if needed information is within text (How to Think Like A Scientist, Island Scrapbook, Catching Up with Lewis and Clark)

The following objectives need to be introduced, but not assessed until later:  summarizing, cause and effect, determine fact from fiction, recognize persuasive techniques, and identify text formats.

Fourth Nine Weeks

·        2.2 Summarizing (The Marble Champ, The Paper Dragon, Going Back Home)

·        DRP

·        3.5 Text Formats

ex.  interpreting the implied purpose of graphic aids such as tables and charts (The Marble Champ, The Paper Dragon, Grandma Essie’s Covered Wagon, Going Back Home, A Mountain of a Monument, Carlos and the Skunk, Island Scrapbook, The Big Storm, Catching Up with Lewis and Clark, Life in Flatland, Amistad Rising)

ex.  titles, headings, glossary, index, table of contents, boldfaced print (The Wise Old Woman, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Wilma Unlimited, The Wreck of the Zephyr)

·        4.2 Cause and effect (Wilma Unlimited, Tornadoes!, Rip Van Winkle, Sea Maidens of Japan, Amazon Alert!)

·        4.3 Determine fact from fiction (John Henry, It’s Our World, Too, Island Scrapbook, Catching Up with Lewis and Clark)

·        4.9 Recognizing persuasive techniques

Unit 1

Students will be tested on the following Comprehension Strategies:  
-Problem and Solution
-Make Inferences
-Story Elements
-Cause and Effect

Vocabulary Strategies:
-Synonyms and Antonyms
-Context Clues

Study Skills:
-Parts of a Book (dictionary entries and index)

Listening Comprehension

Unit 2

Students will be tested on the following Comprehension Strategies:  
-Make Predictions
-Form Generalizations
-Fact and Nonfact
-Main Idea

Vocabulary Strategies:
-Compound Words
-Inflectional Endings

Study Skills:
-Reference Sources

Listening Comprehension

Unit 3

Comprehension:
Steps in a Process
Summarize
Sequence of Events
Author's Purpose and Point of View

Vocabulary Strategies:
Multiple-Meaning Words
Figurative Language

Study Skills:
Graphic Aids

Listening